{"id":2633,"date":"2011-05-05T07:59:29","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T11:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/?p=2633"},"modified":"2023-10-03T06:06:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:06:08","slug":"2011-executive-job-market-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/2011-executive-job-market-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Executive Job Market Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.execunet.com\">ExecuNet&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0annual Executive Job Market Intelligence Report, business growth should continue through 2011 and executive recruiters are expecting double-digit growth, compared to the double-digit drop most of them experienced during the economic downturn.<\/p>\n<p>Significant pockets of opportunity are opening, particularly in these industries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Healthcare<\/li>\n<li>High Technology<\/li>\n<li>Clean\/Green Technology<\/li>\n<li>Life Sciences (Pharma\/Medical\/Biotech)<\/li>\n<li>Manufacturing<\/li>\n<li>Financial Services\/Banking\/Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Energy\/Utilities<\/li>\n<li>Business Services<\/li>\n<li>Internet\/Online Services<\/li>\n<li>Consumer Products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A total of 3,199 participants were surveyed for the report:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2,028 executives from North America,<\/li>\n<li>462 executives from outside North America,<\/li>\n<li>563 executive search firm consultants, and corporate human resource and talent acquisition leaders, and<\/li>\n<li>146 executive search firm consultants from a companion global survey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Findings indicate that <a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/executive-job-searc-the-old-way-networking-still-works-best\/\">networking is still (by far) the best way to open doors<\/a> to new opportunities, as shown in their breakdown of where recruiters find executive candidates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>46% \u2013 networking<\/li>\n<li>23% \u2013 the firm&#8217;s database<\/li>\n<li>11% \u2013 research<\/li>\n<li>10% \u2013 searching resume databases<\/li>\n<li>8% \u2013 online job postings<\/li>\n<li>2% \u2013 advertising<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>&#8220;Companies report that 92 percent of their jobs with salaries at or above $200,000 per year are not posted publicly online. This trend continues to increase as companies become overwhelmed by response to advertised positions because what is published on their websites is re-published by an increasing number of job ad aggregators.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the report, employers&#8217; most sought-after executive characteristics today are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ability to build and lead high performance teams<\/li>\n<li>Industry-specific experience<\/li>\n<li>Leadership skills<\/li>\n<li>Strategy and execution leadership<\/li>\n<li>Change agent<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Whereas, recruiters&#8217; hardest-to-find characteristics in executives stack up like this:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Industry-specific experience<\/li>\n<li>Ability to build and lead high performance teams<\/li>\n<li>Strategy and execution leadership<\/li>\n<li>Leadership skills<\/li>\n<li>Functional\/technical expertise<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Mark Anderson, ExecuNet&#8217;s President and Chief Economist, explained the implications:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>&#8220;If you are changing industries or functions and want to be a change agent, the clear message is &#8216;go direct to hiring companies&#8217; and demonstrate your ability to build, mold, and motivate strong, high-performing teams.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The report ends with the caution that an unplanned, unguided job search may lead to roadblocks and dead ends. Understanding how to chart the right course is critical.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8220;What&#8217;s most important for you to remember is that a solid business network and your work to proactively build it and cultivate relationships through it can put you on the road to opportunity.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>Related posts:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/how-to-build-a-powerful-executive-network\/\">How to Build a Powerful Executive Network<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/executive-job-search-research-your-target-employers\/\">Executive Job Search: Research Your Target Employers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/how-to-tap-into-hidden-c-level-executive-jobs\/\">How To Tap Into Hidden C-level Executive Jobs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/executivecareerbrand.com\/build-winning-relationships-with-executive-recruiters\/\">Build Winning Relationships with Executive Recruiters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business growth should continue through 2011 and executive recruiters are expecting double-digit growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5],"tags":[112,115],"class_list":{"0":"post-2633","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-executive-career-management","7":"category-executive-job-search","8":"category-executive-networking","9":"tag-executive-job-search","10":"tag-executive-networking","11":"entry","12":"has-post-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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