Cs International Survey

International User Profile SurveyApril 2010

Rob SearleSales Manager

Agenda:

• Introducing CareerStructure.com

• Survey Objectives

• How it all came together

• Highlights from the UK

• Jobseeker demographics.

• Employment status and experience

• Motivations

Introduction:

CareerStructure.com is one of a kind, now operating on a global basis, attracting some of the most experienced white collar professionals throughout every sector within the build environment. We are currently hosting jobs in 103 different countries from more than 220 recruiters and employers from the UK and Ireland to the UAE, South Africa, Europe, Asia, Canada, America, Australia and New Zealand.

We are now classified as the global leader for on-line recruitment within the built environment and our ongoing objective to attract western talent both domestically and internationally from a number of 'hot spots' across the world. After continued success, we now generate over 100,000 applications per month and hold a growing database of more than 150,000 registered candidates who currently live in a number of key locations

including the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Objectives:

• To gain market intelligence both locally and on the international stage.

• To help you make decisions for up and coming recruitment campaigns.

• To learn what motivates people in today's market, which should help with bench marking, retention and future job offers.

• A number of our customers asked for a survey and produced a range of questions, so to reinforce our long term commitment to all customers in the UAE

• This survey was conducted between March 9th – April 11th 2010.

• A pop up survey was placed on CareerStructure.com and an email link to the survey was sent to all registered international candidates.

• In total the survey received 2,214 international responses.

How it came together:

Highlights from the UK:

• 84% of respondents are over the age of 30, with 20% over the age of 55. An increase of 9% since 07.

• 58% of respondents are management level or above.

• 88% of users have a qualification relevant to their industry sector.

• 87% of jobseekers are eligible to live and work in the UK.

• 36% of respondents first heard about CareerStructure.com from a search engine listing, 15% of respondents save CareerStructure.com to their favourites and 8% arrive at the site by typing in the url.

• The Internet is by far the most commonly used tool to search for a job -the migration from print to online job hunting in the construction industry is evident with a 17% decline in the use of local/regional and national newspapers - between 07 and 09.

• CareerStructure.com is the most popular job website for construction jobseekers, and the most commonly used specialist jobs site.

Demographics

Demographics

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

0.65%

20.07%

4.25%

14.91%

18.44%

3.63%

6.94%

1.34%

26.95%

4.51%

• Where do you live?

• Which of the following languages do you speak?

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

100.00%

Demographics

- Over 90% of our international candidates speak English, and 25% speak Arabic.

• What is your highest level of education?

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

2.14% 1.73%

21.13%

30.90%

18.40% 17.45%

8.27%

Demographics

- 67% of candidates are educated to degree level or above.

•Do you have a current visa for your country of residence?

65.28%

10.65%

24.07%

Yes

No

N/A

Demographics

• In which of the following age groups are you?

0.00%

2.00%

4.00%

6.00%

8.00%

10.00%

12.00%

14.00%

16.00%

Under 16

years

16 – 20 years

21 – 24 years

25 – 29 years

30 – 34 years

35 – 39 years

40 – 44 years

45 – 49 years

50 – 54 years

55 – 59 years

60 – 64 years

65 – 69 years

70 years

or older

0.32% 0.45%

4.23%

14.15%13.69%

13.15%

14.51%

13.15%

11.42%

8.78%

4.73%

1.14%0.27%

Demographics

- The average age of our international candidates is 41.

Employment Status

& Experience

Employment Status & Experience

96.04%

3.96%

Yes

No

• Would you consider moving abroad for work?

• Have you had experience of working on an overseas project?

74.92%

25.08%

Yes

No


0.00%

2.00%

4.00%

6.00%

8.00%

10.00%

12.00%

14.00%

16.00%14.11%

10.66%

5.84%6.53% 6.20%

9.56%10.25%

8.46%

6.25%5.47%

4.41%3.58% 3.91%

1.79%2.99%

• What is the gross annual income (in pound sterling and before tax

and deductions) of the job that you currently hold or most recently

held?


- CareerStructure.com candidates earn an average salary of £45,500.

• Which currency are you currently or most recently paid in?

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

2.59%

17.11%15.97%

1.46%1.59%0.45%

2.37%

0.14%

6.46%

1.50%1.05%1.14%2.41%

1.32%

5.82%

0.32%

6.10%

0.32%

20.61%

11.28%


• What are your salary expectations (in pound sterling) for your next

role?

0.00%

2.00%

4.00%

6.00%

8.00%

10.00%

12.00%

3.91%

8.15%

6.52% 6.66%6.29%

9.97%

10.81%11.18%

9.09%

6.85%

5.64%

4.43%

5.27%

2.52% 2.70%


• Which of the following best describes your current working

status?

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00% 55.57%

6.41%

19.99%

1.04% 0.41%4.00%

1.64%

8.41%

0.82% 1.73%


- 83% of our candidates are currently in employment.

• Which of the following best describes the position that you

currently hold or last held?

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

40.00%

Employee Senior employee

Management/ Supervisor

Senior management/

Director

Owner/ Partner

Other (please specify)

20.21%21.58%

35.62%

15.55%

3.20% 3.84%


- 54% of candidates are Management level or above, and 19% are Director or

Partner level.

• In which industry sector do you work, or did you last work if

currently unemployed?

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

29.83%

9.70%

0.87%

3.25%

21.73%

5.03%4.07%

2.79%

22.74%


• What is your current, or most recent, job title?

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

5.32%

3.00%2.36%

6.73%

3.14%

0.86%

12.87%

0.50%

5.05% 4.82%

0.64%

4.41% 5.00%

2.14%0.82%

4.18%2.55%

2.14%

1.59%

1.32%2.91%

27.65%


- CareerStructure.com attracts specialist candidates from the full spectrum of

professional construction and engineering positions.

• Do you have a qualification relevant to your industry sector?

92.57%

7.43%

Yes

No


• Are you a member of any specific industry body?

42.54%

57.46%

Yes

No


• Which of the following areas do you have the most experience in?

50.89%

30.96%

18.15%

Contractor

Consultancy

Client side


• What are your motivations for moving overseas to work?

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

Tax benefits Lifestyle Climate To work on a specific project

Work experience

Other

22.72%

32.93%

10.25%

27.64%

60.66%

9.67%


• Which of the following locations would you most like to work in?

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

33.60%

22.54%

51.72%

35.73%33.92%

14.23%

21.45%

28.73%

13.91%12.10%10.89%

15.04%

32.52%

15.72%

28.59%

48.83%

6.46%


• Which factors are most important to you when looking for your

next role?

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%60.75%

37.22% 35.77%

18.29%

50.72%

11.34%

36.59%

1.72%


• The average age of our international candidates is 41.

• 67% of candidates are educated to degree level or above.

• CareerStructure.com candidates earn an average salary of £45,500.

• Over 90% of our international candidates speak English, and 25% speak

Arabic.

• 96% of candidates would consider moving abroad for work, and 75% have had

experience of working on an overseas project.

• 83% of our candidates are currently in employment.

• 54% of candidates are Management level or above, and 19% are Director or

Partner level.

Key Findings

Summary:

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