Industry surveys indicate that employers are ready to unfreeze hiring in 2011.
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With surveys indicating that companies are ready to unfreeze hiring in 2011, employers will be able to choose from a plentiful crop of talented and willing employees stung by two years of layoffs.
Job hunters, meanwhile, should fine-tune their resumes and aggressively seek opportunities to put themselves ahead of the competition.
Recruitment experts say businesses are looking for talented, creative, brave and open-minded employees who can add value and rise above the pack of applicants.
Many companies have plansfor hiring in 2011.”
– Stanislav Vilyukha, managing partner at Exon Recruiting.
“Many companies have plansfor hiring in 2011,” said Stanislav Vilyukha, managing partner at Exon Recruiting.
International survey Regus Business Tracker reports that 49 percent of Ukrainian companies plan to hire personnel next year.
Regus questioned 1,000 companies worldwide and 50 in Ukraine.
The survey also notes that Ukrainian employers are more willing to expand their staff than the global average – 36 percent of companies.
This is good news, but not for everybody who’s looking for a job.
To stand out from the crowd employees must demonstrate sharp skills, energy and be able to add value to the business.
Many businesses are now paused because there are neither a lot of available financial resources nor friendly environment, which forces companies to be more flexible and creative in their strategies.”– Roman Bondar, a consultant at Ward Howell.
“Many businesses are now paused because there are neither a lot of available financial resources nor friendly environment, which forces companies to be more flexible and creative in their strategies,” said Roman Bondar, a consultant at Ward Howell recruiting agency.
It means that key management positions will be filled with people able to identify and seize opportunities.
“It has become clear that people who work according to templates and are incapable of adjusting to new realities will lose out to job seekers with flexible thinking and high energy levels,” said Bondar.
“What is more surprising there are few of people who can meet these requirements,” he added.
According to the Head Hunter employment website and consultancy, the highest number of job applicants are for the positions of general director, economist and sales and financial directors.
There are 21.6 applicants per vacancy for general directors, 19 for economists, 14 sales directors and 12 for financial or commercial directors.
Overall in Ukraine, the most needed personnel are sales managers, says the Head Hunter report, because it has the biggest number of vacancies and applicants – from 22 to 35 percent of all vacancies in different regions.
Sales people are followed by IT personnel in the highest demand, from 19 to 35 percent of vacancies throughout Ukraine.
In the next year demand for highly qualified marketing specialists and sales specialists will remain high.”
– Olena Lymarchuk, human resource director at 3M.
“In the next year demand for highly qualified marketing specialists and sales specialists will remain high,” said Olena Lymarchuk, human resource director at 3M, a global technology company.
Recruiters said that job seekers’ personalities and characteristics are more important than ever, which influences the job application process.
Recruiters recommend being precise in targeting your job applications and having a clear understanding where you want to be in several years.
It is important to set the priorities for a work-life balance and look for a position that fits it.
Despite hard economic times, betting on a lower salary in order to get a job is not the best strategy.
To ask for lower payment is not a good option. It is better to know the value you can bring to the company and be able to explain it to your potential employer.”– Roman Bondar, a consultant at Ward Howell.
“To ask for lower payment is not a good option. It is better to know the value you can bring to the company and be able to explain it to your potential employer,” said Bondar.
These days it is also not enough just to have a nice resume, speak fluent English and have excellent presentation skills.
“Employers want genius professionals who can and want to work late hours, show the highest levels of responsibility and be proactive,” said Andriy Kryvokorytov, general director of Brain Source International.
Apart from finding vacancies on job websites or professional social networks and applying to recruiting agencies, it is now better not just to companies with vacancies, but for ones that suit your skill set.
“Persistence and a systemic approach is the unfailing recipe for an effective search and success in acquiring a new job,” said Lymarchuk.
In the era of brave, strong, quick, initiative and open people, you can’t just wait for a human resources manager to call you back anymore.”
– Roman Bondar, a consultant at Ward Howell.
A perfect candidate adjusts his or her resume to the demands of a company, then contacts managers or directors, establishes a good relationship with them and shows a high level of motivation to work.
Chances are higher for such job-seekers to be invited for an interview, say recruiters.
“In the era of brave, strong, quick, initiative and open people, you can’t just wait for a human resources manager to call you back anymore,” said Bondar from Ward Howell.
Kyiv Post staff writer Olga Gnativ can be reached at [email protected].
