The TRU Staffing Partners Hot Jobs newsletter provides readers with weekly tips for professionals and hiring managers in the data privacy, e-discovery, and cybersecurity fields. With over 12 years of experience in staffing and recruiting in our industry, our TRU tips are relevant and important to anyone hiring or searching for a job in our community.
March 6, 2024
TRU contractors often earn as much in nine months of time work as they would in a year in a full-time, direct-hire position.
Top 3 statistics from TRU's 2024 EDiscovery Jobs report:
- In 2023, 92% of job openings were remote or hybrid, but only 38% of that 92% were fully remote.
- 25% is the average increase in base compensation that a job seeker needs to leave a fully remote position for a hybrid position.
- 43% of accepted offers in 2023 Discovery were contracts or employment agreements. t
March 13, 2024
By the end of 2023, burnout became the primary motivator for privacy job seekers.
Top 3 insights from TRU's Eye on Privacy February webinar:
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As TRU tracks cyclical patterns in the privacy job market, contract staffing is expected to be a key trend in 2024.
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In 2023, 75% of candidates accepted the first offer they received, a significant increase from the 45% acceptance rate in 2022.
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The new standard is a three-day in-office requirement, with emphasis on how such a requirement will lead to attrition.
March 20, 2024
For the second year in a row, TRU's first round interviews are being conducted 100% virtually. His 90% of all subsequent interviews were also conducted virtually.
Top 3 tips for a successful elevator pitch:
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Cut it short, please. Please tighten firmly. Over 90 seconds!
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Talk about the impact you can make and why the company or role excites you.
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Please rehearse! Please rehearse! Please rehearse!
March 27, 2024
More than 25% of TRU contractors in the ESI sector and 38% in the Privacy sector who began assignments in 2023 were offered conversion to direct employment within the year. 95% of these contractors accepted his conversion in 2023. For more information, see the 2024 eDiscovery Jobs Report.
Top 3 tips for job seekers:
- Expect conversations about digital footprints.
- Differentiate between questions about culture and questions about remote flexibility, benefits, bonuses, and management style.
- Focus on actual experience, not hypothesis.
