A BRIEF OUTLOOK FOR THE

EXECUTIVE JOB MARKET

WHAT DO MANAGEMENT-LEVEL PROFESSIONALS PREDICT? ANSWER TO THE QUESTION : HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE JOB MARKET IN COMPARISON TO LAST YEAR?

+36.4 %Percentage

points higher than 2013

72.4% positive opinion for 2015

That is

THE NUMBER OF MANAGEMENT-LEVEL JOBS WILL INCREASE THIS YEAR.

80.1% of

executive search consultants expect the number of management-level jobs to increase in 2015.

THE MOST BOOMING AREAS FOR EXECUTIVE HIRING:

North America

Europe

South East Asia

& the Pacific

THE FUNCTIONS THAT WILL SEE THE MOST GROWTH IN 2015 ARE:

CEOCFOCSO

THE SECTORS THAT WILL NEED MORE EXECUTIVES IN THE FUTURE ARE:

Technology

Healthcare and Life Sciences

MANAGEMENT-FUNCTIONS PROFESSIONALS ARE

OPEN TO MOBILITY

Are you planning to look for a new

management-level position in

2015?

Yes88.2% No

11.8%

THIS MEANS MORE COMPETITION IN THE JOB MARKET

More candidates apply to created executive jobs.

More selectivity from the executive search consultants.

A THIRD OF EXECUTIVES IN THIS SURVEY WERE HIRED THROUGH AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM.

Executive search firms are increasingly hired to find top talent.

BY EXECUTIVES AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREER

Executive coaching is highly valued

LOOKING FOR A JOB ABROAD MIGHT BE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR SOME CANDIDATES

“Expatriation would make more sense depending on the geographical region of the assignment. If the region is either promising or demands a thorough turnaround, the big-wig who takes over a turnaround tends to have his employability improved.” _ André Pasternak, 2Get, Brazil

ABOUT THE SURVEYThe 2015 BlueSteps Job Outlook Report, released by the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants, was created from a survey of 659 management-level professionals was conducted from January 2015 to February 2015 and included responses from management-level professionals in the industrial, technology, healthcare, professional services and other sectors worldwide. 50 percent of responses came from the Americas, 35 percent from EMEA and 15 percent from Asia Pacific.

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