John Peters, Director at Commercial Finance People Recruitment comments “Comparing month-on-month and quarter-on-quarter, we are seeing noticeably more candidate activity, both in response to our posted jobs and in general enquiries about the availability of new career opportunities.  Overall, confidence in the economy remains fragile among employers and employees but there does seem to be a growing desire to feel more confident and a growing readiness to take more of a risk.  One standout point is which groups of people seem more inclined to take a risk at the moment – we are seeing more interest from risk and relationship people, not so much from business development people.”

Latest data signalled higher levels of availability for permanent workers in June. Nevertheless, panellists continued to indicate skill shortages for a range of specific job types.

The availability of candidates to fill permanent job roles increased for a fifth consecutive month in June. Although quickening to the fastest since February, the rate of growth remained only modest.

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