Over half (52%) of hiring managers are actively seeking talent for new roles, mostly to support company growth, and organizations are primed to move ahead with strategic initiatives.
However, competition for professionals with in-demand skills remains high. Most managers (90%) face challenges finding skilled talent, and of those who made a regrettable hire in the last year, 51% reported that they lost out on their top candidate after taking too long to make an offer. Companies risk losing skilled people to competitors if they don’t streamline hiring processes.
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Industry calculations are based on job postings provided by Textkernel. Positions are categorized to over 350 job titles within Robert Half’s 2024 Salary Guide using a proprietary mapping methodology that employs state-of-the-art large language models. This dataset includes roles across the finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, administrative and customer support, and human resources professions.
Data from Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey October 2024. Updated November 11, 2024.
Surveys were developed by Robert Half and conducted by independent research firms. Respondents included executives, senior managers and workers from small (1-99 employees), midsize (100-999 employees) and large (1,000-10,000 or more employees) businesses in private, publicly listed and public sector organizations across Canada.