98% OF CENTRAL
FLORIDA EMPLOYERS SURVEYED WILL HIRE THIS YEAR
More than
8,650 Jobs Open Now & 19,000 More Projected For 2013
February 13, 2013 (Orlando, FL) – OrlandoJobs.com
publishes clear-cut positive findings today in an annual employment survey for
the Central Florida region. Chief among the findings: 98% of the employers
surveyed plan on hiring this year.
Building on encouraging results in the five years since OrlandoJobs.com
began their annual survey of companies, the 2013 employment forecast for Central
Florida shows concrete signs of a recovery in 2013.
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Combined, this survey found more than 8,650 jobs currently open at
the 198 surveyed companies.
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In addition, more than 19,000 jobs are forecasted to be open in
the last three quarters of 2013.
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98% of
companies plan on hiring at least one person in 2013.
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89% of companies currently have
open jobs, up from 75% in 2012.
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The top six sectors leading the way in Central Florida are Leisure and
Hospitality, Healthcare, Professional and Business Services, Education, Retail
and Technology.
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42% of surveyed companies are using temporary employees to help fill open
positions.
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LinkedIn.com was responsible for more than 120 Central Florida hires in
the surveyed group.
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Employers offer blunt tips to job seekers including: don’t apply
if you aren’t qualified, grammar/spelling counts, be honest, and don’t be late
for an interview!
“A positive
outlook on the part of employers is pushing the Central Florida job market
ever-forward in 2013, and the data in our survey results backs up those who are
starting to use the word ‘recovery’ to describe the market,” says Roger Lear,
President and Co-Founder of OrlandoJobs.com. “Hospitality leads the way and
employers in all sectors were very clear that they are only hiring job seekers
that fit the job skills. In this
recovering market, if you are underemployed or unemployed, applying to jobs that
are exact matches to your skill set is the way to go because employers want
proven track records to help protect their hiring investments. For job seekers applying to any job, this is
why you may not hear back from the employer.”
Other
findings from the survey include the role that social media is playing in
employment, the greatest challenges employers face, their best advice for job
seekers, and the companies that are forecasting the largest number of open jobs
for 2013. Download the survey in its entirety at www.orlandojobs.com/whitepaper.
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Roger Lear
President,
OrlandoJobs.com
(407)
645-4224 office
(407) 925-2084 cell
Twitter:
@orlandojobs
