Nearly 80 percent of high-tech companies in recovery: survey

The results of the 1111 Job Bank survey, conducted Nov. 8 and 9 and with 462 valid samples returned, show that 76.6 percent of the high-tech companies that responded said their business had recovered or was recovering, while 58.7 percent said there was no more unpaid leave, pay cuts, headcount freezes or lay-offs at their companies.

Some 64 percent said they have had hiring needs in Q4 -- with 44.8 percent saying they had already been recruiting and 18.4 percent saying they had recently started the hiring process.

Meanwhile, 71 percent of the respondents said salaries for new recruits were back to the pre-financial crisis level, with the average annual salary at NT$464,923.

Ho Chi-sheng, public relations officer at the online employment consultancy company, said the number of vacancies at high-tech companies increased 91.75 percent in September compared to January this year.

The top three personnel types for new recruits in the high-tech industry were R&D engineers, sales staff and technicians, according to the poll.

Subscribe to The China Post and save 25%. Click here

SharePrintEmail

Write a Comment

Terms

Enter your comments - 3000 characters max

Type in image code

Submit

 Receive China Post promos
 Respond to this email