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Pnet Job Market Trends Report | Q3:2023

Pnet's quarterly Job Market Trends Report provides insights into recruitment and employment trends in the local market. Developed to give local businesses a useful summary of the quarterly trends shaping the recruitment market, the report also unpacks specific sector insights - from both an employer and candidate perspective.

Issued by Pnet

1 Nov 2023

Recruiters can use our data to develop their recruitment strategies and to constructively guide and advise their HR talent-management solutions.

In our latest report, we look at the power of female jobseekers in the local job market as well as hiring activity in the regional job markets during the third quarter of 2023. We also provide snapshots of hiring activity in the Warehousing and Logistics, Architecture and Engineering, and Admin, Office and Support sectors.

Read the full report here.

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Pnet is an online recruitment platform which uses smart-matching technology to connect jobseekers and recruiters, so that people can find meaningful work that matches their skills, and recruiters can find quality talent to drive their business success. As part of global Job Tech giant, The Stepstone Group, Pnet offers end-to-end recruitment solutions.

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