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New travel job vacancies outstripping new candidates

Training
30 March 2022

The rate at which new travel job vacancies are being created is outstripping the rate at which new candidates are becoming available to fill them, a leading travel recruiter has warned.

Despite a 10% dip from July, August 2022 was an "unusually busy month" for the end of summer (Credit: Helloquence/Unsplash)

The issue was one of several raised during C&M Travel Recruitment and C&M Executive Recruitment’s Fit to Employ webinar on Wednesday (30 March).

C&M director Barbara Kolosinska, HR and talent professional Claire Steiner and Travlaw partner head Ami Naru agreed the year ahead would be one of the most hectic ever following another busy month for recruitment.

Kolosinska said the rate of candidates entering the job market was not keeping up with the rate of vacancies being created.

“I’ve never known it so busy," she said. "It’s the busiest time in travel. We’ve more travel vacancies in March 2022 than in any month over the past 10 years.