As recruiters, we are very much at the coal face, by that I mean we are the first to feel it, whether it be good news or not. We speak to candidates who have just been invited to a consultation with HR or who have received the email from the CEO informing them that a number of people have exited the business and there is now a hiring freeze.
The flip side of this is we are also generally first to hear about project sign off or hiring goals. In Q2 we finally experienced some positive sentiment in the market across all our specialist sectors.
Yes, the time of crazy counter offers, and multiple job offers is over but talented people still have choice and they expect as a minimum from potential employers….