Some 65% of U.S. senior managers surveyed by Robert Half plan to add new permanent positions. That’s up 14 points from six months ago. Another 33% said they expect to fill vacated positions.
Among the 24 U.S. cities in the survey, those with the highest percentages of employers planning to add permanent positions are Charlotte (75%), San Francisco (74%) and Detroit (72%). In addition, managers in administrative and customer support (72%) and marketing (69%) departments have the greatest hiring needs.
Contract hiring is also heating up: Nearly three-quarters of senior managers (71%) expect to bring in more contract professionals in 2022. Those in marketing and technology departments (78% each) are most likely to increase the number of contract workers they use.
Among the tactics being used to attract candidates: higher salaries (55%), remote options, evaluating candidates outside their office’s geography (50%), signing bonuses (44%), more paid time off (41%) and looser education, skills or experience requirements (31%).