Newshound
06-08-2008, 04:40 PM
It seems some people in the press are determined to spread fear about the economy, with comments like "The Australian job market has become more hostile for jobseekers, new figures show. "
See Fairfax article here (http://smallbusiness.theage.com.au/starting/finance/job-market-softening--908686648.html)
The alarm is caused by the fact that the "bleak" Seek Employment Index is lower again this month. The doomsayers seem to ignore the fact that we are coming off an all time high market and the number of jobs advertised nationally on seek.com.au was still up 4.0% compared to a year ago. Which was up on the previous year, and the year before that.
I'm sure most employers who are trying to recruit professional staff don't think the job market is at all 'hostile' for job seekers. Nor do I believe that any loss in Seek's market share is necessarily an accurate indicator of what is actually happening in the market.
How do you find the market, either for job hunting or recruitment?
is it really "bleak" ?
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See Fairfax article here (http://smallbusiness.theage.com.au/starting/finance/job-market-softening--908686648.html)
The alarm is caused by the fact that the "bleak" Seek Employment Index is lower again this month. The doomsayers seem to ignore the fact that we are coming off an all time high market and the number of jobs advertised nationally on seek.com.au was still up 4.0% compared to a year ago. Which was up on the previous year, and the year before that.
I'm sure most employers who are trying to recruit professional staff don't think the job market is at all 'hostile' for job seekers. Nor do I believe that any loss in Seek's market share is necessarily an accurate indicator of what is actually happening in the market.
How do you find the market, either for job hunting or recruitment?
is it really "bleak" ?
.