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Mobile Demand for Human Resources Professionals

By Abby Lombardi on January 14, 2013 in Human Resources.

Looking back on 2012, mobile adoption was one of the hot topics in the human resources and human capital space. It's been a while since we last covered this topic, so we wanted to take an updated look at companies that are specifically hiring for HR professionals with mobile skills or experience. Over the last 90 days, there were about 1,500 job ads online for various HR jobs that specified mobile experience. Despite declining over the second half of 2012, this still represents a 23% year-over-year increase in hiring demand. Does the decline in the last half of the year signal a slowing mobile trend? Or do you think it's just a seasonal effect?

Hiring Demand for HR Professionals with Mobile Skills

Hiring Demand for HR Professionals with Mobile Skills

Source: WANTED Analytics

Interestingly, Training and Development occupations most commonly required mobile skills. With the increasing usage of mobile devices, many corporate training jobs require development of learning platforms and training documents that can be accessed on mobile phone or on a mobile website/application. The occupation with the second highest demand for mobile skills was recruiting. These jobs require professionals to do a wide range of things, including building, updating, and managing a mobile-friendly careers website, as well as contacting potential candidates through mobile devices and texting. Other HR related occupations, like compensation and benefits and labor relations occupations, also required mobile skills, but at a much lower volume.

Here are the most commonly advertised unique human resources job titles that require mobile skills:

  1. Recruiter
  2. Human Resources Manager
  3. Finance/Accounting Recruiting Manager
  4. Senior Trainer
  5. Technical Recruiter
  6. Staffing Manager
  7. Human Resources Generalist
  8. Training Specialist
  9. Customer Trainer
  10. Director Human Resources

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Hiring for HR Professionals Begins to Grow Again

By Abby Lombardi on March 9, 2012 in Human Resources.

Good news for HR professionals – hiring demand is growing again in 2012. In fact, there were more than 49,000 jobs advertised online during the past 60 days. That's a 34% year-over-year growth compared to the same 60-day period in 2011 and up 73% compared to 2010.

Volume of Online Job Ads for HR Professionals – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand for HR professionals

Source: WANTED Analytics

With the HR field, Training and Development, General HR Managers, and (of course) Recruiters were the 3 most demanded occupations, with Compensation and Benefits Analysts or Specialists coming in fourth. However, all of these occupations saw year-over-year growth in hiring demand. Training and Development Specialists saw the greatest growth of these 4 occupations, up more than 70% in the past 60 days compared to last year. HR Managers and Compensation and Benefits Specialists grew about 20% each, while Personnel Recruiters grew 16% versus the same 60-day period in 2011. The 10 most commonly advertised job titles for HR professionals are:

  1. Recruiter
  2. Human Resources Assistant
  3. Payroll Specialist
  4. Payroll Clerk
  5. Technical Recruiter
  6. Payroll Administrator
  7. Human Resources Specialist
  8. Training Specialist
  9. Human Resources Coordinator
  10. Compensation Analyst

So, where are these jobs located? Employers in New York City posted the most jobs – more than 3,300 at a 13% increase. Washington (DC), Chicago, Los Angeles, and Dallas rounded out the list of the top 5 metropolitan areas with hiring demand for HR professionals.  These locations also saw year-over-year growth, with Dallas growing the most at 38%.

Metropolitan Areas with Most Online Job Ads for HR Professionals – Past 60 Days

5 metro areas with most job ads for HR professionals

Source: WANTED Analytics

Of the above mentioned locations, our Hiring Scale shows that HR professionals will be the most difficult to recruit in Washington, DC. With hiring demand continuing to rise in this area, the talent supply has not grown at the same pace. It is likely that employers and their Recruiters will spend longer periods of time souring candidates and compete more heavily with other employers in the area. On the other hand, if you are an HR professional in the DC metro area looking for work, you are likely to find it easier than average to find work.

Hiring Scale for HR Professionals in Washington, DC vs. Nationally

Hiring Scale for HR Professionals in Washington, DC

Source: WANTED Analytics

Our Hiring Scale also shows that the easiest place to recruit HR talent is Montgomery, Alabama. In this location, the volume of job ads remains low compared to the number of potential candidates currently in the local workforce. Consequently, because hiring is likely to be easy, if you are looking for a job in the Human Resources field, it is likely to be difficult in this area.

Best Markets to Source HR Candidates for Job Openings

Easiest places to recruit HR talent

Source: WANTED Analytics

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Demand for Training and Development Professionals Falls

By Abby Lombardi on December 1, 2011 in Hiring Demand Indicators.

The volume of online job ads in the U.S. has been declining over the past several months, showing that hiring demand has slowed. If companies aren't hiring as many new workers, we decided to take a look at hiring demand for Training and Development professionals to see if employers are investing more in continuous training of their current employees.

Over the past 90 days, employers placed 11,000 new job ads for Training and Development Managers and Specialists. Although this could be a seasonal trend, hiring declined quickly since May and is now down 15% compared to the same 90-day period in 2010. however, some of the companies that have placed the most job ads over this time period have seen year-over-year increases. Of the 4,400 companies to advertise Training and Development openings, SAIC, General Dynamics, Unitedhealth Group, SAP, Booz Allen, Macy's, Boeing and many others are currently advertising more openings now than during the same time last year.

Hiring Demand for Training and Development Specialists – 4 Years

Hiring Demand for Training and Development Specialists

Source: WANTED Analytics

Some of the most commonly advertised job titles for these openings include:

  • Training Specialist, Manager or Coordinator
  • Technical Trainer
  • Sales Trainer
  • Director of Development
  • Development Coordinator
  • Corporate Trainer
  • Learning Development Manager
  • Education Specialist
  • Organizational Development Professional
  • Field Trainer

Despite a falling volume of job ads for Trainers, our Hiring Scale™ shows that these openings will still be hard-to-fill. Nationwide, there are about 9 potential candidates in the workforce for every job currently being advertised online. Many locations, like Omaha (Nebraska), Chicago (Illinois), Los Angeles (California), Seattle (Washington), and Boston (Massachusetts) will face even more difficult recruiting conditions since demand has actually grown over the past year. In fact, Omaha has one of the most difficult markets currently, with just 5 candidates in the workforce for each opening.

Hiring Scale for Training and Development Specialists in Omaha, NE vs. Nationally

Hiring Scale for Training & Development Specialists

Source: WANTED Analytics

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"The Best Careers of 2011" — How Are They Looking So Far?

By Juli Morris on August 5, 2011 in Business/Finance.

As we dig into the second half of 2011, we thought we would revisit U.S. News' "The 50 Best Careers of 2011" list to see how some of these occupations have been faring so far this year. U.S. News categorized these careers into five lists — this time we'll look at the 10 best careers in the Business and Finance list.

In compiling these lists,  U.S. News identified occupations projected to add jobs at an above-average rate, and those with above-average median income. They also looked at factors such job satisfaction, turnover, and educational requirements.

U.S. News Best Careers 2011 — Business & Finance:

OccupationMedian Pay% Projected Growth (2008-18)
Accountant$60,34022
Actuary$87,21021
Financial adviser$68,20030
Financial analyst$73,67020
Logistician$68,00020
Meeting planner$44,78016
Public relations specialist$51,96024
Sales manager$96,79015
Training specialist$52,12023

As a group, employers and staffing agencies posted just over 191,000 new online job ads for these occupations over the past 120 days, up 11% over the comparable period in 2010. Nearly 60,000 of those jobs were posted in June, an increase of 58% over the 4-year low in May 2009.

Hiring Demand for U.S. News Best Careers 2011 — Business & Finance — 4 Years:

Hiring Demand for U.S. News Best Careers 2011 — Business & Finance — 4 Years

Source: WANTED Analytics™

Accountants and Sales Managers claim the most job postings, with more than 120,000 or 63% of the total. Actuaries experienced declining demand over the prior year, down 13%, while Sales Managers were down just slightly at .1%. The occupations with the most gains were Public Relations Specialists and Logisticians, followed by Meeting Planners.

Hiring Demand by Occupation — Past 120 Days vs Same Period 2010:

Hiring Demand by Occupation — Past 120 Days vs Same Period 2010

Source: WANTED Analytics™

According to our Hiring Scale™, none of these occupations were exceptionally hard to fill on a national level. Local talent pools vary, however, and looking at one of the top metro areas shows some variations. In metro Washington, DC, recruiters will face a more challenging process in trying to source talent for Sales Manager and Training Specialist positions, but will have an easier time than the average in recruiting Actuaries. There are 3.1 potential candidates in the DC area for every new Sales Manager position posted in the past 120 days, 6.2 candidates for each Training Specialist position, and 17.7 for Actuary jobs.

Hiring Scale Metrics for Metro Washington, DC:

Hiring Scale Metrics for Metro Washington, DC

Source: WANTED Analytics™

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