83 per
cent of employers report that the average length of time they spend reading a cover letter is under a minute.
Not exact matches
In the 23rd Actuarial
Report on the Canada Pension Plan (OCA, 2007), the Office
of the Chief Actuary (OCA) certified that, in spite
of the substantial increase in CPP benefit payments that would result from the retirement
of the baby boom generation, the current legislated contribution rate
of 9.9 per
cent for
employers and employees combined would be more than enough to pay for benefits through 2075.
The graduating classes
of 61
of the 100 programmes listed in 2010
reported an average salary increase
of 60 per
cent or less... The biggest salary increases were
reported by those who changed
employer but stayed in the same industry; they achieved an average increase
of 61 per
cent, reaching a salary
of $ 174,300 three years after graduation.»
On August 4, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics
reported that U.S.
employers added another 209,000 jobs in July, dropping the unemployment rate to a 16 - year low
of 4.3 per
cent.
That same study
reported that over a third
of Canadians believe the travel insurance offered through their credit card (37 per
cent) or their
employer benefits plan (37 per
cent) is all that's required.
The IET's Skills & Demand in Industry
Report 2013 showed that 42 per
cent of employers have expressed disappointment with the skills
of new employees.
Employers have
reported a rise in vacancies
of 8.9 per
cent for the 2009/2010 recruitment year, and expect it to rise a further 4 per
cent in 2010/2011, suggesting the graduate job market has turned the corner.
The REC's latest JobsOutlook
report suggests that 82 per
cent of employers will seek to add to their permanent headcount in the next three months and 75 per
cent intend to do so in the next year.
Employers of graduates working in professional occupations,
reported significantly higher overall satisfaction 87 per
cent, compared with those
of graduates working in all other occupations.
The most recent research for the Parliamentary Office
of Science & Technology
reported that 42 per
cent of employers still have difficulties recruiting staff from science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) backgrounds.
The majority have
reported a median gender pay gap in excess
of 36 per
cent, while those in the top 100 for all
employers have pay gaps in excess
of 50 per
cent.
The European Commission has found a worrying 42 per
cent of UK
employers reported difficulties recruiting skilled IT workers — above the EU average — and predicts that there will be 900,000 unfilled technical vacancies in Europe by 2015, with the number
of digital and technology jobs growing at a rate
of more than 100,000 a year.
Additional highlights • 63 per
cent of resource and mining
employers are not actively hiring new graduates despite
reports of a growing skills shortage • 2016 salary increases for resource and mining professionals are more modest than the previous year, with 21 %
reporting no increases compared to eight per
cent in the previous year • Almost three quarters (73 %)
of oil and gas employees experience moderate to extreme workplace pressure due to the lack
of employees and skills present • Work from home options, pension / RRSP contributions and flexible work hours are the top - three incentives oil and gas
employers want to add in an effort to attract talent About Hays Canada: Hays Specialist Recruitment Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Hays plc, which has been at the forefront
of the global recruitment industry for over thirty - five years.
According to the Hays UK Salary & Recruiting Trends 2016
report, 79 per
cent of employers are struggling to recruit suitable candidates, whilst 59 per
cent of professionals are looking to move jobs in the next year.
On average, 42 per
cent of interns got graduate jobs with their internship
employer, according to ISE's latest
report.