While the business climate may be ugly, the economic recovery depends on people like you to turn it around. Perhaps you are one of the visionaries that can think outside the box – perhaps you have the connections needed to collaborate with others – perhaps you have the passion to set the economy on the right track.
The ExecuNet Report is well-regarded, and it points to a job market reality: companies need people to create business opportunities, sell products and services, and manage their operations. See below:
NEW: The Executive Job Functions Most in Demand
| Executive Job Functions That Corporate Employers Expect Will Create The Most Growth In 2008 Executive Hiring |
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|---|---|---|
| Business Development | 14.8% | |
| Sales | 12.9% | |
| Operations Management (including Quality, Supply Chain and Logistics) |
12.9% | |
| General Management | 10.3% | |
| Finance | 9.1% | |
| Engineering | 9.1% | |
| Marketing | 8.7% | |
| MIS / Information Technology | 6.2% | |
| Consulting | 6.1% | |
| Research and Development | 5.7% | |
| Human Resources | 3.5% | |
| Source: ExecuNet 2008 | ||
Demand for senior-level executives with significant business
development, sales, operations management and general management will
outstrip corporate appetites for management-level hiring this year.
That's according to the findings of ExecuNet's 16th annual Executive Job Market Intelligence Report survey of more than 250 employer organizations.
