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The view from here: Recruiting in Canada

This is an article I wrote for the Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership's Dec/Jan edition. The CRL Journal is an industry magazine for recruiting professionals, not job seekers, but since recruiting salaries are a good indication of the health of the job market, you might find this info interesting.

THE VIEW FROM HERE:

RECRUITING IN CANADA

While the Canadian economy has suffered less than that of the US in the past 18 months (and the recession was declared 'officially' over by June), almost 85% of Canadian organizations report they froze or reduced hiring plans throughout most of late 2008 and the first 9 months of 2009.

The result, for corporate recruiting professionals, was that after more than 2 years of steady increases (5-20% in 2007; 5-15% in 2008), recruiting salaries remained largely unchanged in 2009.

Average salaries for corporate recruiting professionals working in industries hardest hit by the recession, such as manufacturing and consumer goods, have declined by 2-5%, while salaries for those working in more 'recession-proof' industries, such as energy and utilities and healthcare, have seen similarly modest increases of 2-6%.

The biggest surprise? Recruiters working in the retail/leisure industry saw their average salaries increase by 5% - the top of the range, and equal to salary increases for healthcare recruiters. Canadian retailers had a better Q4 2008 than anticipated, so they maintained hiring levels well into 2009. But the economic uncertainty drove them to become increasingly strategic about their recruiting efforts, which meant they were prepared to pay a premium for recruiting professionals with specific retail experience.

For more on the Canadian recruiting industry - and how recruiting salaries have changed in the past year - read more in the December 2009/January 2010 issue of the Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership, out now.

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