Recruiter.com Group Inc has announced the results of its Recruiter Index for July, revealing that the metrics of candidate sentiment and recruiter sentiment improved after two months of decline.
Candidate sentiment, the measure of how open candidates are to new jobs, increased to 3.5 out of 5, the highest level of the year. Recruiter sentiment, the measure of how recruiters feel about the job market, increased to 3.4 out of 5.
The average number of roles recruiters are working on held steady at 16 in July, however, 46% of recruiters noted an increase in applicant volume, the company said, a 77% increase from June.
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Additionally, when asked how many jobs on average their candidates have had over the past two years, 49% of recruiters said two jobs and 29% percent said three jobs.
After months of being the runner-up to compensation, management is now the number one reason employees are leaving their current job, Recruiter.com said. Compensation was second, followed by benefits.
Compensation, though, remained the top reason candidates are looking for new jobs, followed by remote work and work/life balance. Remote work made up 37% of roles in July, just behind in-person roles, which decreased from June to 40%. Hybrid roles made up 27% of positions.
In terms of industries, 28% of recruiters said automotive was the most in-demand industry. This marks a shift from information technology (IT), which had held the top spot for four months but clocked in at number five in July.
“At the beginning of the year, the IT space was really driving the most demand out of recruiters,” CEO Eric Sohn recently told CNBC’s “The Exchange.” “That has really shifted this past month to automotive, apparel, architecture, and business services.”
Apparel, architecture, accounting and business services rounded out the top five most in-demand industries.
The full July Recruiter Index can be read here.
Recruiter.com is an on-demand recruiting platform providing flexible talent acquisition solutions that scale from start-ups to the Fortune 100.
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