Hiring intentions remain positive in Brazil and Mexico despite economic slowdown
17 March 2014
Hiring intentions across Brazil and Mexico, South America’s two biggest economies, remain positive, according to recruitment professionals, despite HSBC revising its forecast downward.
Mon, 17 Mar 2014
Hiring intentions across Brazil and Mexico, South America’s two biggest economies, remain positive, according to recruitment professionals, despite HSBC revising its forecast downward.
According to global banking and financial services firm HSBC, in Brazil the trend is for GDP growth to slow this year and fall even further in 2015.
“At this time, hiring intentions in Brazil are noticeably weaker than in 2011 and 2012, but Brazil’s employers continue to demonstrate resilience,” says Riccardo Barberis, country manager for ManpowerGroup Brazil.
“Confidence among Brazilian employers remains positive and hopes to maintain steady hiring pace, because the country is going through a moment when the shortage of talent is high and employers remain looking professional with these special abilities because they know that today's talent is a source of competitive advantage in any market.”
Mexico’s staffing sector is less developed than Europe and the US, with international recruitment firm Michael Page International estimating only 10% of businesses in the country use recruiters, compared with 50-70% in Europe.
Mónica Flores, managing director of ManpowerGroup Latin America, says: “Mexican employers are positive about their hiring plans for the April-June period, with more than one out of five surveyed by ManpowerGroup expecting to add to their payrolls.
“Across the country we see employers are gaining confidence in the market, but remain cautious about increasing their payrolls.”
HSBC’s new forecast for Mexico of 3.7% growth in 2014, down from 4.1%, still reflects a significant recovery from last year's 1.1%.
Hiring intentions across Brazil and Mexico, South America’s two biggest economies, remain positive, according to recruitment professionals, despite HSBC revising its forecast downward.
According to global banking and financial services firm HSBC, in Brazil the trend is for GDP growth to slow this year and fall even further in 2015.
“At this time, hiring intentions in Brazil are noticeably weaker than in 2011 and 2012, but Brazil’s employers continue to demonstrate resilience,” says Riccardo Barberis, country manager for ManpowerGroup Brazil.
“Confidence among Brazilian employers remains positive and hopes to maintain steady hiring pace, because the country is going through a moment when the shortage of talent is high and employers remain looking professional with these special abilities because they know that today's talent is a source of competitive advantage in any market.”
Mexico’s staffing sector is less developed than Europe and the US, with international recruitment firm Michael Page International estimating only 10% of businesses in the country use recruiters, compared with 50-70% in Europe.
Mónica Flores, managing director of ManpowerGroup Latin America, says: “Mexican employers are positive about their hiring plans for the April-June period, with more than one out of five surveyed by ManpowerGroup expecting to add to their payrolls.
“Across the country we see employers are gaining confidence in the market, but remain cautious about increasing their payrolls.”
HSBC’s new forecast for Mexico of 3.7% growth in 2014, down from 4.1%, still reflects a significant recovery from last year's 1.1%.
