There may be good news for those in professional occupations in the second quarter, according to a recent report.
A net 15 per cent of Canadian executives interviewed for the Robert Half Professional Employment Report say they plan to increase the number of full-time professionals on staff in the next three months.
Other findings of the national survey include 86 per cent of executives polled said they are confident in their companies’ prospects for growth in the second quarter.
Executives in the finance, insurance and real estate sector, and transportation industry plan to do the most hiring of professional staff, with a net 33 per cent of respondents from each category projecting hiring increases.
Nearly half of executives said it is challenging to find skilled professionals today.
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