ONLINE recruitment site said hiring online grew 16% year-on-year in June, with all industries experiencing growth.
In a statement Tuesday, Monster said according to its Monster Employment Index (MEI), “Online hiring in the Philippines witnessed positive growth of 16% year-on-year for the month of June 2019.”
Monster added that all the industries monitored by the MEI, “experienced positive growth for the month, surpassing the year-ago level across the board.”
Leading the 12 job sectors monitored by Monster was the consumer goods/FMCG sector, which had a year-on-year growth of 29% in June. Next strngest was growth in advertising hiring at 23%.
IT, telecom/ISP hiring also grew 23%; education 20%; healthcare 19%; BPO/ITES 15%; hospitality 14%; logistics, courier/freight/transportation, import/export and shipping sector 23%; retail 7%; and engineering, construction and real estate 6%.
Occupations that were in the most demand, MEI reported, were HR & admin (34%); finance & accounts (25%); marketing & communications (24%); and hospitality & travel (16%). — Gillian M. Cortez
