>>92% of Employers Across the Globe Plan to Hire in the Next Three Months

92% of Employers Across the Globe Plan to Hire in the Next Three Months

Have Bonus, Will Travel

  • This trucking company is guaranteeing every newly hired driver a $15,000 sign-on bonus that will be paid out within 18 months (with over half in the first 6 months)
  • In addition, drivers who sign on by October 1 can earn up to $20,000 in incentives

This Degree Was Made for Earning…

  • New college graduates (class of 2020) had an average starting salary of $55,260
  • This was an increase of 2.5% from 2019 ($53,889) and up 8.5% from 2018 ($50,944).

Open to New Opportunities

  • More than half (55%) of those in the U.S. are leaning toward considering a new job in the next year
  • That increases as the age decreases – 63% of millennials and 77% of Gen Zers plan to take a look around for new opps
  • Many with salaries less than $40k expect to be on the hunt

Can’t Hold Me Down

  • Over 51 million workers were contingent in the U.S. in 2020
  • That’s 35% of the country’s workforce and equaled about $1.3 trillion in revenue

Where Are All the Workers?

  • 73% of employers are having a hard time getting the right candidates in the door
  • This is up from last year when only 26% of employers reported having difficulty (and up from 56% earlier this year)
  • 70% feel this challenge will continue into 2022
  • Even keeping employees is tough, with 61% stating it’s hard to keep the employees they have
  • An overwhelming majority (92%) of employers across the globe plan to hire in the next three months (up from 87% in Q1 forecasts)

Until next week,

Erin and Team BountyJobs

By |2021-08-26T22:11:14+00:00August 27th, 2021|Categories: Talent Acquisition Trends|Comments Off on 92% of Employers Across the Globe Plan to Hire in the Next Three Months

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