Online hiring in the Philippines sees an annual surge of % The Philippines witnessed an % year-on-year annual boost in online recruitment activity in y 20, according to the latest Monster Employment Index (MEI). The highest performing industry was Retail at 39% annual growth, while BPO/ITES failed to impress with a 3% year-on-year decline. In terms of job roles, professionals in the Purchase/ Logistics/ Supply Chain industry saw the highest demand at 37%. Least in demand were professionals from the Customer Service sector, owing to a 9% annual decline. MANILA, 19 September 20 - Overall online hiring sentiment in the Philippines registered a positive % year-on-year growth between y 20 and 20, according to findings from the Monster Employment Index (MEI). y proved to be a good month for several industries in the Philippines, namely Retail (39%), Health Care (33%) and Logistics (31%). The BFSI and Hospitality industries also enjoyed double-digit growth to the tune of 19% and % respectively, for the month of y. Albeit not on par with other industries in the Philippines, the Consumer Goods, Production and Engineering industries all amassed annual growth figures to the tune of 13%, 10% and 10% respectively for the month of y. BPO/ITES was the only industry in the Philippines to experience a decline of 3% in y. The Monster Employment Index (MEI) is a gauge of online job posting activities compiled monthly by Monster.com. It records the industries and occupations that show the highest and lowest growth in recruitment activity locally.
Overall online hiring is flourishing in the Philippines, as confirmed by the positive annual growths recorded by several job roles monitored. The Purchase/ Logistics/ Supply Chain occupation commanded the most demand with a whopping 37% annual growth for the month of y. Coming in at a close second are the occupational groups of HR & Admin and Sales and Business Development, commanding 32% and 31% positive year-on-year growth during y. In line with favourable developments in the industry, the Health Care and Finance and Accounts sectors displayed corresponding positive year-on-year growth of 29% and 28% respectively. However, Engineering/Production, Real Estate and Customer Service professionals found that their skills were not in high demand, owing to a meagre 9 percent growth and 9 percent in the two sectors, respectively. Retail and Healthcare have been some of the top performing industries for y, as both have undergone technological upgrades in terms of accessibility and varied formats. Supply chain and human resources roles are in demand as these occupations form the backbone of the Philippine economy, said Abhijeet Mukherjee, CEO of Monster.com APAC and Middle East. Only the BPO/ITES industry did not seem to make a mark, but can definitely be expected to improve in the coming months. Overall, most industries and sectors have been performing well in terms of expansion and demand for talent. This can be owed to the ambitious economy-building programs being undertaken by the government. The Monster Employment Index Philippines is a monthly gauge of online job posting activity, based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities, culled from a large representative selection of career websites and online job listings across Singapore. The Index does not reflect the trend of any one advertiser or source, but is an aggregate measure of the change in job listings across the industry. Monster Employment Index Philippines results for the past months are as follows: Feb Mar Apr May Jun Aug Sep Oct Nov 100 103 101 106 103 97 98 100 99 100 102 106 1 1 113 113 114 114 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Y-o- Y %
Top Growth Industries Lowest Growth Industries % Growth % Growth Consumer Goods/ FMCG, Food & Retail 122 0 39% Packaged Food, Home 84 Appliance, Garments/ 95 13% Textiles/ Leather, Gems & Jewellery Production/Manufacturin Health Care 91 121 33% g, Automotive and 88 97 10% Ancillary Logistic, Courier/ Freight/ Transportation, 1 153 31% Engineering, Construction and Real 80 88 10% Import/Export, Shipping Estate BFSI 119 142 19% Education 109 110 1% Hospitality 102 120 % BPO/ITES 123 119-3% Top Growth Occupations Lowest Growth Occupations Purchase/ Supply Chain Logistics/ 103 141 37% HR & Admin 92 121 32% Sales & Business Development % Growth Software, Hardware, Telecom Marketing & Communications % Growth 110 138 25% 109 130 19% 97 127 31% Hospitality & Travel 80 90 13% Engineering /Production, Health Care 89 115 29% 81 88 9% Real Estate Finance & Accounts 110 141 28% Customer Service 128 1-9% By Industry 20 20 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun BPO/ITES 123 122 124 124 120 127 1 129 125 120 123 123 119 IT, Telecom/ISP 112 113 121 115 1 1 119 132 131 125 127 126 127 BFSI 119 119 124 122 122 124 130 144 148 145 148 145 142 Engineering, Construction and 80 81 81 81 82 82 85 87 87 85 86 86 88 Real Estate Consumer Goods/ 84 FMCG, Food & 85 87 88 95 92 96 98 94 91 89 92 95
Packaged Food, Home Appliance, Garments/ Textiles/ Leather, Gems & Jewellery Production/Manufact uring, Automotive 88 90 90 90 96 93 95 99 100 97 97 97 97 and Ancillary Retail 122 126 131 132 133 138 157 7 3 0 1 2 0 Hospitality 102 104 106 104 103 99 104 113 115 115 116 119 120 Education 109 106 108 101 99 102 107 128 132 121 114 123 110 Health Care 91 92 92 93 99 96 100 109 110 107 107 114 121 Logistic, Courier/ Freight/ Transportation, Import/Export, Shipping 1 120 124 125 124 126 139 153 157 150 150 156 153 Advertising, Market Research, Public 104 106 Relations, Media and 107 106 106 110 120 135 138 128 123 123 121 Entertainment By Occupation 20 20 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Software, Hardware, 110 Telecom 115 121 119 123 123 129 145 144 136 139 138 138 Finance & Accounts 110 110 113 114 112 1 125 147 152 146 151 146 141 Sales & Business 97 Development 99 102 101 102 106 116 127 129 128 123 129 127 Customer Service 128 123 125 124 1 127 116 128 125 119 122 123 1 Marketing & 109 Communications 111 111 110 108 113 125 141 144 133 129 129 130 HR & Admin 92 94 97 97 94 101 113 134 135 125 125 121 121 Engineering /Production, Real 81 82 82 82 84 83 86 88 88 86 87 87 88 Estate Hospitality & Travel 80 81 83 83 86 84 88 92 90 87 86 89 90 Health Care 89 90 90 91 97 94 98 106 108 105 105 112 115 Purchase/ Logistics/ 103 Supply Chain 106 107 108 107 111 128 145 151 143 144 152 141
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