Strong levels of Headhunting and AI usage in Tipp workplace according to FRS Recruitment

More than 2 in 3 people in Tipperary (68%) say they have been headhunted in the last 12 months, according to new research undertaken by leading Irish recruitment agency, FRS Recruitment. Nationally, 54% of people say they have been headhunted over the last year.

Almost half of all people in Tipperary (47%) also believe that changing jobs is the best way to secure the wage they deserve.

On a national basis, 1 in 6 employees say they are willing to change jobs for a pay rise of 10% or less, with the number willing to move rising to almost half of all employees (47%) if a salary increase of 20% is on offer. In Tipperary, 65% say they would be willing to move for that much of a raise.

The FRS Recruitment Employment Insights Report, also found almost half of all people (48%) in Tipp feel they are more likely to progress in their career by moving jobs.

Almost 6 in 10 of those working in Tipperary (58%) believe they could secure a new job in 3 months or less, however this is down from the 77% in the county who felt they could find new employment within that timeframe when the same question was posed last year.

4 out of 10 people (41%) in Tipperary say they have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace. While 1 in 3 locals (34%) also believe that AI will impact or replace their job in the future. This is up on last year, when 19% of people in Tipperary were worried about the impact AI may have on their jobs.

On a national level, 8 out of 10 people say they have used AI in the workplace and 47% believe it will impact or replace their job in the future. Those most likely to be using AI in the workplace were in the Education and Training (84%), Hospitality and Tourism (84%) or Agriculture, Farming and Agri-Food (83%) sectors.

The lowest usage of AI in the workplace was reported amongst those working in IT (72%), Professional Services (69%) or Pharma and Medical Devices (61%).

When it comes the future job impact of AI, those in the IT sector expressed the most concern (64%), followed by Pharma and Medical Devices (52%) and Education and Training (51%). Least worried about AI impacting or replacing their jobs were in Professional Services (43%), Hospitality and Tourism (44%) or Retail as well as Manufacturing and Supply Chain (45%).

Housing is also having an effect on the jobs’ market, with 9 in 10 employers (89%) in Tipperary saying housing issues are impacting their recruitment outlook. Nationally, 58% of employers acknowledge that housing is affecting their hiring practices.
Across Ireland, 2 out of 3 people also say housing has impacted on how they have personally managed their careers.

23% say they stayed in a job for housing reasons and another 23% say they didn’t apply for a particular role due to accommodation concerns, while 1 in 5 (19%) actually applied to a particular job because of housing.

Four out of five employers in Tipperary (81%) also say they are concerned about the economic outlook, while 7 out of 10 (69%) say they have noticed more attrition amongst their workforce in the last year.

Speaking about the research, Lynne McCormack, General Manager with FRS Recruitment said, “As we can see, there has been a strong trend towards headhunting from employers in Tipperary and around the country over the last 12 months.”

A total of 1,886 people took part in the survey for this year’s FRS Recruitment Employment Insights Report, which was conducted in April and May.

FRS Recruitment has been undertaking this research on an annual basis since 2009.