Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/12/12
By: Chiu Po-sheng and Frances Huang

Taipei, Dec. 12 (CNA) Taiwan’s hiring outlook for the first quarter of next year is the most

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optimistic in the world, with the local financial and manufacturing sectors showing strong willingness to recruit new talent, according to U.S.-based human resources advisory firm ManpowerGroup.

The advisory firm said the high willingness of Taiwanese enterprises to hire in the first quarter of 2018 reflects an upbeat mood about the economy, which is on the road to recovery.

Citing the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, which collected 1,018 valid questionnaires in Taiwan, the firm said the net hiring outlook of the country stood at 25 percent, the highest level among 41 countries and regions in the world, ahead of Japan’s 24 percent and India’s 22 percent.    [FULL  STORY]