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Job Advertisement Report October – December 2018
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
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Summary The job advertisements used to compile this report were found on social media and in newspapers from October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. Data was entered into a spreadsheet to show the date the job was advertised, job title, industry, organization advertising the job, management level of employment, educational requirements, previous experience required and type of employment. The data gathered shows 325 jobs advertised between October 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018 with an average of 108 jobs advertised per month. There was a 6.1% reduction in jobs advertised from the July 2018 to September 2018 period. Futhermore, there was a 11.7% reduction in the amount of jobs advertised between November 2018 and December 2018. There was a shift in the sector in which the majority of jobs were advertised. For the three-month period, the majority of vacancies were found in the hospitality (restaurant) industry and entry level positions remained the most popular types of jobs available at 79.1%. Data further revealed that the majority of jobs advertised can be placed in the category of Chef/Cook with 27 jobs compared to Sales/Customer Service holding the majority in the pervious period with 36 jobs. A Bacehlor’s Degree remained the most popular educational requirement accounting for 46.25% of advertisements which identified educational requirements overall. Bachelor’s Degrees also account for the educational requirement for 29.1% of entry level positions advertised which identified an educational requirement. Although Bachelor’s Degrees account for the majority of jobs overall, the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) remains the most popular educational requirement for entry level positions at 38.2%. Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
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160 140 138 120 116 100
102
106
111 98
80 60 40 20 0 July
August
September
October
November
December
Number of Jobs
Chart 1: Chart showing number of jobs advertised by month compared to the previous period.
Industries The most popular industry was the hospitality (restaurant) industry. Compared to the period July 2018 – September 2018 there has been a 156.5% increase in jobs advertised for this sector. While it was expected that the hospitality (hotel) industry would have a significant increase in advertisements for the October 2018 – December 2018 period, the idustry saw a 28.9% reduction in jobs advertised, allowing for the hospitality (restaurant) industry to emerge having the majority of advertised vacancies.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
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70 60 59
59
50 40
42
30 20
26
23
26
22
19
17
10
8 0 Hospitality (Restaurant)
Hospitality (Hotel)
Food/Beverage
July - September
Distribution (Retail)
October - December
International Relations/Foreign Govt
Chart 2: Chart showing the top 5 industries jobs which were advertised for compared to the previous period.
25
20
21
20
15
10
11
5
6
5
5
Food/Beverage
Financial Services (Banking)
0 Hospitality (Restaurant)
Hospitality (Hotel)
Distribution (Retail)
Education
Number of Jobs
Chart 3: Chart showing the top 6 industries jobs were advertised for October 2018.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
4
25
20
21
15
12
10
11 7
5
6
0 Hospitality (Restaurant)
Hospitality (Hotel)
Food/Beverage
Beauty
Distribution (Retail)
Number of Jobs
Chart 4: Chart showing the top 5 industries jobs were advertised for November 2018.
18 16
17
14 12 10 10
10
8
9
6
4 2
3
0 Hospitality (Restaurant)
Hospitality (Hotel)
Food/Beverage
Distribution (Retail)
International Relations/Foreign Govt
Number of Jobs
Chart 5: Chart showing the top 8 industries jobs were advertised for December 2018.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
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30 25 24 20
22
21
15 15
14 12
10
11
12 8
5
6 1
0
3
4
3
0 Restaurant
Hospitality
October
Food/Beverage
November
Distribution
International Relations/Foreign Govt
December
Chart 6: Chart showing the top 5 industries’ jobs advertised compared for each month.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
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Type of Employment The most popular level of employment was entry level positions and full-time positions remained the majority of jobs advertised. There was very little change in the amount of jobs advertised for each level of employment. Entry-level positions account for 80.92% of jobs advertised while low-level is 12%, middle-level is 13.23% and top-level management is 1.53%. Full-time positions account for 87.69% of jobs advertised while part-time is 3.69%, temporary is 5.53% and contract is 3.08%. The majority of jobs can be places in the category of Chef/Cook.
300
250
261
263
200
150
100
50 36
39
43
43 4
5
0 Entry level
Low level July-September
Middle level
Top level
October-December
Chart 7: Chart showing the number of jobs advertised by management level compared to the previous period.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
7
350 300
309 285
250 200 150 100 50 7
12
17
18
9
10
0 Full-time
Part-time July-September
Temporary
Contract
October-December
Chart 8: Chart showing the type of employment advertised compared to the previous period.
30 25
27
25 20 19 15 14 10
13
5 0 Chef/Cook
Sales/Customer Accounting/Finance Administartive Staff Waiter/Waitress Service (Assistants, Officers and Managers) Number of Jobs
Chart 9: Chart showing jobs by category.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
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Requirements For the October – December period the most popular educational requirement was a bachelor’s degree which accounts for 46.25% of advertisements which identified educational requirements and 11.38% of jobs overall. The police certificate of character was required for 8.92% of jobs advertised compared to 2.89% in the previous period. Of the jobs which asked for a police certificate of character, 93.1% were entry level positions. The police certificate of character was required primarily for the hospitality (hotel) industry. The area of business administration/management was the most popular area of study required accounting for 40.68% of jobs which specified educational requirements and 7.38% of jobs overall. 60 50
53
40 37
30 20
23 18
10
1
0
0
4
8
11
2
4
0
2
0
July-September
October-December
Chart 10: Chart showing the minimum qualifications required for jobs advertised compared to the previous period.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
9
30 25 24
20 17
15 12
10
12 10 8
5
6
5 3
3
0
July-September
October-December
Chart 11: Chart showing the areas of study required compared to the previous period.
12 10 10 8 6 4 2
3 2
2
1
1
1
0
Number of Jobs
Chart 12: Chart showing the police certificate of character by industry.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
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Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
1
Summary The job advertisements used to compile this report were found on social media and in newspapers from October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. Data was entered into a spreadsheet to show the date the job was advertised, job title, industry, organization advertising the job, management level of employment, educational requirements, previous experience required and type of employment. The data gathered shows 325 jobs advertised between October 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018 with an average of 108 jobs advertised per month. There was a 6.1% reduction in jobs advertised from the July 2018 to September 2018 period. Futhermore, there was a 11.7% reduction in the amount of jobs advertised between November 2018 and December 2018. There was a shift in the sector in which the majority of jobs were advertised. For the three-month period, the majority of vacancies were found in the hospitality (restaurant) industry and entry level positions remained the most popular types of jobs available at 79.1%. Data further revealed that the majority of jobs advertised can be placed in the category of Chef/Cook with 27 jobs compared to Sales/Customer Service holding the majority in the pervious period with 36 jobs. A Bacehlor’s Degree remained the most popular educational requirement accounting for 46.25% of advertisements which identified educational requirements overall. Bachelor’s Degrees also account for the educational requirement for 29.1% of entry level positions advertised which identified an educational requirement. Although Bachelor’s Degrees account for the majority of jobs overall, the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) remains the most popular educational requirement for entry level positions at 38.2%. Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
2
160 140 138 120 116 100
102
106
111 98
80 60 40 20 0 July
August
September
October
November
December
Number of Jobs
Chart 1: Chart showing number of jobs advertised by month compared to the previous period.
Industries The most popular industry was the hospitality (restaurant) industry. Compared to the period July 2018 – September 2018 there has been a 156.5% increase in jobs advertised for this sector. While it was expected that the hospitality (hotel) industry would have a significant increase in advertisements for the October 2018 – December 2018 period, the idustry saw a 28.9% reduction in jobs advertised, allowing for the hospitality (restaurant) industry to emerge having the majority of advertised vacancies.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
3
70 60 59
59
50 40
42
30 20
26
23
26
22
19
17
10
8 0 Hospitality (Restaurant)
Hospitality (Hotel)
Food/Beverage
July - September
Distribution (Retail)
October - December
International Relations/Foreign Govt
Chart 2: Chart showing the top 5 industries jobs which were advertised for compared to the previous period.
25
20
21
20
15
10
11
5
6
5
5
Food/Beverage
Financial Services (Banking)
0 Hospitality (Restaurant)
Hospitality (Hotel)
Distribution (Retail)
Education
Number of Jobs
Chart 3: Chart showing the top 6 industries jobs were advertised for October 2018.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
4
25
20
21
15
12
10
11 7
5
6
0 Hospitality (Restaurant)
Hospitality (Hotel)
Food/Beverage
Beauty
Distribution (Retail)
Number of Jobs
Chart 4: Chart showing the top 5 industries jobs were advertised for November 2018.
18 16
17
14 12 10 10
10
8
9
6
4 2
3
0 Hospitality (Restaurant)
Hospitality (Hotel)
Food/Beverage
Distribution (Retail)
International Relations/Foreign Govt
Number of Jobs
Chart 5: Chart showing the top 8 industries jobs were advertised for December 2018.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
5
30 25 24 20
22
21
15 15
14 12
10
11
12 8
5
6 1
0
3
4
3
0 Restaurant
Hospitality
October
Food/Beverage
November
Distribution
International Relations/Foreign Govt
December
Chart 6: Chart showing the top 5 industries’ jobs advertised compared for each month.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
6
Type of Employment The most popular level of employment was entry level positions and full-time positions remained the majority of jobs advertised. There was very little change in the amount of jobs advertised for each level of employment. Entry-level positions account for 80.92% of jobs advertised while low-level is 12%, middle-level is 13.23% and top-level management is 1.53%. Full-time positions account for 87.69% of jobs advertised while part-time is 3.69%, temporary is 5.53% and contract is 3.08%. The majority of jobs can be places in the category of Chef/Cook.
300
250
261
263
200
150
100
50 36
39
43
43 4
5
0 Entry level
Low level July-September
Middle level
Top level
October-December
Chart 7: Chart showing the number of jobs advertised by management level compared to the previous period.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
7
350 300
309 285
250 200 150 100 50 7
12
17
18
9
10
0 Full-time
Part-time July-September
Temporary
Contract
October-December
Chart 8: Chart showing the type of employment advertised compared to the previous period.
30 25
27
25 20 19 15 14 10
13
5 0 Chef/Cook
Sales/Customer Accounting/Finance Administartive Staff Waiter/Waitress Service (Assistants, Officers and Managers) Number of Jobs
Chart 9: Chart showing jobs by category.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
8
Requirements For the October – December period the most popular educational requirement was a bachelor’s degree which accounts for 46.25% of advertisements which identified educational requirements and 11.38% of jobs overall. The police certificate of character was required for 8.92% of jobs advertised compared to 2.89% in the previous period. Of the jobs which asked for a police certificate of character, 93.1% were entry level positions. The police certificate of character was required primarily for the hospitality (hotel) industry. The area of business administration/management was the most popular area of study required accounting for 40.68% of jobs which specified educational requirements and 7.38% of jobs overall. 60 50
53
40 37
30 20
23 18
10
1
0
0
4
8
11
2
4
0
2
0
July-September
October-December
Chart 10: Chart showing the minimum qualifications required for jobs advertised compared to the previous period.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
9
30 25 24
20 17
15 12
10
12 10 8
5
6
5 3
3
0
July-September
October-December
Chart 11: Chart showing the areas of study required compared to the previous period.
12 10 10 8 6 4 2
3 2
2
1
1
1
0
Number of Jobs
Chart 12: Chart showing the police certificate of character by industry.
Job Advertisement Report – October 2018 to December 2018 – Barbados Development Foundation
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