About 15% of Canadian employers plan to hire more staff in the next three months in professional occupations, according to the inaugural Professional Employment Report, produced by Robert Half International.
These professional occupations include accounting, finance and information technology. The report has also shown that the finance, insurance, real estate and transportation industries are the ones planning to do the most hiring of professional staff. A net 33% of respondents was expecting hiring increases.
Additionally, 86% of executives surveyed expressed confidence that their companies will grow in the next quarter.
Robert Half International also found that about half the executives surveyed face difficulties when trying to find skilled workers in Canada.
“Companies are very cautious and are looking for people with precise skill sets. They want to capitalize on the talent pool available and are very selective when hiring.
Additionally, the unemployment rate for certain areas of professional employment are much below the general unemployment rate,” told Anna Montesano, Branch Manager of Robert Half International in Vancouver, in an interview.
