Professional job opportunities up 31pc in first half of 2015 - Morgan McKinley
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There was a 31pc rise in the number of professional job opportunities available from January to June 2015 to 75,235 compared to the same period in 2014, driven by a renewed sense of confidence particularly in the finance, banking and IT sectors, according to Morgan McKinley Ireland chief operations officer Karen O’Flaherty.
She was commenting on the release of the latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor which shows a 19pc increase in the number of professional job opportunities to 11,305 and an 11pc drop in the number of professionals seeking employment in to 8,125 in June compared to the same month last year.
“There is a growing trend of existing and new multinationals evolving from servicing EMEA only to global markets from Ireland. The quality and availability of the multilingual workforce here is a key factor in this trend with the diversity of language skills enabling multinationals to service different time-zones and offer a 24/7 global support operation,” she said.
“Ireland’s reputation as an established centre of excellence for global supply chain operations with many corporate procurement and planning functions based here has continued to drive employment in this sector, with a 33pc increase in supply chain roles in June alone.
“Banking and financial services remain growth areas. Many of the jobs created in this sector this year are new roles and do not include legacy skill sets, adding to the recruitment challenge. Recruitment strategies are increasingly globally focused.”
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