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Good Knowledge of Recruitment Cycles to Give
Your Job Search an Edge
By Jobnonstop!
When it comes to connecting with the right job opportunity, timing isn't everything, but
it's certainly something. Tuning into industries' and employers' annual recruitment
cycles just might give you a decisive edge.
That's the consensus of recruiters and employers with fingers on the pulse of seasonal
variations in hiring. Here's a quarter-by-quarter summary of how these hiring dynamics
play out.
First Quarter: A New Year's Wave of Hiring
Sometimes peaks of hiring correspond with workplace factors that are only loosely
related, like when people take vacation. "Hiring seems to be done by consensus more
than any other decision, so most hiring decisions have to be made when people are in
the office."
Major hiring initiatives may follow close on the heels of the holidays. The big months
for hiring are January and February, and late September and October, from research.
Job seekers who make contact right at the start of these cycles have the best chance
of being hired.
Strong hiring periods like the first quarter, when demand for talent may outweigh the
supply of qualified candidates, may be a good time to go for a job with more
responsibility or higher pay. "If you're currently employed and looking to improve your
status, you'll want to look during the peak hiring season.
Second Quarter: Slowing down on new in takes
For job seeker, this period may not bring the best of search result as most companies
would have rounded up their recruiting exercise except for organization that are just
coming to the market or companies that’s lost staff to relocation and other factors. We
do not rule out the possibility of getting jobs at this period but all we are stressing is
that the chances are slim.
Third Quarter: Recruiters are relaxing
Hiring slows down in July and the trend continues till September. For those with
nontraditional but impressive employment backgrounds, there's an advantage to
looking in relatively slow hiring months like July and December.
For example, recruiters, less pressed for time than in peak months, may be willing to
take a longer look at an experienced professional seeking to change their jobs for
various reasons.
Fourth Quarter: A Rush, Then a Lull
The fourth quarter presents the most complex hiring dynamics of the year, with its mix
of fall activity, holiday retail hiring, Christmas-to-New Year's slowdown, and end-of-year
financial and budget maneuvering.
Hiring managers and bank CEOs will typically try to reduce their operating profits by
incurring search fees towards the end of each year, to avoid paying taxes.
Although December hiring is at low levels in many industries, recruiters are determined
to fill the year's remaining openings by December 31, and the supply of applicants
dwindles as Christmas and the New Year approach.
Major industries classified as information, financial services, and professional and
business services, having hired heavily in the second quarter, see their lowest level of
hiring in December.
But December isn't as slow as it used to be, say some observers. And applications
tend to slow down during the holiday season more than openings do -- tipping the
balance in favor of those who do apply.
So playing the recruitment peaks doesn't mean waiting out the rest of the year. You
need to be out there looking for opportunities, not finding excuses to avoid looking.
Best of luck in your job search.
Your Job Search an Edge
By Jobnonstop!
When it comes to connecting with the right job opportunity, timing isn't everything, but
it's certainly something. Tuning into industries' and employers' annual recruitment
cycles just might give you a decisive edge.
That's the consensus of recruiters and employers with fingers on the pulse of seasonal
variations in hiring. Here's a quarter-by-quarter summary of how these hiring dynamics
play out.
First Quarter: A New Year's Wave of Hiring
Sometimes peaks of hiring correspond with workplace factors that are only loosely
related, like when people take vacation. "Hiring seems to be done by consensus more
than any other decision, so most hiring decisions have to be made when people are in
the office."
Major hiring initiatives may follow close on the heels of the holidays. The big months
for hiring are January and February, and late September and October, from research.
Job seekers who make contact right at the start of these cycles have the best chance
of being hired.
Strong hiring periods like the first quarter, when demand for talent may outweigh the
supply of qualified candidates, may be a good time to go for a job with more
responsibility or higher pay. "If you're currently employed and looking to improve your
status, you'll want to look during the peak hiring season.
Second Quarter: Slowing down on new in takes
For job seeker, this period may not bring the best of search result as most companies
would have rounded up their recruiting exercise except for organization that are just
coming to the market or companies that’s lost staff to relocation and other factors. We
do not rule out the possibility of getting jobs at this period but all we are stressing is
that the chances are slim.
Third Quarter: Recruiters are relaxing
Hiring slows down in July and the trend continues till September. For those with
nontraditional but impressive employment backgrounds, there's an advantage to
looking in relatively slow hiring months like July and December.
For example, recruiters, less pressed for time than in peak months, may be willing to
take a longer look at an experienced professional seeking to change their jobs for
various reasons.
Fourth Quarter: A Rush, Then a Lull
The fourth quarter presents the most complex hiring dynamics of the year, with its mix
of fall activity, holiday retail hiring, Christmas-to-New Year's slowdown, and end-of-year
financial and budget maneuvering.
Hiring managers and bank CEOs will typically try to reduce their operating profits by
incurring search fees towards the end of each year, to avoid paying taxes.
Although December hiring is at low levels in many industries, recruiters are determined
to fill the year's remaining openings by December 31, and the supply of applicants
dwindles as Christmas and the New Year approach.
Major industries classified as information, financial services, and professional and
business services, having hired heavily in the second quarter, see their lowest level of
hiring in December.
But December isn't as slow as it used to be, say some observers. And applications
tend to slow down during the holiday season more than openings do -- tipping the
balance in favor of those who do apply.
So playing the recruitment peaks doesn't mean waiting out the rest of the year. You
need to be out there looking for opportunities, not finding excuses to avoid looking.
Best of luck in your job search.
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