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Hiring for IT Project Managers Still Growing

Abby Lombardi — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:47:25 +0000

Project managers are growing in demand in the US, especially in IT departments. IT Project Managers are needed as companies transition to newer, faster networks and upgrade their systems. During April, there were just over 61,000 jobs available online for IT Project Managers, an 8% year-over-year increase in hiring demand. Hiring so far in 2013 has been fairly consistent at just over 61,000 jobs available each month.

Hiring Demand for IT Project Managers – 4 Year Hiring Demand

Source: WANTED Analytics

Demand for IT Project Managers has remained strong over the past 2 years. In fact, when we look at many of the companies that are currently hiring for this occupation, they are recruiting for hundreds of positions at a time. The top 5 employers each have over 350 unique job ads online currently. This means that they will not only have difficulty competing with other companies to attract talent, but will also compete with themselves to fill all their positions in a timely manner.

With the increased competition for this talent, Recruiters are likely to experience a longer time-to-fill for open positions. On average IT Project Manager job ads remain online for about 6.5 weeks. This doesn't necessarily mean that you will be able to fill a job in 6.5 weeks, just that this is how long you can budget your time and expenses for a job ad. One of the shortest posting periods is in Olympia, WA which averages just 4.4 weeks. In comparison, Hattiesburg, Mississippi currently has one of the longest posting periods at more than 11 weeks. If you are recruiting in one of the darker areas in the map below and need to fill a job quickly, you may want to consider relocating talent. Areas that are lighter in color represent a shorter average posting period and areas you should target in your job ads to find more potential candidates.

Average Posting Periods for IT Project Manager Job Ads in the US

Source: WANTED Analytics

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Hiring Demand in the Metropolitan Area with the Highest Unemployment

Abby Lombardi — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:49:03 +0000

Last week, we reported on hiring demand in Midland, Texas, the metropolitan area with the lowest unemployment rate. We saw that hiring demand had actually decreased over the past 90 days when compared to the same 90-day period in 2012. Today, we wanted to see if cities with high unemployment are also declining, or if they follow a different trend. The metro area with the highest unemployment (as of the most recent BLS reports in March 2013) is Yuma, Arizona. Here, the unemployment rate is currently 26%, much higher than the national rate of 7.6%. Over the past 90 days, there were approximately 3,900 jobs available online. While Midland saw a decline in demand, this is actually a 5.6% year-over-year increase versus the same 90-day time period last year. Demand in Yuma reached a peak in October of last year, but then declined drastically in the last 2 months of the year, and has been fairly steady since the beginning of 2013.

Hiring Demand in Yuma, Arizona – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

The 5 industries with the most demand in Yuma, AZ over the past 90 days were:

Other General Government Support
Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs)
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
Medical Laboratories
Elementary and Secondary Schools

All of the industries listed above experienced year-over-year growth. Government Support organizations not only posted the most ads in the past 90 days, but also had the highest percentage increase. While there was just 1 ad posted online during this 90-day time frame last year, this year saw more than 120 ads.

Some of the occupational fields with the most job ads in the past 90 days were Truck Drivers, Registered Nurses, First-line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, Retail Sales, and Supervisors of Food Preparation Workers. Of these 5 fields, 3 declined in demand compared to last year: RN's, Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, and Retail Salespersons. The unique job titles that are most commonly advertised are listed below.

Physical Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Registered Nurse
Driver
Teller
Owner Operator
Sales Representative
Store Manager
Customer Service Representative
Store Associate

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Competing for Gaming Talent

Ashley Rowe — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:30:34 +0000

Companies have been using gamification techniques to engage customers and they're are also incorporating these strategies into employee and candidate programs through orientation, onboarding, health and wellness, and employee referral campaigns. As gamification evolves and more employers utilize these strategies, will hiring for gamification and video gaming skills continue to grow? When comparing April 2012 to April 2013, demand rose 23%. Over the past 4 years, there was a surge in demand during October and December 2011 for Video Gaming User Specialists.

Hiring Demand for Gamification and Video Gaming Skills

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Most Commonly Advertised Job Titles for Gamification and Video Gaming Skills

Video Gaming User Specialist
Video Games Sales Specialist
Technical Support
Brand Ambassador
Technician Support Video Gaming
Seasonal Military Game Advisor Store
Brand Advocate Microsoft
Technician Support Broadband Gaming Program
Camp Instructor
Video Games Sales Specialist

Most of the job titles above are new to the list since the last time we reported on this topic. The only two jobs that still commonly require gamification and video gaming skills are Video Gaming User Specialist and Video Game Sales Specialists, which both moved up the list. 40% of the job titles listed are tech related. The remaining jobs are in marketing, sales, and educational fields. The educational title of Camp Instructor refers to summer technology programs at college campuses that will teach young people how to create video games.

It is likely to be difficult to hire candidates with gamification or video gaming experience, scoring a 64 on our Hiring Scale. (Our Hiring Scale ranges from 1 – 99, with 99 representing hard-to-fill.) San Francisco, the city with the greatest number of job ads, currently has some of the most difficult recruiting conditions, scoring a 76. Recruiters in San Francisco may potentially reduce hiring difficulty by sourcing talent in a nearby city with more favorable conditions, such as San Jose (CA), which scores a 47 on our Hiring Scale. San Jose presents the second best recruiting conditions next to Utica-Rome (NY), currently scoring a 13.

Hiring Scale for Gamification and Video Gaming Skills in San Francisco (CA)

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Hiring Scale for Gamification and Video Gaming Skills in San Jose (CA)

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

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Most In-Demand IT Skills

Ashley Rowe — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:30:44 +0000

During April 2013, there were more than 818,300 job ads posted online for computer occupations, a 5% increase when compared to April 2012. Last month, we looked at the most in-demand tech certifications. Today, we reviewed skills that are most commonly advertised in IT job ads.

Most In-Demand IT Skills

Structured query language (SQL)
Software development
Java
Project management
Linux
UNIX
JavaScript (JS)
Quality assurance (QA)
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Business requirements gathering
Hypertext markup language (HTML)
Extensible markup language (XML)
Application development
Technical support

Employers seem to be placing more emphasis on hard skills for technical occupations as all of the skills listed above are occupationally oriented. Not only are these the most advertised IT skills, but all of the skills listed above also appear among the 50 most advertised skills in all job ads. Of these, structured query language is the most advertised IT skill. This skill is frequently required for Software Developers, Applications, which is the most advertised IT occupation. Programming languages are listed in multiple places among the commonly required IT skills, taking up 5 of the 15 spots above.

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Bilingual Spanish Speaking Jobs Decline in April

Ashley Rowe — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:30:47 +0000

Hiring demand for Spanish speaking jobs continues to be one of our more popular blog topics. Since we last highlighted bilingual Spanish hiring trends about 9 months ago, we thought it was time to revisit demand for this skill set. In June 2012, we found that hiring for Spanish speaking candidates was on the rise, increasing 33% year-over-year when compared to June 2011. After that, demand continued to rise until it dipped in October, likely an annual 4th quarter decline. Hiring for jobs that require Spanish language skills in 2013 started ahead of 2012. But, in April demand fell 11% lower than the same time last year. One reason demand in April 2013 fell is because there was a surge in demand for Registered Nurses that speak Spanish at this time last year, highlighted in light blue below. Demand for this occupation in April 2013 declined 61% since last April.

Hiring Demand for the Most Commonly Advertised Occupations for Bilingual Spanish Speaking Skills

: SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Customer Service Representatives most commonly require bilingual Spanish speaking skills, up 4% from last year. The retail professions listed below also experienced an increase in the number of jobs being advertised, each increasing more than 30% since 2012. Healthcare and social assistance positions make up a larger percentage of the below list than they had in the past. Tellers aren't as in demand as they were previously, declining 18%. In June 2012, Tellers were the second most advertised occupation and in April it descended to ninth on our list.

Most Commonly Advertised Occupations that Require Bilingual Spanish Speaking Skills

Customer Service Representatives
Retail Salespersons
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Registered Nurses
Insurance Sales Agent
Social and Human Service Assistants
Medical Secretaries
Medical Assistants
Tellers
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

New York and Los Angeles continue to have the greatest number of jobs posted online. Miami, Chicago, and Houston round out the 5 locations with the most demand. Of these locations, Miami (FL) experienced the highest growth in the past year, rising 11%. The heat map below shows the metro areas with the densest volume of job ads in dark blue.

Job Ad Volume Heat Map for Bilingual Spanish Speaking Skills

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

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Are Recruiters in the Physician Hiring Waiting Room?

Ashley Rowe — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:30:45 +0000

More than 2/3's of medical group administrators plan on hiring Primary Care Physicians in the next 12 months, according to a Physician Retention Survey by American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and Cejka Search. Increased demand is accredited to a surge of accountable care organizations (ACOs), healthcare reform, changing workforce demographics, and a shortage of talent. We covered the Physician shortage back in September 2012. How has demand changed since then? Over the past 8 months hiring demand for the Physician and Surgeon occupation increased 8%, with more than 26,400 job ads posted online in April. Demand in April was also up 13% over the same time last year. General medical and surgical hospitals had the greatest need for Physicians and Surgeons, a 10% increase compared to April 2012. Offices of physicians had the second highest number of job ads.

Hiring Demand for Physicians and Surgeons

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Despite the shortage of talent and difficulty some employers may be encountering when sourcing candidates, average recruiting conditions are likely to be favorable, scoring a 24 on our Hiring Scale. The Hiring Scale scores recruiting conditions from 1 – 99, with 99 representing hard-to-fill. Here are the best and worst cities for sourcing Physicians and Surgeons.

Worst Cities for Recruiting Physicians and Surgeons				Best Cities for Recruiting Physicians and Surgeons
Duluth, MN Huntington WV Abilene, TX Fargo, ND Biloxi, MS				Los Angeles, CA Tampa, FL Birmingham, AL Sacramento, CA Palm Bay, FL

The metro areas with the best recruiting conditions each score a 5 or 6 on our Hiring Scale and have a candidate supply that exceeds the local demand. Job listings in these cities appear online for the same amount of time as the national average, 11 weeks. Despite the fact these cities currently seem to have ample talent, the recruiting process may be particularly long and have multiple steps, leading jobs to stay online longer. In the areas with the most difficult recruiting conditions, job ads are posted online for about a week longer than average, 12 weeks. There is a shortage of talent in these areas and the current workforce cannot meet the hiring demand. Recruiters experiencing difficulty sourcing talent can look to nearby cities to advertise positions or relocate talent. For instance, Duluth, MN scores an 80 on our Hiring Scale indicating recruiting conditions in this area are likely to be very difficult. Meanwhile the nearby metro area of Minneapolis scores a 10, where conditions are likely to be much less challenging. Recruiters in the Duluth metro area may want to relocate talent from Minneapolis to reduce hiring difficulty.

Hiring Scale Snapshot for Physicians and Surgeons

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

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Mobile or Social Media Skills: Which Is More In-Demand for HR Jobs?

Abby Lombardi — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:36:36 +0000

Both mobile and social media skills are growing in demand for HR professionals. We thought it would be interesting to compare these 2 growing talents in the human resources space, their hiring trends, and which is more in-demand in the US. In April, there were just over 119,000 jobs for HR professionals in the US. Approximately, 4,000 jobs required social media skills, representing about 3.4% of HR hiring. In comparison, just over 2,100 HR ads required mobile skills – or about 1.8% of total HR demand in April 2013. Interestingly, 4 years ago, there were more HR jobs that required mobile skills. However, social media skill demands have grown at a faster pace and surpassed mobile demand in early 2011. In April, there were 38% more ads for social media skills than there were last year, whereas mobile skill demand grew about 31% compared to April 2012.

Hiring Demand for Mobile and Social Media Skills in HR Jobs

Source: WANTED Analytics

So what jobs commonly require each of these skills? Below are the 10 most commonly advertised job titles for each specialty. It's probably not too surprising that Recruiter titles dominate both lists. In fact, the social media titles are all sourcing and recruiting related. Recruiters are the most in-demand HR job title, but Recruiters need to be able to use mobile/texting and social media to promote their job listings and contact candidates. The mobile titles varied slightly with Human Resources Assistant, Human Resources Specialist, and Account Executive titles.

Most Commonly Advertised Job Titles for Mobile HR	Most Commonly Advertised Job Titles for Social Media HR
Recruiter Technical Recruiter Robert Finance Accounting Recruiting Manager Senior Recruiter Robert Technology Senior Information Technology Recruiter Human Resources Assistant Human Resources Specialist Military Human Resources Assistant Military Account Executive Robert Management Resources Senior Technical Recruiter	Recruiter Technical Recruiter Senior Recruiter Corporate Recruiter Information Technology Recruiter Recruiting Coordinator Senior Technical Recruiter Acquisition Specialist Sourcing Specialist Sourcer

Our Hiring Scale shows that both mobile and social media related HR jobs will be moderately difficult to recruit. Social media HR jobs score a 65 on our Hiring Scale, while mobile skilled jobs score slightly lower at a 60. The Hiring Scale ranges from 1 to 99, with 99 representing the most difficult-to-fill conditions. However, out average posting period shows that social media jobs are online for 5 days less than mobile HR jobs. HR jobs requiring social media skills remain online for 39 days, or about 5.5 weeks. In comparison, HR jobs with mobile skill requirements are online for an average of 44 days, or about 6.3 weeks.

Hiring Scale for HR jobs with Social Media Skill Requirements

Source: WANTED Analytics

Hiring Scale for HR Jobs Requiring Mobile Skills

Source: WANTED Analytics

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Most Difficult Places to Recruit a Software Developer

Abby Lombardi — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:36:08 +0000

In April, there were more than 128,000 jobs for Software Developers being advertised online. This not only represents a 16% year-over-year increase in demand, but also marks a new high in hiring for this position. While demand has grown, the number of qualified potential candidates has not grown at the same pace and, if you've been recruiting for this occupation, you know that these jobs are getting harder to fill. In fact, our Hiring Scale scores Software Developers as a 75, out of a possible 99 (99 represents the most difficult-to-fill situation.) Also, we are able to see that the average posting period for a Software Developer job ad is about 7 weeks. This doesn't necessarily mean that you will be able to fill a job in 7 weeks, just that this is the time period on average that ads remain online (usually demonstrates the time it takes to collect resumes and being interviewing.)

Hiring Scales for Software Developers in the US

Source: WANTED Analytics

So, we wanted to look at some of the cities where Software Developers are likely to be the hardest to fill. If you are hiring in these cities, you may need to prepare innovative recruiting strategies to attract candidates.

10 Metro Areas Where Software Developers Will Be the Most Difficult-to-Fill:

Columbia, MO
Baltimore, MD
Bloomington-Normal, IL
San Francisco, CA
Charleston, SC
Lafayette, LA
Atlanta, GA
Panama City, FL
Peoria, IL
Idaho Falls, ID

Columbia, MO currently has the most difficult conditions in the US for sourcing potential Software Development candidates. This area scores a 94 on our Hiring Scale, the highest score in the US. In addition, these cities are likely to have an average posting period at or above the national average. The longest posting period of these 10 cities is in Charleston, SC. Here, job ads for Software Developers remain online for over 8 weeks.

Hiring Scale for Software Developers in Columbia, MO

Source: WANTED Analytics

If you are sourcing for open Software Developer jobs in one of these hard-to-fill locations, there are some things you can do to find more candidates. First of all, you can look to other nearby cities that may have lower demand and less strains on the talent pool. For example, if you're in Columbia, MO, look at nearby Jefferson City. The Jefferson City area scores an 18 on our Hiring Scale, with far better conditions than nationally. Also, it's only about 30 miles away, so you can likely find candidates without having to relocate them.

Another way to find more candidates is to expand your job title search. When you are looking for candidates in your ATS or online, don't only look for "Software Engineers" or "Software Developers." Some of the most common job titles don't even have "software" in them. Make sure to look at other titles, such as .NET Developer, Java Developer, Applications Engineer, User Interface Designer, and Release Engineer. These are just some of the most commonly used titles for Software Engineers.

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Hiring Demand in the Metro Area with the Lowest Unemployment

Abby Lombardi — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:05:22 +0000

Currently, the Midland, Texas metropolitan area boasts the lowest unemployment rate in the US. The latest numbers from March show unemployment there at 3.1%, significantly lower than the national average of 7.6%. We wanted to take a look at recent hiring trends in this metro area. Does demand follow a similar trends as the rest of the US? Over the past 90 days, there were approximately 8,000 jobs available online in the Midland metro area. Surprisingly, this is a 9% year-over-year decline in demand. After reaching a 4-year high in April 2012, demand has declined steadily.

Hiring Demand in Midland, Texas – 4 Year Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

The industries with the most job ads during the past 90 days are:

Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
Commercial Banking
Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations
Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction
Limited-Service Restaurants

Although Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers had the most openings, Commercial Banking grew the most compared to last year. Demand was up 293% versus the same 90-day period in 2012. Some of the companies with the most job openings were Warren Equipment Company, AT&T, and Chevron.

The most in-demand fields were Truck Drivers, Retail Supervisors, Retail Sales, Maintenance and Repair Workers, and Petroleum Engineers. Most of these match the above industries, except retail workers. However, when you look at the below list of commonly advertised unique job titles, there are several retail and store management titles. In addition, several administrative titles are listed below. The most commonly advertised unique job titles in the Midland, TX metro area are:

Administrative Assistant
Driver
Sales Representative
Store Manager
Customer Service Representative
Assistant Manager
Assistant Store Manager
Receptionist
Registered Nurse
Sales Associate

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Hiring Demand for Work with Moms on the Rise

Ashley Rowe — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:30:12 +0000

It's that time of year again when we celebrate our mothers. Happy Mother's Day to all moms! In honor of this special occasion, we reviewed job ads to see which positions require moms or working with mothers. During the past 30 days, there were about 10,000 job ads posted online that reference "moms" or "mothers". This is actually a 10% increase over the same 30-day period last year.

Most Commonly Advertised Job Titles that Reference Moms or Mothers

Our Newborn Photographer
Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse Labor Delivery
Registered Nurse Mother/Baby
Newborn Photographer Sales Representative
Online Writer Bloggers Reporters Nationwide
Registered Nurse Registered Nurse Relo Critical Care ICU Telemetry Medical Surg Cvor
Registered Nurse Post Partum
Photography Sales Representative
Baby Photography Sales Representative

The majority of the job titles listed above require candidates to work with mothers and appear mostly in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. Over the past 30 days, demand for mom-related jobs in this area rose 46% when compared to the same 30-day period in 2012. Since we last discussed hiring for moms, Our Newborn Photographer moved up 4 spaces to claim the #1 spot. Demand increased for mother and baby photography positions, as they now make up 40% of this list. Registered Nurse is new to the list and quickly advanced to the top. Registered Nurse Mother/Baby and Newborn Photographer Sales Representative both dropped a couple places. The last 3 job titles are also new to the list with 2 of those being photography job titles.

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What Are Employers Looking for in Their Finance Talent?

Ashley Rowe — Sat, 11 May 2013 12:30:09 +0000

A study conducted by Corporate Executive Board (CEB), a member based advisory board, found that finance departments rely too heavily on traditional interviewing methods that analyze technical skills and functional expertise. This method overlooks essential soft skills which they found to be valuable for high-performance and effectiveness in the finance department. CEB suggests having candidates present a case study or analyzing data to demonstrate their abilities. We compared the skills that CEB attributes to success and which skills employers are currently requiring in finance and accounting jobs.

Skills Required in Finance Job Ads	CEB's Suggested Finance Skills
Oral and written communication skills Microsoft Office Detail oriented Problem solving Microsoft PowerPoint Project management Analytical skills Self-starting / Self-motivating Business development Risk management	Communication Persuasion Business acumen Team management Collaboration Leadership Financial analysis Critical thinking Data analysis Qualitative analysis

Both lists demonstrate that communication is key. While finance professionals may have to analyze and interpret data, they also have to effectively convey what this information means to other staff members and departments. Persuasion was also at the top CEB's list, which is also needed to communicate ideas internally as well as externally. Other similar skills include project management, a commonly advertised skill, and team management, a CEB suggested skill. Both features involve working collaboratively with others towards an outcome. CEB emphasizes the importance of financial, data, and qualitative analysis skills in great candidates. Similarly, analytical skills is a commonly advertised attribute.

As CEB analyzed how the most effective finance departments select high performing candidates, they found that they use case-based interviews that simulate real-life data analysis and presentation requests to evaluate a candidate's soft skills. This method focuses on hard-to-teach and assess competencies. CEB's study found that less than 1/3 of survey respondents use these strategies.

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What's the Prognosis for Licensed Practical Nurses Demand?

Ashley Rowe — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:30:21 +0000

In honor of National Nurses Week, we analyzed the changing environment for Licensed Practical Nursing jobs. The Wall Street Journal reported that technological advancements, increased focus on costs, and improving patient outcomes requires employers to demand more from both their high-skilled and low-skilled employees. This trend is pushing Licensed Practical Nurses, which is considered a middle skilled occupation that doesn't require a college degree, out of hospitals and into lower paying places, such as nursing homes. How has Licensed Practical Nursing hiring changed over the past 4 years?

During the past 4 years, the lowest number of job ads for Licensed Practical Nurses was seen during January 2010. Since then, hiring demand rose 60%. Over the past 30 days, there were 38,000 jobs advertised online, which is a 17% decrease when compared to the same 30-day period in 2012.

Hiring Demand for Licensed Practical Nurses

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

The highest number of Licensed Practical Nurse job ads during the past 30-days appeared in Atlanta (GA), Minneapolis (MN), and Houston (TX). Of the metro areas with the greatest demand, Minneapolis was the only location to experience year-over-year growth, increasing 11% when compared to the same 30-day period last year. Recruiters in most cities are likely to have favorable recruiting conditions with a national average score of 15 on our Hiring Scale (our Hiring Scale score ranges from 1 – 99, with 99 representing hardest-to-fill.) However, there are 5 cities that score between 62 and 71, indicating that employers in these areas may experience difficulty sourcing this talent. These areas include:

Casper (WY)
Anchorage (AK)
Sioux Falls (SD)
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland (WA)
Fargo (ND)

In the past 30 days, WANTED Analytics™ shows that Licensed Practical Nurses were more in-demand at general medical and surgical hospitals than anywhere else. Not only is this industry recruiting the most candidates, but has also seen demand increase 21% over last year. Offices of physicians was also among the industries with the most demand and the highest growth, rising 15% since 2012. Home health care services and nursing care facilities both saw high job ad volume, but demand in these areas decreased when compared to last year. In these specific industries, Licensed Practical Nurse recruiting difficulty isn't likely to vary greatly. Home health care services scores the lowest on our Hiring Scale with 13 and offices of physicians scores the highest, 17.

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Is Washington, DC the Capital of Hiring?

Abby Lombardi — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:21:07 +0000

We often look at hiring demand in Washington, DC to see if the nation's capital follows the same trends as the rest of the country. It's been a long time since we looked at job ads for this metro area and wanted to provide an update. As of March 2013, the unemployment rate in the DC metro is 5.2%, significantly lower than the 7.5% national average. In April, there were about 245,000 jobs available online, representing a modest 1% year-over-year growth in hiring demand.

Hiring Demand in Washington, DC – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

The occupational fields that were most in-demand in Washington, DC during April were Network and Computer Systems Administrators, Software Developers, Web Developers, Computer Systems Analysts, and Registered Nurses. 4 of these 5 most in-demand fields were tech related. Across all tech occupations, there were 56,000 jobs in the DC metro area during April. However, this actually represents a 7% decline in demand compared to April of 2012. Below are the 10 most commonly advertised job titles in the DC area. Again, many of these are tech related, although 2 healthcare jobs made the list.

10 Most Commonly Advertised Job Titles in the Washington, DC Metro Area

Project Manager
Java Developer
Software Engineer
Systems Engineer
Network Engineer
Program Manager
Systems Administrator
Manager
Occupational Therapist
Physical Therapist

Between the IT and healthcare fields, it's likely that IT jobs will be more difficult for Recruiters to fill. On our Hiring Scale, IT jobs score an 83 in Washington, DC, which is also higher than the national average. The Hiring Scale ranges from 1 to 99, with 99 being the most difficult conditions. A score of 83 means they will be very difficult-to-fill. Healthcare jobs, in comparison, score a 53. However, this is still higher than the national average for medical and healthcare jobs.

Hiring Scale for Tech Jobs in Washington, DC

Source: WANTED Analytics

Hiring Scale for Healthcare Jobs in Washington, DC

Source: WANTED Analytics

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Will Human Resources Jobs in Canada Bounce Back?

Abby Lombardi — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:26:39 +0000

The last time we reported on hiring demand for HR professionals in Canada, we saw that the number of job ads steeply declined at the end of 2012. We thought this might be a seasonal trend, since historical hiring shows declines in the last quarter of the year for these occupations. Now that we are one-third of the way through 2013, we wanted to take a look at more recent rends to see if demand has bounced back. In the past 120 days (the first 4 months of the year), there were approximately 19,000 unique jobs available online for human resources positions in Canada. Demand seemed to be picking up between January and March, but declined again in April. Hiring demand in the past 120 days represented a slight 0.6% decline when compared to the same 120-day period in 2012. Approximately 80% of these job ads were posted online directly by the employers and 20% were advertised by staffing agencies or third party recruiting firms.

Hiring Demand for HR Professionals in Canada – 4 Year Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

The 5 cities in Canada with the most job ads in the past 120 days were Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton. Toronto had just over 5,100 jobs available online. Despite seeing the highest demand of any city in Canada, this is a 1% year-over-year decline in hiring. In fact, all of the top 5 cities experiences declining demand. Edmonton was down 15% over the past 120 days, the largest decline of these top 5 cities.

The 10 HR related job titles that are most in-demand in Canada are:

Human Resources Manager
Recruiter
Payroll Administrator
Human Resources Generalist
Payroll Clerk
Human Resources Administrator
Human Resources Advisor
Human Resources Coordinator
Director Human Resources
Human Resources Consultant

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Hiring Demand for National Teacher Appreciation Day

Abby Lombardi — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:54:55 +0000

Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day and we wanted to celebrate by looking at recent hiring trends for Teachers and other educators. In April, there were about 216,000 jobs available online for various teaching professions, a 16% year-over-year increase compared to April of 2012.

Hiring Demand for Teachers and Educators in the US

Source: WANTED Analytics

Preschool Teachers were the most in-demand occupation during April. More than 30,000 jobs for Preschool Teachers were posted online at a 15.9% year-over-year increase. Vocational Education Teachers (Postsecondary) and Teacher Assistants rounded out the top 3 educational occupations in April. The full list of the 10 most in-demand teaching occupations are below.

Preschool Teachers, except Special Education
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Teacher Assistants
Secondary School teachers, except Special and Career/Technical Education
Elementary School Teachers, except Special Education
Tutors
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Teachers and Instructors, All Other
Self-Enrichment Education teachers
Middle School Teachers, except Special and Career/Technical Education

We also looked at the types of educational industries that had the highest demand in April. Colleges and Universities topped the list, with more than 26,000 job ads in April (a 12% increase from April 2012.) Elementary and Secondary Schools, Junior Colleges, Child Day Care Services, and Exam Preparation and Tutoring rounded out the top 5 industries. Junior Colleges saw the highest growth of these 5 groups, with 28.% more jobs this April than were available last year.

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