According to CareerBuilder’s annual job forecast survey, 23 percent of employers plan to hire full-time permanent employees in 2012.
Here are some interesting findings from the survey:
- Seven percent of employers anticipate decreasing their staffs, the same percentage as 2011, and an improvement from nine percent in 2010.
- Fifty-nine percent of the employers expect no change in staff numbers, while 11 percent are unsure.
- Compensation is getting more competitive for skilled positions.
- Sixty-two percent of employers plan on increasing compensation for their existing employee base.
- Thirty-two percent will offer higher starting salaries for new employees.
- Voluntary turnover will rise — Employers reported that the desire for higher compensation and feeling over-worked are the top two reasons employees gave for resigning in 2011.
- Employers are bridging the skills gap by training current employees.
- Employers are targeting more focusing on diversity in their recruiting efforts—29 percent said recruiting will be diversity-focused to expand their employee demographics.