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Confidence In The Executive Employment Market
— Next 6 months Recruiter Confidence Improves
Source: ExecuNet
Summary Analysis:
The outlook for the top of the employment market in 2009 is beginning to show signs of improvement. ExecuNet's Recruiter Confidence Index (RCI), which hit an all-time low in November, climbed higher in December, as executive search firms begin to eye the second quarter of 2009 with more optimism about assignment levels.
Introduced in May 2003, the Recruiter Confidence Index is based on a monthly survey of executive search firms conducted by ExecuNet. Designed to forecast job growth at the executive level, a reading below 50% indicates recruiters expect the number of search assignments in the next six months will decrease. Independent analysis of the RCI has confirmed it is a leading indicator for the executive employment market.
According to December's survey of 100 executive recruiters, 40% are confident or very confident the executive employment market will improve in the next six months – up from 26% in November.
"While the uptick in confidence indicates that more executive recruiters are expecting an increase in assignment growth, the RCI remains below healthy levels," says Mark Anderson, President of ExecuNet. "Looking ahead to 2009, the search industry is cautiously optimistic that executive level job growth will begin to rebound in the second half of the year. In the meantime, recruiters continue to report pockets of job growth in the Healthcare, Environmental, and Energy industries."
"The next time I have an upper-level position, I will get in touch with ExecuNet. I was very pleased with the quality of the candidates that I was receiving. Normally, if I were to post this on [other sites], I'd receive about 100 candidates who think they're qualified [and are] not, and maybe 2 that might barely fit the specs. So, from an internet-recruiting standpoint, you guys are doing a wonderful job!!! Thanks again!"
-Amanda Kearns, Recruiter, Spherion Professional Recruiting
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