CareerBuilder released its forecast for 2015 earlier this month, a paper based on a survey of more than 2,190 different hiring and HR professionals, and it asserts that more full time positions will be filled in companies across different industries this coming year. This lines up with other recent studies, and could indicate a rush to fill open positions quickly.
Overall, the number of employers planning to hiring full-time workers will grow 12 percent over last year's rate nationwide, the source says, although nearly 50 percent are not planning to increase their number of full-time employees. Interestingly, the number of companies interested in increasing staff is nearly equal for each of the four regions of the country assessed (South, West, Midwest and Northeast).
The introduction of the CareerBuilder report also features additional good news for company strength in the future, as it says the effects of the recession will continue to recede. This report mentioned that companies in "emerging fields," such as cloud technology and cyber security, are particularly looking to hire more employees.
"More than one third of employers expect to add full-time, permanent employees in 2015, the best outlook from the survey since 2006," it reads. "Salary increases – including raises for minimum wage workers – are also on the agenda of hiring managers." The CEO of the company, Matt Ferguson, said that "caution gives way to confidence" as the U.S. job market "turns a corner."
All of this could signal a need for professional guidance from a respected executive search firm, so businesses make sure they find the best candidates for their available higher level positions.
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