Who is hiring and what profiles?
25 September 2009
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Most sectors offer jobs at all levels, but many do so with an upgrade logic rather than growth.
Companies are increasingly demanding in terms of skills.
Air conditioning engineers and interior architects for real estate, production managers for tour operators... New needs are emerging.
Tonic for some recruitment professionals, relatively calm for others, the evolution of the job market is variously appreciated. Certainly, there has been a slowdown caused by the holidays and Ramadan, but, according to Siham Alaoui, consultant at Convergence Conseil, the pace will accelerate during the rest of the year. The majority of sectors offer jobs at all levels, she assures.
For his part, Essaid Bellal, CEO of Diorh, adds that "the recruitment dynamic is much more linked to an upgrade than to a growth logic." We understand that there is no mass hiring but for specific missions.
The firms, however, share the same impression, namely that companies are becoming increasingly demanding in terms of skills. "It is not for nothing that candidates with experience abroad are preferred over nationals, even if this observation is not valid in all cases," comments a recruitment professional.
According to the impressions and analyses gathered, this back-to-school season, the services sectors (information and communication technologies, banking, tourism-hospitality) are by far the most dynamic, alongside the construction industry which, for several years, has still offered many opportunities despite the signs of exhaustion being felt in housing production.
In this sector, some companies have become large groups and are looking for both technicians and skills in finance and even marketing and communication. The new fact is that a pressing need is expressed for "air conditioning engineers, interior architects," notes Siham Alaoui.
In the field of information technology, it is clear that offshoring offers good job prospects. But the current context is not very favorable. "In recent years, we hired 50 to 70 computer engineers per year for large 5-year projects. This is no longer the case today. Given the international environment, we are obliged to do it gradually for projects that do not exceed three years," underlines the head of an IT services company. Some companies are even forced to freeze all hiring.
Nevertheless, specialized profiles remain in demand. These are mainly those who master Java/J2EE, Dot net and management software packages (ERP). For these latter tools, recruitment firms are hunting for technical or functional consultants mastering software packages such as SAP, Oracle Applications, Gold...
Call centers, on the other hand, are doing better. According to an HR director, "activity is restarting strongly after a lull and recruitment is following."
Headhunting has intensified for certain profiles
Still in the services sector, banks are strongly contributing to the dynamism of the market. Practically, all institutions hire on average between 250 and 400 people per year, or even more, to compensate for retirements, but especially in a growth logic. "Given the diversity and richness of banking jobs, all training interests banks, it is enough that the candidate has qualities of openness and adaptability," underlines Ali Serhani of Gesper Services.
The tourism sector continues to be active in the market, even if companies opt more for poaching than for recruiting young beginners whom they will train. As a result, only experienced and operational profiles find employment.
Observers attest that there is a strong trend for fairly recent profiles. These are, for example, project managers in the event sector. For permanent positions, restaurant managers, chefs and qualified hotel managers for restaurants and hotels are also sought after. Poaching is, however, more frequent than the integration of young graduates because such positions require solid experience.
On the travel agency side, the development of new profiles, including production managers, is beginning to develop. The latter are responsible for setting up packages (travel, seminars, excursions...) for clients.
In large-scale distribution, offers concern department managers, cashiers, warehouse workers (support for logistics), for distributors. For food processing, needs also focus on operational personnel, including technicians.
Clearly, services are creating more jobs, but the CEO of Diorh points out that there are no more dynamic sectors than others. "The most structured companies are those that have understood the competitive challenge. For this, they do not hesitate to recruit, but, above all, to make themselves more attractive," he underlines.
Focus: Slight decrease in the unemployment rate in the 2nd quarter
According to the High Commission for Planning (HCP), the unemployment rate fell by 1.1 points at the end of the second quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2008, to 8%. The job market therefore resisted the crisis relatively well, mainly thanks to agriculture. Of the 232,000 jobs created during the period, 111,400 were in cities, compared to an annual average of 210,000 over the last three years, and 120,300 jobs in rural areas compared to an average of 5,000. The overall volume of employment thus increased, between the two periods, from 10,307,000 to 10,539,000. By sector of activity, job creation mainly concerned the "agriculture, forestry and fishing" sector, with 196,000 jobs (176,000 in rural areas and 20,000 in urban areas) compared to losses of 116,000 jobs a year earlier, and construction, with 40,000 jobs (32,000 in urban areas and 8,000 in rural areas) compared to an annual average over the last three years of 92,000 jobs.
Brahim Habriche
Published on September 21, 2009
Posted online on September 25, 2009
lavieeco.com
Companies are increasingly demanding in terms of skills.
Air conditioning engineers and interior architects for real estate, production managers for tour operators... New needs are emerging.
Tonic for some recruitment professionals, relatively calm for others, the evolution of the job market is variously appreciated. Certainly, there has been a slowdown caused by the holidays and Ramadan, but, according to Siham Alaoui, consultant at Convergence Conseil, the pace will accelerate during the rest of the year. The majority of sectors offer jobs at all levels, she assures.
For his part, Essaid Bellal, CEO of Diorh, adds that "the recruitment dynamic is much more linked to an upgrade than to a growth logic." We understand that there is no mass hiring but for specific missions.
The firms, however, share the same impression, namely that companies are becoming increasingly demanding in terms of skills. "It is not for nothing that candidates with experience abroad are preferred over nationals, even if this observation is not valid in all cases," comments a recruitment professional.
According to the impressions and analyses gathered, this back-to-school season, the services sectors (information and communication technologies, banking, tourism-hospitality) are by far the most dynamic, alongside the construction industry which, for several years, has still offered many opportunities despite the signs of exhaustion being felt in housing production.
In this sector, some companies have become large groups and are looking for both technicians and skills in finance and even marketing and communication. The new fact is that a pressing need is expressed for "air conditioning engineers, interior architects," notes Siham Alaoui.
In the field of information technology, it is clear that offshoring offers good job prospects. But the current context is not very favorable. "In recent years, we hired 50 to 70 computer engineers per year for large 5-year projects. This is no longer the case today. Given the international environment, we are obliged to do it gradually for projects that do not exceed three years," underlines the head of an IT services company. Some companies are even forced to freeze all hiring.
Nevertheless, specialized profiles remain in demand. These are mainly those who master Java/J2EE, Dot net and management software packages (ERP). For these latter tools, recruitment firms are hunting for technical or functional consultants mastering software packages such as SAP, Oracle Applications, Gold...
Call centers, on the other hand, are doing better. According to an HR director, "activity is restarting strongly after a lull and recruitment is following."
Headhunting has intensified for certain profiles
Still in the services sector, banks are strongly contributing to the dynamism of the market. Practically, all institutions hire on average between 250 and 400 people per year, or even more, to compensate for retirements, but especially in a growth logic. "Given the diversity and richness of banking jobs, all training interests banks, it is enough that the candidate has qualities of openness and adaptability," underlines Ali Serhani of Gesper Services.
The tourism sector continues to be active in the market, even if companies opt more for poaching than for recruiting young beginners whom they will train. As a result, only experienced and operational profiles find employment.
Observers attest that there is a strong trend for fairly recent profiles. These are, for example, project managers in the event sector. For permanent positions, restaurant managers, chefs and qualified hotel managers for restaurants and hotels are also sought after. Poaching is, however, more frequent than the integration of young graduates because such positions require solid experience.
On the travel agency side, the development of new profiles, including production managers, is beginning to develop. The latter are responsible for setting up packages (travel, seminars, excursions...) for clients.
In large-scale distribution, offers concern department managers, cashiers, warehouse workers (support for logistics), for distributors. For food processing, needs also focus on operational personnel, including technicians.
Clearly, services are creating more jobs, but the CEO of Diorh points out that there are no more dynamic sectors than others. "The most structured companies are those that have understood the competitive challenge. For this, they do not hesitate to recruit, but, above all, to make themselves more attractive," he underlines.
Focus: Slight decrease in the unemployment rate in the 2nd quarter
According to the High Commission for Planning (HCP), the unemployment rate fell by 1.1 points at the end of the second quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2008, to 8%. The job market therefore resisted the crisis relatively well, mainly thanks to agriculture. Of the 232,000 jobs created during the period, 111,400 were in cities, compared to an annual average of 210,000 over the last three years, and 120,300 jobs in rural areas compared to an average of 5,000. The overall volume of employment thus increased, between the two periods, from 10,307,000 to 10,539,000. By sector of activity, job creation mainly concerned the "agriculture, forestry and fishing" sector, with 196,000 jobs (176,000 in rural areas and 20,000 in urban areas) compared to losses of 116,000 jobs a year earlier, and construction, with 40,000 jobs (32,000 in urban areas and 8,000 in rural areas) compared to an annual average over the last three years of 92,000 jobs.
Brahim Habriche
Published on September 21, 2009
Posted online on September 25, 2009
lavieeco.com
