In the first half of this year, hiring demand for Recruiters was growing – a promising sign that employers planned to do more hiring. However, over the past several months, the volume of job ads for Recruiting professionals has declined significantly. In October, demand dropped again with about 4,700 new job ads posted online for Recruiters, 10% less than in September and down 9% versus one year ago.

Volume of Online Job Ads for Recruiters – 4 Years

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Employers that posted the most job ads for Recruiters during October include Amazon, Verizon, Microsoft, Macy's, and ADP. The staffing firms with the highest volume of Recruiter job reqs include Aerotek, Kforce, Appleone, Manpower Group, and Robert Half International. Of these 10 companies, 9 have increased their hiring for Recruiters. Only Macy's has seen a decline, down 97% from last year. The cities with the highest volume of job ads for Recruiters are below.

Cities with Highest Hiring Demand for Recruiters – October 2011 vs. 2010

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The last time we posted about the demand for Recruiters, our Hiring Scale™ showed there were about 8.7 potential candidates in the workforce for every job ad. Now, with a declining hiring demand, the Hiring Scaleshows about 9.8 candidates per job opening. Job ads for Recruiters are online for an average of 37 days. However, recruiting conditions will depend on each city.  Of the above cities with high volumes of ads for Recruiters, we found that Philadelphia has the best recruiting conditions with about 12 potential candidates per opening and and average posting period of 35 days. Organizations in the Philadelphia area will likely spend less time and expenses sourcing for open Recruiter jobs. In comparison, Seattle has the most difficult Recruiting conditions of these 10 locations. In addition, job ads are online for an average of 42 days, meaning that organizations here have a higher cost-per-hire and time-to-fill than many of their counterparts.

Hiring Scale for Recruiters Seattle, WA (Harder to Fill) vs. Philadelphia, PA (Easier to Fill)

Source: WANTED Analytics