Post-Recession Job Market Survey

I saw this survey and wanted to share the findings.

ANNUAL STUDY FROM ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL AND CAREERBUILDERPROVIDES PREVIEW OF POST-RECESSION JOB MARKET

Key Findings:
-In the next 12 months, more than half of employers polled plan to hire full-time employees, four in 10 will hire contract, temporary or project workers, and four in 10 will hire part-time employees.
-Technology, customer service and sales are the top three areas in which employers expect to add jobs first once the economy rebounds.
-The average time to fill open positions, depending on the job level, is 4.5 to 14.4 weeks, the same time range as last year.
-Despite an abundant labor pool, six in 10 employers are willing to negotiate with qualified candidates for higher compensation.
-Four in 10 employers expect the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to create jobs in their organizations over the next two years.
-More than half of employees polled plan to make a career change or go back to school when the economy recovers.
-Forty percent of hiring managers said that when the economy improves, giving pay raises will be their primary method for retaining top performers.