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Information Technology Contract & Temporary Occupational Trends

The Monster Intelligence study, "Information Technology Contract & Temporary Occupational Trends" examines recruiting and job-seeking activity on Monster within the United States.  This study presents a historical and timely snapshot of the current situation at Monster for Contract and Temporary IT opportunities and candidates.

Key Finding:

With the Technology industry recovery in 2004, Monster has seen continued growth in Information Technology job postings.

• In spite of the fact that Permanent IT job posting growth has continued to soar since the beginning of 2004 on Monster, Temporary IT job postings reached a plateau in the later part of 2004; however the first quarter of 2006 suggests a new acceleration.

Additional Key Findings:

More and more job seekers look to Monster for employment opportunities within IT.

• The number of new Temporary IT resumes posted on Monster is outpacing overall growth in IT and has grown consecutively since June 2003 on a year-over-year basis.
• The number of new Permanent IT resumes posted on Monster is consistent with overall growth in IT and has also grown consecutively since 2003 on a year-over-year basis.

Now is a good time to post your Temporary IT positions on Monster.

• Though Temporary IT job postings reached a plateau in the second half of 2004, 2006 suggests a new acceleration in activity; new resumes have grown consecutively over the past few years.
• The Information Technology category is among the top 10 categories where Monster job seekers are looking for new opportunities.

Competition for hiring Temporary IT candidates may be getting stiffer.

• The highest volume of Temporary IT job titles have experienced solid growth compared to the previous year.

For the full study and details, please click here.