Summer hiring expected to be stronger
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Summer hiring is expected to grow this year, according to an annual survey by Snagajob, an hourly job site based in Richmond.
The 2015 Summer Hiring Survey found that 78 percent of employers expected to hire the same, or more, number of employees as last summer.
Hourly wages are expected to increase, too, up to $11.52 from $10.39.
The survey also found:
– Summer hiring will start early. Seventy-four percent of employers expected to have hired summer employees by May 31.
– The most important characteristics that employers looked for in summer employees were: positive attitude (40 percent), schedule flexibility (23 percent), commitment to work the entire summer (19 percent) and previous experience (18 percent.)
– Stiff competition. Eighty-five percent of employers are predicting to receive the same amount, or more job, applications as last year.
The survey included interviews with 1,000 U.S. adults responsible for hiring hourly employees. It was conducted by Wakefield Research.
