There was a year-on-year decline in job vacancies of 1.8% in the second quarter of the year according to the latest Employment Monitor from recruitment firm Morgan McKinley Ireland.<\/p>\n
The figures show that on a quarterly basis, professional job openings increased by 10%.<\/p>\n
Job seeker activity decreased by 6% from the first quarter but showed a modest year-on-year rise of 1.5%, indicating what Morgan McKinley described as a resilient yet cautious employment environment.<\/p>\n
According to the report, the standout development in the quarter was the significant impact of AI and automation, particularly within the accountancy and finance sectors.<\/p>\n
It found notable reductions in graduate hiring by major firms, driven by AI capabilities, highlighting potential challenges ahead.<\/p>\n
“A notable trend driven by automation is the reduction in graduate-level hiring, raising concerns about potential shortages of experienced mid-level professionals, which could impact future business operations and growth,” said Trayc Keevans, Global Director at Morgan McKinley Ireland.<\/p>\n
The shift towards AI has seen an increase in data engineering roles.<\/p>\n
According to the research, ongoing debates around hybrid and return-to-office working models are continuing to shape recruitment strategies, as employers seek the right balance between flexibility and in-person attendance.<\/p>\n
“Business support roles have shown increased hiring, particularly driven by the return-to-office trend, with strong demand for onsite co-ordination and administrative positions,” Ms Keevans said.<\/p>\n
The report found that contract hiring among larger multinational firms slowed in the quarter, influenced by tighter cost controls prompting a shift towards permanent positions or offshore staffing solutions.<\/p>\n
According to the employment monitor, the construction sector remains under significant pressure, facing persistent shortages of skilled professionals, especially quantity surveyors and project planners.<\/p>\n
The data is based on new job vacancies and new candidates registered with Morgan McKinley’s network of Irish offices in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There was a year-on-year decline in job vacancies of 1.8% in the second quarter of the year according…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":52763,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[64,420,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-52762","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jobs","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-jobs","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114826177603359358","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}