PRACTICES IN EMPLOYMENT
| Project S.A.V.E. Surveys |
The Staffing Alliance of Virginia Employers
HR SALARIES SURVEY
Recruiting salaries were surveyed in the Washington, DC area, January 2010. Workload and job tenure data also reported.
Results: Lead /Senior Recruiters
– Average salary: $91,667
– Average tenure: 4.7 years
Other respondents too few to average by categories.
No Contract recruiters responded this year.
SOURCING SURVEY
Here are the February, 2010 rankings of the most productive sources of recruitment according to recruiters.
Source Rank and Usage |
|
(1)Job Boards (2.36) |
100% |
(2) Employee Referrals (2.64) |
100% |
(3)Company Web Site (3.45) |
100% |
(4)Temp-to-Fulltime (3.67) |
55% |
(5)College Recruiting (4.67) |
55% |
(6)On-line Newspaper Jobs (4.80) |
45% |
(7)Job Fairs (5.75) |
73% |
(8)Rehires (5.83) |
55% |
(9)Unsolicited/Write-ins (6.8) |
45% |
(10)Professional Associations (7.0) |
64% |
Commentary: The top three sources are the same as last year but with Job Boards barely edging out Employee Referrals for the top spot. College Recruiting and Job Fairs were equally strong indicating the need for recruiters to physically reach out to job seekers and not depend solely upon desktop access.
Rounding out the list, Social Networking showed up for the first time at number 11, while Print Advertising fell to dead last in 14th place after Direct Sourcing and Employment Agencies.
While past surveys have reorted 5 or 6 sources used on average by respondents, this year respondents were more diligent in capturing all the sources used showing an averge of 8 or better sources used by each reporting firm.
VACANCY RATES SURVEY
Here are the vacancy rates reported by Washington DC area employers in March, 2010.
Vacancies by Industry |
|
Gov't Contracting/I.T. (6) |
4.75% vacancy rate |
Other (2) |
2.06% Vacancy rate |
Overall |
4.45 % Vacancy rate |
Annual Comparisons:
2009 4.4%
2008 6.9%
2007 8.48 %
2006 7.55 %