RJ and Makay

ExecuNet just published their 2010 Executive Job Market Intelligence Report, and the executive recruiters they surveyed have identified the top high growth functions for executive job seekers in 2010:

1. Business Development
2. Sales
3. Operations Management
4. Engineering
5. Marketing
6. General Management
7. Finance
8. Consulting
9. R&D
10. MIS/Information Technology

Of the 186 search firms who responded to the ExecuNet survey 64% are expecting more senior management hiring over the next six months. In the short-term recruiters are still optimistic with 42% expecting increases in the next 3 months. That's the highest number since June of 2008 in nearly two years!

Although the economy and the job market have a long grueling road ahead of us, recent data suggest we at least have started our journey.

Going up
Economists are projecting the U.S. economy added 185,000 jobs in March. This is an increase of 162,000 jobs in March. Although the unemployment rate will not come down anytime soon, employers are hiring more. The official unemployment report comes out May 7th.

CareerBuilder and USA TODAY's latest nationwide survey of employers found six employment trends for Q2 2010.  For example, hiring contract workers is a trend, as employers seem to be hesitant to accelerate hiring of permanent staff, 25 percent of employers anticipate hiring contract workers or freelancers in the second quarter to help fill productivity gaps.  Thirteen percent said they are likely to hire these workers on a permanent basis.

Here they are: