New travel job seekers hit five-year high but placements dip
Will PayneThe number of new candidates searching for jobs in the travel industry rose to its highest level in five years last month, but those being placed into new roles fell compared with the same time in 2022.
New data from C&M Travel Recruitment found the volume of job seekers has now increased for three consecutive months and has reached a peak last seen in March 2018.
There was also a monthly rise in new travel job vacancies which edged up by 10% from February.
Despite being down by 63% from last March’s all-time record figure, March 2023’s total was comparable to previous years, and stands just 12% below March 2019.
Yet it was a contrasting month for placements, with the number of candidates being placed in travel jobs falling by 47% from the 10-year high recorded last March.
Compared with previous years, last month’s total was up by 81% from March 2020, but down by 19% from March 2019.
Barbara Kolosinska, managing director at C&M Travel Recruitment, said: "To see that candidate registrations have reached a five-year high is very, very welcome news.
"But we’re in a strange position because despite there being a big increase in the number of new applicants, we’re still in an extremely candidate-driven market."
Kolosinska advised travel companies looking to attract new talent to "act fast", because the "best candidates are being snapped up extremely quickly".
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