With 45% of people planning to look for a new job in 2016 according to a Glassdoor survey, now is the time to hire! Luckily, we’ve got you covered with the 25 Best Jobs in America for 2016*.
Data Scientist (#1), Tax Manager (#2) and Solutions Architect (#3) stand out as the three Best Jobs in America for 2016. Are you currently hiring for any of these roles? See the complete list of the 25 Best Jobs in America for 2016 below:
Are you hiring in the UK?
If you are, we’ve also identified the 25 Best Jobs in the UK for 2016.
Additionally, to make it even easier for candidates to apply to your jobs, check out Glassdoor’s new job search experience, offering an easier and faster way for candidates to apply to your open positions.
Now is the time to update and improve your hiring process
With nearly one in two people looking for a new job in 2016, now is an ideal time to review and revisit your recruiting and HR processes to ensure you’re attracting top talent. Here are five articles that will help you hire better in 2016:
1. Glassdoor’s 5 Recruiting Trends to Watch in 2016. Many employers have set finding higher quality candidates as one of their top goals in 2016. But before talent recruiting really heats up, Glassdoor is revealing 5 Recruiting Trends to Watch in 2016, identifying key factors that will impact how people find jobs and how employers will recruit this year.
2. Strategies for Recruiting a Multi-Generational Workforce. We kicked off a blog series about hiring a multi-generational workforce with this post about recruiting and retaining Millennials. In 2016, aspire to think more broadly about these efforts and develop programs that will appeal to prospective candidates, as well as your existing workforce.
3. 5 Mistakes Companies Make When Recruiting Software Engineers. If you're currently hiring for any of these more technical roles, make sure you're doing it right. One of Glassdoor's own recruiters who focuses on hiring technical talent wrote this blog post about 5 mistakes you may be making when recruiting software engineers.
4. Mobile Recruiting Hacks. What’s the current status of your mobile recruiting strategy? According to Glassdoor, approximately 90% of job seekers will search for new jobs on their mobile devices. Now is the time to learn the mobile recruiting hacks that will get you ahead of your competition.
5. Why You Need to Attend the Glassdoor Roadshow. Have you registered for our Roadshow yet? We’re going on the road around the U.S., UK and Canada this spring to talk about what it takes to be a Best Place to Work. We’ll even have two to three winning companies at each stop sharing their secrets for success. If you’re in HR, Recruiting or Branding for your organization, you must attend!
This report highlights the 25 best jobs based on each job’s overall Glassdoor Job Score*. The Glassdoor Job Score is determined using three key factors – earning potential based on median annual base salary, career opportunities rating and number of job openings. The jobs that made this list stand out across all three categories.
*Methodology: Glassdoor’s 25 Best Jobs in America report identifies specific jobs with the highest overall Glassdoor Job Score. The Glassdoor Job Score is determined by weighting three factors equally: earning potential (median annual base salary), career opportunities rating, and number of job openings. Results represent job titles that rate highly among all three categories. The Glassdoor Job Score is based on a 5-point scale (5.0=best job, 1.0=bad job). For a job title to be considered, it must receive at least 75 salary reports and at least 75 career opportunities ratings shared by U.S.-based employees over the past year (1/8/15-1/7/16). The number of job openings per job title represents active job listings on Glassdoor as of 1/8/16. This report takes into account job title normalization that groups similar job titles.
