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LOS ANGELES, March 23 /PRNewswire/ — The California Employee Confidence Index dropped 1.5 points in February to 61.5, according to the latest Spherion(R) Employment Report. This recent survey of California workers, conducted by Harris Interactive(R) on behalf of Spherion Corporation, shows that fewer workers are confident in their ability to find a new job and in the future of their current employer. The survey also found that more workers were likely to look for a new job in the next year.
Results from the California Employment Report: — Forty-eight percent of workers believe that the economy is remaining steady, an increase of 10 percentage points from January. — Sixty-one percent of employees are confident in their ability to find a new job, a seven percentage point drop from last month. — The percentage of workers confident in the future of their current employer decreased by four percentage points to 65 percent in February. — Thirty-seven percent of workers say they are likely to look for a new job in the next 12 months, an increase of six percentage points from the previous month.
“After rising to a new high in January, we saw the percentage of workers confident in California drop last month as fewer have confidence in their personal job situations,” explained Lauren Steel, territory vice president for Spherion. “This is somewhat surprising because workers of all skills and levels are in high demand, especially in the major metropolitan areas across the state. In fact, we have started to notice a new hiring trend which emphasizes the talent shortages that employers are currently facing. Companies are now looking to use specialized contract workers to fill their open positions that would have traditionally been staffed by full-time workers. It’s certainly an option we recommend when full-time talent isn’t available and critical business needs must be attended to.”
Spherion Corporation is a leading recruiting and staffing company that provides integrated solutions to meet the evolving needs of companies and job candidates. As an industry pioneer for 60 years, Spherion has screened and placed millions of individuals in temporary, temp-to-hire and full-time jobs. Positions range from administrative and light industrial to a host of professions that include accounting/finance, information technology, engineering, manufacturing, legal, human resources and sales/marketing.
Corra, being headquartered in California, can sense a slight malaise among people. One one level the job market is very robust with amazing salaries being offered to candidates with exceptional skills. Clerical employees and laborers are not finding it hard to get work, either. But in the middle, there is some pressure as many industries pick up their proverbial catcher’s mitt and move their offices elsewhere.
The recent Nissan move took a big bite out of the job market. There are others either moving or talking about it. It’s raised enough concern that certain pundits are calling for incentives to keep and lure companies here. California is, after all, the birthing ground for many smaller and medium sized businesses.
As HR Managers, you are are recruiting from the largest state in the country. Many souls immigrate to California from around the country and around the globe. So be sure to have a comprehensive employment screening program in place when recruiting candidates. Be sure to run criminal checks and education verification searches. A Social Security Trace will assure you that your candidate is legally entitled to work in the U.S. A credit check is necessary for anyone with access to sensitive databases, cash or product, or proprietary information.
So, workers whether they are optimistic or not, should realize that any company that wants to hire them will check them out before they hire.
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