The march of professionals on job hunt

Monitor reports 22% rise in numbers seeking new jobs

There was a 22 per cent increase in the number of professionals actively seeking new job opportunities last month compared to March 2016, according to our latest Morgan McKinley Ireland Employment Monitor.

In the finance sector nationwide, recently qualified jobseekers continue to command salaries of between €45,000 and €50,000.

Companies are increasingly prepared to recruit financial skill-sets outside their core industry expertise and cross-train where skills shortages are becoming difficult to source.

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