Shift in jobs market as power swings back to workers

Recruitment site CEO criticises poor hiring practices during downturn

Job opportunities are up 14 per cent. Pic: Pixabay

“Power in the jobs market is returning to jobseekers,” according to Jane Lorigan, chief executive of Saongroup.com Ireland, parent company of IrishJobs.ie.

The latest jobs index from IrishJobs.ie records a 14 per cent rise in the total number of jobs advertised annually.

Graduate jobs are also up 15 per cent year on year and there is growth across a variety of sectors.

Medical and healthcare jobs are up by 50 per cent while ...