Is This a Placement Paradigm Shift in Top Echelon Network?
For the longest time in Top Echelon Network, the mack-daddy of industries was Industry and Manufacturing (discipline code 25). Why is that? Because Preferred Member recruiters in the Network made the most placements in that industry, and they did so quarter after quarter after quarter.
However, the statistics for the first quarter of 2012 within Top Echelon Network paint a different picture.
That’s because the industry of IT/Information Systems/Data Processing (discipline code 20) has caught up with Industry and Manufacturing. As you can see in the chart below, both industries have accounted for 27.7% of the placements made in the Network during the past 12 months.
A tie? That’s unique all by itself. But an industry poised to knock Manufacturing off the top spot? That’s close to being a paradigm shift within Top Echelon Network.
The fact of the matter is that IT talent is as much in demand as it’s ever been. In fact, many recruiters are discovering that IT talent is in short supply. Is Manufacturing demand in short supply, too? Absolutely, but the demand in IT appears to be reaching near-critical levels.
If you work in these industries and disciplines, what’s been your experience? Is demand high? Is it difficult to find candidates who are qualified enough? Do employers keep asking for another candidate and another candidate and another . . .
Even more importantly, what do you need from other recruiters in Top Echelon Network? What can they give you to help fill your job orders?
|
Major Disciplines |
Placements |
Job Orders |
Candidates |
| 00 Accounting |
5.9% |
3.5% |
8.2% |
| 05 Finance and Banking |
1.0% |
1.4% |
3.8% |
| 10 Engineering |
12.9% |
13.7% |
22.6% |
| 15 Scientific |
3.0% |
3.8% |
3.2% |
| 20 IT/Information Systems/Data Processing |
27.7% |
9.4% |
10.8% |
| 25 Industry and Manufacturing |
27.7% |
13.0% |
25.9% |
| 30 Sales and Marketing |
5.0% |
6.5% |
21.3% |
| 35 Insurance |
0.0% |
1.2% |
2.2% |
| 40 Technology & Technologists |
1.0% |
2.3% |
5.9% |
| 45 Personnel and Human Resources |
4.0% |
1.4% |
5.2% |
| 50 Construction |
0.0% |
1.3% |
3.7% |
| 55 Real Estate |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.4% |
| 60 Health Care |
5.0% |
16.3% |
7.8% |
| 65 Service |
0.0% |
4.9% |
2.2% |
| 70 Retail |
2.0% |
1.0% |
1.7% |
| 99 Miscellaneous |
5.0% |
1.4% |
8.3% |
If you have any questions about these statistics or about how you can make more split placements as a Preferred Member of Top Echelon Network, be sure to contact us.
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