Searching for a new job is not without its challenges in any industry; the process can be time consuming and difficult to navigate. In a competitive job market, jobseekers must be dedicated to securing their next role, committing time and considerable effort in order to succeed.
Below we take a look at key insights into searching for an automotive job in 2019-20.
Key Insights
- 54.8% of automotive professionals spend time ‘every day’ when searching for a new job
- 36.9% of automotive professionals spend time ‘once or twice a week’ when searching for a new job
- 6% of automotive professionals spend time ‘once or twice a month’ when searching for a new job
- 14.6% of automotive professionals ‘strongly agree’ that searching for a job is more difficult than it needs to be
- 23.8% of automotive professionals ‘strongly agree’ that writing a CV is time consuming and ‘puts them off applying’ for jobs
- 12% of automotive professionals ‘strongly agree’ genderless CVs should become the industry norm
Responses acquired between 14th August 2020 and 19th August 2020.
Based on an InAutomotive survey of 84 automotive professionals.
- 93.9% of automotive professionals are searching for a job throughout 2020
- 77.7% of automotive professionals are searching for a job in January 2020
- 53% of automotive professionals updated their CV in January 2020, ready to apply for new vacancies
- 27.1% of automotive professionals cited they were ‘extremely unhappy’ in their current role
Responses acquired in January 2020.
Based on an InAutomotive survey of 705 automotive professionals.
- 10.8% of automotive professionals have cancelled a job interview
- 6.8% of those automotive professionals cancelled due to a poor reputation of the employer
- 43.8% of those automotive professionals cancelled as they were offered a job elsewhere
- 23.3% of those automotive professionals cancelled as they feared they were not right for the role
- 26% of those automotive professionals cancelled as the employer took too long to arrange the interview
Responses acquired in August 2019.
Based on an InAutomotive survey of 660 automotive professionals.
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