the hires blow a little but remain very dynamic

Back to normal for the employment of executives. After an exceptional 2017 vintage, the updated forecasts of the Association for the employment of executives (Apec) published on Wednesday reflect a soft landing on the front of hires. These are expected to increase by 4.5% in 2018, two less fast than a year earlier, then 1.7% and 1.9% "only" for the next two years.

The revision, just a few months, forecasts of the Apec is spectacular. In February, the badociation was counting on growth rates for long-term permanent and long-term hires – much higher: 6.3% in 2018, 4.5% in 2019 and 3.6% in 2020. In the meantime, the growth forecasts for investment and GDP have been revised downwards, the French economy having experienced an exceptional period in 2017. The badociation has revised its models accordingly.

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Except economic accident, the The dynamism of the job market for executives is not questioned, however, tempers Jean-Marie Marx, the director general of Apec. The number of companies – almost six out of ten – that anticipate hiring managers in the short term remains high. The optimism is all the more rigorous as the march reached in 2017 was very high. "We could have expected a decline considering the questions about the future. This is not the case " he estimated by presenting the new forecasts.

The recruitment curve therefore remains on the rise, even if the slope weakens, reaching 251,000 this year, 255,200 in 2019 and 260,000 a year later. "After having slowed down a lot, companies are filling up on frames added Jean-Marie Marx, to deal with issues such as digital or ecological transition. "

Mobility

The most sought-after profiles testify to this (computer science, telecoms, research and development engineer, consulting), even if commercial positions are still in high demand. "Growth and investment are the two main engines of hiring, ahead of retirement" abounded Pierre Lamblin, director of the studies department of Apec.

This dynamism of hiring goes hand in hand with a marked mobility of executives, driven in particular by the search for better remuneration. Only downside, employers find it more difficult to find shoes to their feet. A published offer won about thirty nominations, compared to fifty or so five years ago. Two-thirds of recruitments are considered difficult, even if few are unsuccessful. "The adjustment is made on the experience" confirms Pierre Lamblin. For the benefit of recent graduates

Alain Ruello