This industry profile provides a five-year forecast for Canada’s employment services industry.
Canadian Industrial Profile: Employment Services—Spring 2017
Canadian Industrial Profile: Employment Services—Spring 2017
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Employment—The slow pace of job creation has been reducing demand for staffing agencies, thereby affecting industry prospects.
Competition—Human resources consulting firms are also offering executive search and recruitment services, competing indirectly with the industry and hurting profitability.
Analytics—Much of the recruitment process is becoming automated and data availability continues to improve, which will help recruiters appropriately match prospective employees to their clients.
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