Where are the Jobs?

March 11, 2008

Having a tough time finding a job? I don’t blame you. Even though companies are saying that their level of layoffs are in line with normal attrition, recruiters and job hunters believe otherwise. According to a Wall Street Recruiting Company, on average 100 resumes are arriving each day and only 3 of them will lead to a job.

Want to know where the jobs are? Here are the results of the latest Manpower Survey (for Q2), they are one of the world’s largest recruitment agencies:

Where is it Near Impossible to Find Jobs?

US: Labor Market Weakest in 4 Years
UK: Labor Market Outlook Weakest in 14 Years, Hiring Intentions Have Been Cut by 50%

Where is it Increasingly Tough to Find Jobs?

Germany
Italy
Spain

Where are they Hiring?

Singapore
Hong Kong
India
Romania
Poland
Argentina
Peru

Of all the Asian countries, the weakest employment outlook is in China

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