Globally, companies are increasing their interests for new hires, indicating that the number of companies seeking a ‘Recruiter’ has jumped up by 30 per cent between December 2021 and January 2022, according to GlobalData.

The leading data and analytics company revealed that there was over 6,000 ‘recruiter’ job postings in January, 2022. Listings for ‘Recruiters’ were the highest in the US, followed by India, the UK, Germany and Canada.

On a broader outlook, the number of job advertisements and job advert closures worldwide totalled 1.9 million in January 2022, representing a 7 per cent increase compared to the previous month. Looking specifically at the numbers, the majority of job advertisements were located in Europe, followed by Asia-Pacific (APAC), South & Central America (SCA), and North America.

Ajay Kumar Thalluri, Business Fundamentals Analyst at GlobalData, commented:

“The rate at which companies are currently onboarding recruiters can be compared to the rate at which companies usually hire around Christmas season to meet the holiday rush. We wouldn’t be surprised to see a recruitment rush in the coming year, especially in the construction and technology sectors.”
Ajay Kumar Thalluri, GlobalData

GlobalData pointed out that job adverts for recruiters in the construction sector increased from around 160 in December 2021 to over 800 in January 2022, while listings for recruiters in the tech sector increased from 1,409 in December 2021 to 1,704 in January 2022.

“Around 9 per cent of the ‘Recruiter’ job postings were for technical teams. For example, Amazon.com advertised almost 80 positions for technical recruiters in January 2022. Similarly, Apple advertised recruiter roles for hiring in niche areas of the business.”
Ajay Kumar Thalluri , GlobalData

Job Postings Compare Differently in October 2021

According to GlobalData, this increasing trend is not only limited to the Tech and construction sectors. Lowe’s Companies, Nissan Motor Co, CenterPoint Energy, and Kraken Bitcoin Exchange were also hiring recruiters, each requesting potential candidates to have experience of planning and executing high-volume hiring.

Meanwhile, Japanese banking company Mizuho Financial Group advertised for a ‘VP – Investment Banking Recruiter’, as the company is interested in hiring Vice Presidents for its growing banking team.

Thalluri observed that: “Hiring is off to a good start in 2022, despite fears of the Omicron variant. Job postings have remained robust, and companies are expected to implement new policy decisions in Q1 that will facilitate employment.”

These situations compare differently from that of October 2021 as job postings saw a decline, with over 1.9 million jobs closing during the period, reflecting an 8 per cent month-on-month decline in job postings.

This was the case due to the resurgence of new variants of the Covid-19 virus, thus inducing lockdowns and impacting job postings in countries such as China where job postings took a nose dive by 34 per cent in October 2021. At the time, higher job closures were recorded for entry and junior-level jobs during the month.