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(CFOZone) By Matthew Quinn
Joining the long line of hiring predictions for 2010, CareerBuilder said in its annual forecast on Tuesday that companies will be net hirers next year, with 20 percent of employers planning to increase their number of full-time, permanent employees and only 9 percent expecting to cut those ranks.
But CareerBuilder dug a bit deeper to see what kinds of hiring people plan on doing.
First off, lower-performing employees? You're out of here. Nearly 40 percent of employers say they plan to replace lower-performing employees with higher-performers in 2010. When asked to grade their current work force, 25 percent rated them an "A", 60 percent a "B", 15 percent a "C", and 1 percent a "D." Less than one-half of a percent felt their current staff was a failure, CareerBuilder found.
And there's good news for the out of work that still hold a candle for their old jobs. Among those who had lay-offs in 2009, 32 percent of employers now say they plan to bring back workers. Three-in-ten expect to either do so now or plan to do so in the first six months of 2010.
Not quite ready to retire or already bored playing golf five times a week? More good news. Twenty-seven percent of respondents said they are open to retaining their workers who are approaching retirement. Another 16 percent said they are likely to rehire retirees from other companies in 2010. Additionally, 10 percent are likely to provide incentives for workers at or approaching retirement age to stay on with the company longer.
Employers also plan on keeping up with the latest trends. More than 10 percent of employers say they plan to add "green jobs" in 2010. Additionally, 20 percent of employers plan to add social media responsibilities to a current employee, while close 8 percent plan to hire someone new to focus or partially focus on social media.
It's also a good time to have language skills. Nearly 40 percent of employers said they plan to hire bilingual candidates in 2010 and half said that if they had two equally qualified candidates, they would be more inclined to hire the bilingual candidate.
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