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Marketing & Creative Professionals 2007 and Beyond

Job Seeker Activity Report
Firms who require marketing and creative professionals to meet their goals often have a continuous need for qualified candidates and limited availability of candidates to meet those demands. Ironically, revenue growth and continued success only deepens the effects of the current, strong job market for talented professionals. However, this situation varies considerably across different marketing sectors. Fortunately, Monster’s analysis of job seeker activity uncovered vital information for building a strong sourcing and hiring program for 2007 and beyond.

Key Take-Aways

Marketing professionals continue to come to Monster for employment opportunities. There are over 1.6 million marketing-oriented resumes registered in the Monster U.S. resume database, which continues to add over 3,000 new resumes per day. In the first half of 2007, job candidate growth dropped slightly, primarily due to a typical seasonal slowdown in job postings. Growth in applicants should rise significantly toward the end of 2007.

Marketing job seekers are somewhat willing to relocate. In general, Marketing job seekers are more optimistic about finding work locally; however, about 41%, compared to 35% in all other Monster categories, are open to the possibility of moving. For the most part, these are candidates with more experience looking for higher-level positions.

Marketing candidates are available on a temporary, contract or project basis. While job seekers in administrative and support roles are primarily looking for permanent employment, there are a variety of candidates with more experience and training willing to step into a temporary, contract or project-based opportunity.

Read: The Marketing & Creative Professionals Job Seeker Activity: 2007 and Beyond report courtesy of Monster Intelligence.

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