Canada Employed explores the state of employment and unemployment in Canada. Learn more about the latest insights, according to a recent Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey. This month’s topics include the hiring outlook for recent college graduates and addressing career gaps.
Graduates are entering a cooling job market, according to the survey:
- 43% of companies plan to hire recent graduates this year
- 75% of companies plan to hire full-time employees this year, either hourly or salaried
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Career gaps may be appropriate, as the survey revealed:
- Most hiring decision-makers and job seekers agree on acceptable reasons for large gaps on resumes, including going to school, staying home with a child, health issues, and caring for an elderly parent.
- 92% of hiring decision-makers say there are acceptable reasons for career gaps
- 36% say a large and unexplainable gap would cause them not to hire a candidate
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