{"id":34312,"date":"2014-06-23T09:40:59","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T09:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discovery-graduates.com\/?p=742"},"modified":"2014-06-23T09:40:59","modified_gmt":"2014-06-23T09:40:59","slug":"81-of-employers-are-hiring-could-you-be-their-next-graduate-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/81-of-employers-are-hiring-could-you-be-their-next-graduate-success-story\/","title":{"rendered":"81% of employers are hiring! Could you be their next graduate success story?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.discovery-graduates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/success1.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-751\" alt=\"success\" src=\"http:\/\/www.discovery-graduates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/success1.jpeg\" width=\"974\" height=\"675\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The news that the next year is set to see a hiring boom across a range of sectors is surely music to the ears of job hunting graduates.<br \/>\nAs many make their first foray into the world of work in the coming months, they will be pleased to know that a whole host of vacancies await them.<br \/>\nAccording to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) JobsOutlook Survey 81% of employers are planning to increase the amount of permanent staff they hire within the next four to 12 months. This figure is an increase of 2% when compared to the last quarter.<br \/>\nAnd as well as there being an upward turn in the number of permanent vacancies, graduates can also vie for agency staff roles if they are keen to test out a sector before they fully commit to it.<br \/>\nAlmost half (48%) of the 600 employers questioned revealed that they were planning use more agency staff across the same period. This again represents a rise of 2% quarter-on-quarter.<br \/>\n<strong>Figures demonstrate \u201creal confidence\u201d among employers<\/strong><br \/>\nSpeaking to HR magazine, REC chief executive Kevin Green argued that an increase in levels of permanent hiring is in an indication that employers have \u201creal confidence\u201d in market conditions.<br \/>\n\u201cWhile I wouldn\u2019t say this is a change of direction for employers, as permanent hiring has been relatively strong for a while, it is very encouraging to see our members looking to build towards the future,\u201d he said.<br \/>\n<strong>Graduate candidates top of the hiring agenda<\/strong><br \/>\nRecent research conducted by research firm Incomes Data Services (IDS) revealed that graduates are at the top of employers\u2019 recruitment wish list, with employers expecting to take on 18% more graduates in 2014.<br \/>\nThe finance sector is leading the way when it comes to boosted levels of graduate hiring (+42%), this was followed by employers in the manufacturing and service sectors (both +22%).<br \/>\n\u201cRecruitment prospects for this year\u2019s crop of graduates look brighter than they have for a long while as the number of job opportunities is set to rise sharply,\u201d said Nasreen Rahman, assistant editor at IDS.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The news that the next year is set to see a hiring boom across a range of sectors is surely music to the ears of job hunting graduates. 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