By the Numbers: August 31, 2018
BountyJobs Bites Majority of Recruiters Find Their Job More Difficult Now The Numbers: 62% of recruiters feel their job is harder today than a year ago, and 67% stated their job is more difficult than it was five years ago per a survey from Monster Worldwide. As well, 59% of respondents believe it’s been more challenging to get quality candidates than it was a year ago, and 62% feel the same even when comparing to five years ago. Skilled labor shortage (59%) and competition from other recruiters (52%) were cited as potential reasons. Layoffs More Common from Underpaid CEOs The Numbers: CEOs that are underpaid are four times more likely to lay off staff, no matter the size of the company or industry conditions, per research from ScienceDaily. Almost 50% of Workers Don’t Have a Career Path The Numbers: About 47% of U.S. workers aged between 35 to 44 don’t have a career path in [...]