Graduate Recruiters Secure Pay Rises Of Up To 40 Per Cent

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Graduate recruitment specialists were in such high demand that they received salary increases of between 30 and 40 per cent in quarter one, according to the latest HR Market Update from recruitment specialists Robert Walters.

While hiring of other HR roles has been relatively steady by comparison, the report reveals that recruitment levels have been higher at the start of 2011 than in quarter four 2010. HR generalists, compensation and benefits specialists and HR systems professionals have all been sought-after.

Martyn Wright, Director of HR Recruitment at Robert Walters, says:
"High-quality recruiters capable of securing top talent at low margins have been especially sought-after. In particular, skilled graduate recruitment specialists have been hired in larger volumes than last year. This is further evidence of organisations not only looking to grow their workforces but actively investing in training staff at a junior level - something that would not have been a priority during the recession. Demand has been so high for these people that the best were in short supply, which led to some graduate recruiters ...
... moving jobs within financial services receiving salary increases of up to 40 per cent.

"Compensation and benefits professionals were also particularly sought-after as companies sought to be as competitive as possible by offering the best reward packages in the market at the lowest cost to the business, while experienced HR systems professionals were in demand as organisations focused on establishing solid metrics to explore ways of driving the business forward."

About Robert Walters - Robert Walters Plc is one of the world's largest professional recruitment consultancies, with the largest recruitment team focusing on HR and
finance jobs in Hong Kong .