Need A Job? How About Direct Marketing?

Despite the sluggish economy, marketers said that they’re finding it “very difficult” or “somewhat difficult” to fill certain positions, including analytics, sales, creative, technical and marketing, reports Bernhart Associates Executive Search LLC, in its latest employment update.

Wait, that’s like, every division of a company.

Our guess is that direct marketing isn’t as “sexy” as other forms of promotion, so it may be harder to find qualified candidates. But we also guess this is a field some of you hadn’t even considered.

Don’t rush out with your resumes just yet, as only 20% of companies surveyed are planning to add staff during the current quarter (though that’s up from 16% last spring).

The biggest improvement is expected to come in 2010, as companies are thinking about hiring but still slow to pull the trigger.

On a positive note, reports of anticipated layoffs declined for the third straight quarter, meaning that most companies that had planned to cut staff have already done so and are bottoming out.

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