The current state of the economy doesn’t seem to be putting a damper on the attitudes of those searching for work in the finance industry.
A new survey from OneWire.com found that nearly three-quarters of job seekers in the financial services sector are confident they will find a job by the end of the year. More than half of those job seekers expect the total compensation for their next job to be the same or higher than their most recent finance position.
Of the respondents, 42 percent said the biggest hurdle to finding a job is that nobody is hiring, 31 percent said there is too much competition and 13 percent said they don’t have enough experience. Despite those obstacles, 84 percent said they would still take on a career in finance if given the chance to start over again.
“This survey echoes much of the same sentiment that we’re beginning to hear from our users,” OneWire.com Chairman Skiddy von Stade said. “Job seekers in finance know that there is a tough road ahead and while there will certainly be challenges to overcome, they’re confident and excited about their career prospects in this industry. At the same time, we’re beginning to see finance firms start to turn up the dial on hiring and expect that trend to continue.”
Given the many setbacks the industry has seen this year, 69 percent of respondents said they expect the industry’s reputation to improve within the next three years, while 27 percent said it would take longer than that.
“Despite all of the storms that the finance sector has had to weather in such a short period of time, we’re beginning to see a wave of optimism amongst its lifeblood – the dedicated professionals who are ready and eager to help the industry as it finally begins to turn a corner,” von Stade added.
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