Seven out of 10 professional employees questioned in a recent survey said they are working longer than they are contracted to, with most feeling they have no choice.

Jobseekers are now calling the shots in the Irish labour market, as the number of available suitable candidates is not matching the record level of quality job vacancies, according to one of the country’s leading recruiters.

The traditional slowdown in job recruitment usually seen in August didn’t materialise in the professional sector this year, as vacancies increased to record summer levels.

The number of professional jobs on offer has substantially increased in the last year, with jobseekers in some areas now able to pick between multiple offers.

Employers are hiring more workers than a year ago as the number of professional job opportunities climbed by more than 5% in the last 12 months, new data shows.

One of the country’s leading recruitment agencies has described as inaccurate the idea that there is an abundance of available talent in the jobs market.

Some 5% more professional job vacancies were advertised in April, compared to March, according to figures released today.

Nearly half of jobseekers are looking for work overseas, with 10% feeling they have no choice and 37% having already done so, according to a survey.

There has been a 6% increase in the number of professional job opportunities available to people in comparison with the same time last year, according to the latest Irish Employment Monitor by Morgan McKinley.

There has been a small rise in the number of professional jobs available compared to last year, according to the Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.

There has been a rise in the number of emigrants returning to seek jobs in Ireland as the first tangible signs of recovery emerge.

There was an 11% increase in the level of available jobs around the country in August but a similar level of decline in the number of people actually looking for work.

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The number of professional job vacancies tumbled 16% in July as human resources managers went on holidays and the jobs market slowed for summer.

There was a 10% increase in professional job vacancies in June compared with the same month last year, although there was a 3% drop in professional job opportunities between May and June of this year, according to the Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.

The majority of companies expect to boost staff levels this year, but any pay increases are likely to be modest.

Job vacancy levels grew by 6% year-on-year during the fourth quarter of 2012, new data shows.

The number of professional job vacancies has risen by 11% over the course of the last year, according to the Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.

There has been a 6% increase in the number of professional jobs available in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period last year, according to the Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.

The number of job opportunities for Irish professionals was down 4% in July, reversing the gains reported in the professional job market in made in June.

There was a 5% increase in the number of professional job opportunities in Ireland in June compared with the previous month.

The number of job opportunities in Ireland decreased slightly during the past month, according to the Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.

There was a 57% rise in the number of professionals seeking new jobs in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.

An 18% increase in professional job vacancies in Ireland has been recorded in the first three months of the year, compared with the same period last year, according to figures published today.

AS much as 65% of professional employers are planning to hire new staff this year, according to a new survey.

NEARLY half of Irish company managers are more optimistic about their prospects in the coming 12 months than they were this time last year — but only around 20% of them are anticipating upping salary levels.

MORE than half of Irish professional firms expect to pay employees some sort of financial bonus this year, according to a new survey.

JOB openings for professionals increased by 11% in October, the first increase in seven months, the Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor indicates.

LAST month saw a near 50% year-on-year increase in job availability, but a marginal decline in the number of people looking for work.

The number of vacant posts for professionals fell by 4% last month compared to June, according to new data published by recruitment firm Morgan McKinley.

DEVELOPERS, agri-food and fund administration staff are all in high demand in Ireland as figures show, as overall professional job opportunities increased 46% in the last quarter.

However, the level of professional job opportunities available in June 11 was considerably higher (46%) than for the same month last year (5,669), according to figures released today.

EMPLOYERS are struggling to find sales reps and engineers despite the soaring unemployment rate.

There are fresh signs that the Irish professional jobs market is stabilising, according to data compiled in a new employment survey.

THERE has been a 60% increase in new professional job vacancies in the last year, according to the latest Morgan Stanley Irish Employment Monitor.

JOB hunters received a much-needed boost with the revelation that more professional vacancies are open now than at any time since October 2008 as firms increase hiring in niche areas.