2011 'will be a mixed year for jobs'

One industry body has forecast that the next 12 months will hold mixed fortunes for the UK employment market, but it will witness the creation of plenty of jobs, including those in the sales recruitment sector.

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has predicted that 2011 will see organisations within the recruitment sector continue to provide skilled workers, with its December JobsOutlook revealing firms' hiring intentions.

According to the report, 23 per cent of organisations will employ more permanent workers next year, while 32 per cent will be taking on more temporary staff.

The REC report states, however, that organisations in the private sector, including those involved with sales recruitment, need to be ready to bear the impact of the government's planned cuts to public sector jobs next year.

It comes after John Philpott, chief economic adviser to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, said that strong growth in the jobs market in 2010 should be sustained next year and help to offset the impact of predicted job losses.

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Posted by John Oak and Wayne Bly

Source: The Sales Director News