BountyJobs Bites
Half of Job Postings Focus on 39 Roles
The Numbers:
- 49% of job postings in 2018 by S&P 100 companies focused on only 39 roles
- 51% encompassed 872 other roles
- “In the U.S., the 39 critical roles include software developers, marketing managers and computer system engineers/architects,” says Ashley Tatum, VP, Advisory, Gartner.
- Source: Gartner
Cannabis Industry Spurs Colleges to Prep Students for New Careers
The Numbers:
- University of Denver offers a business course where students pitch ideas for marijuana startups
- SUNY Morrisville will give undergrads the option to enroll in a new cannabis industry minor this fall
- Source: LinkedIn
Some Retail is Booming, but Still a Concern
The Numbers:
- Nail and beauty salons still hiring as most retail business moves online
- Job openings in the nail industry grew by 186% between 2017 and 2018
- Salon and spa gigs grew by 150% within the same timeframe
- 78% of nail salon workers earn under $12.39 an hour and are seen as the lowest paying and least stable roles in the country
- Source: Axios
BountyJobs Reports: 2019 Third-Party Recruiting Benchmark Report
The Numbers:
- Competitive industries are pros at leveraging recruiter fees to incent recruiters to source their roles quickly with stellar candidates. Pharma & Biotech takes advantage of the powerful impact of offering higher premium fees, designated at 25% or above of the role’s salary, by utilizing them 78% of the time rather than the market average of 30%.
- 50% of the time, the winning candidate is sent to employers within one week of the job posted on BountyJobs
- 1/3 of the recruiting process is sourcing the winning candidate, while 2/3 of the process is spent screening resumes, interviewing, etc… Time to tighten your recruiting process up!
Negotiating Salaries: Always a Good Idea
The Numbers:
- 39% of employees negotiate for higher salaries when they receive a job offer
- Getting approval will lead to more money, and a no is also helpful as it opens the door to discussions around how to grow your role
- Source: Robert Half
Hiring Declined in 2018 for Consumer Goods and Retail
The Numbers:
- Gross hiring fell by 2.9% across all industries in 2018
- Hiring in consumer goods and retail industries decreased by about 8% each
- The most significant drops between February 2018 and 2019 were in the arts at -13.7% and agriculture at -11.1%
- Source: LinkedIn
Less Than 50% of Grads Have Found Meaningful Work
The Numbers:
- 80% of college graduates report considering a ‘sense of purpose either very important or extremely important to their work’
- Less than 50% of grads reported successfully finding such meaningful work
- Source: Gallup
Most Hiring Managers Competing for Recent Graduates
The Numbers:
- 83% of senior managers said they’re ‘likely to hire people right out of college’
- Top advantages cited for hiring new grads were their enthusiasm at 35% and fresh ideas and perspectives at 28%.
- Source: Robert Half
Family-Friendly Perks Increase to Attract Candidates
The Numbers:
- Less than a third of employers with 500+ employees off a fertility beneft
- 41% of employers of all sizes offer paid maternity leave
- 32% offer paid paternity leave