From statistics published by placement company, Jobinfo, "Globes" has learned that the demand for high-tech workers increased by 25% in the first half of 2011, in comparison with the first half of 2010. "Companies have always preferred hiring by word of mouth, and there has even been an increase in this method this past quarter," said Jobinfo CEO Ilana Achimeir. "Today, some of the companies informed us that at least 40% of employees they have recently hired were found this way. Companies compensate their employees for finding new employees with expensive gadgets and bonuses that sometimes reach $2,000."

In the software and Internet sectors, there was a rise of 10% in demand for new employees between the first and second quarters of 2011, which is an increase of 60% compared with the corresponding quarter last year.

There has been an increase of 25% in the number of jobs in the IT sector, mainly as a result of expanded company activity, as well as the complexity of services or products offered. In the past, a large percentage of these positions were outsourced, and now companies prefer to fill them internally. There has been almost no change in salary in this sector. In the hardware sector, there has been an increase of 31% in the demand for electrical engineers. This is a 47% increase compared with the same quarter last year. Salaries have risen 7%-10% in some of the positions.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on July 4, 2011

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