The executive job market in 2010
Figures from APEC have just come out, the marketé for executives should stabilize to rise again over the next 3 yearsées:
In 2010, companies are planning to recruit 10,000 fewer executives than in 2009.
Amortization. The executive employment market has seen one decline after another. Just over 140,000 new hires were été réalized by companies in 2009, down 28% in one year. In 2010, we can expect à a further decline, with around 135,000 managers hiredéwhich would represent a low point. The upward trend in recruitment is expected to resume à from 2011 onwards, but it will take until 2013 to return to 2008 levels and pass the 200,000 hires mark.
Functions resist. In terms of functions, the pleasant surprise in the forecasts delivered by companies à Apec is that the Study, Research & Development functions are holding up well. Hiring in these areas is likely to remain stable, accounting for one in five new recruits. The IT and Sales functions are also expected to do well, with volumes likely to remain high: 21,800 à 24,000 for IT and 28,400 à 30,700 for Sales. The other functions would all be affected, but with varying degrees of intensity. The finance/accounting functioné would be strongly affected.
Services are strengthening. The Services sector is expected to show resilience, and could stabilize its hiring levels (with a forecast range of between -8% and +1%). This relative resilience goes a long way towards explaining the more moderate decline in the volume of executive hires in 2010 compared to à 2009. It also reflects the greater concentration of the executive employment market, which is synonymous with fragilityé. On the other hand, in industry, the sharp decline in executive recruitment is set to continue. Construction and Commerce are likely to see a further decline in hiring, albeit more moderate than in 2009.
Régions. Lastly, in terms of geographical distribution, only two regionséare announcing strong recruitment trends: Auvergne and Limousin. It should be noted that the Ile-de-France region, which accounts for almost one recruitment in two, is relatively stable (-2% with 67,000 recruitments forecast), as is the Rhéne-Alpes region (-5% with 13,500 recruitments forecast).
Source: Apec, L'emploi cadre 2010, février 2010
