Hays Policy & Strategy - July 2010
Public Sector
Hotspots
Candidates with expertise in education and health are the prime hotspot of demand as the federal agendas for education and health reform continue. Given the shortage of expertise in these areas, employers are prepared to recruit nationally to acquire the knowledge required from interstate.
The coming quarter
This market is expected to be very busy this quarter. A number of state government departments over-spent in the 2009-2010 financial year. Consequently they have a backlog of work that necessitates increased headcount once new financial year budgets become available.
Employer trends
Employers are demonstrating salary flexibility for high-end roles, but for entry to mid-level roles they are very rigid in the salary ranges on offer.
Candidate trends
The market has changed somewhat from policy writing to policy implementation. Therefore Program Managers are in demand, which is more operational than strategic.
