Trade Me: job applications jump 38%

Trade Me: job applications jump 38%
Trade Me's Patrick Cairns says the news will be "music to the ears of businesses". (Image: Trade Me)
Ella Somers
TradeMe says job application numbers rose 38% in the December quarter, which will be great news for firms short of staff.Trade Me Jobs spokesperson Patrick Cairns said the uptick in the number of applications would be “music to the ears of businesses” that had been struggling to fill vacancies.The increase is the second quarter in a row that Trade Me Jobs application numbers climb, following a 9% year-on-year boost in the September period.“Following years of pandemic-fuelled uncertainty in the jobs market, things really turned...

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