The Lintberg index for October is 71. The Index was 69 in September.

So a little movement upwards which was mainly caused by the fact that the number of available jobs in the 100k+ Euros segment has increased. The number of people applying increased also which caused the growth of the index to be minimal. However, it is encouraging that we now have 2 months of growth.

*The Lintberg Index is a monthly analysis of developments in the top 2% of the labour market

The index is a weighted index based on the number of running vacancies, the number of new vacancies, the positions advertising period and the total the number of application on Euro100K+ jobs in the Netherlands based on the input of the market leader Lintberg. A higher index indicates an improved labour market for professionals in the 100k+ segment.

After the steep drop in August the Lintberg Index for September shows improvement: 69. The Index would even be higher if the steady rise in the number of jobs advertised wasn’t partly compensated by a strong rise in the number of applications. The index for October will probably tell us much more on whether the job market in this segment is really improving or not.

*The Lintberg Index is a monthly analysis of developments in the top 2% of the labour market

The index is a weighted index based on the number of running vacancies, the number of new vacancies, the positions advertising period and the total the number of application on Euro100K+ jobs in the Netherlands based on the input of the market leader Lintberg. A higher index indicates an improved labour market for professionals in the 100k+ segment.

The linberg index* for July was slightly down on June. The index for August 2009 however has glided to an all time low of 58!  Although the Lintberg index on Huntedhead only covers the 100k+ jobs in the Netherlands it does indicate an European collapse in this segment in August. Times are tough for Executive Search firms and candidates and it shows in the figures.

*The Lintberg Index is a monthly analysis of developments in the top 2% of the labour market

The index is a weighted index based on the number of running vacancies, the number of new vacancies, the positions advertising period and the total the number of application on Euro100K+ jobs in the Netherlands based on the input of the market leader Lintberg (www.lintberg.com).  A higher index indicates an improved labour market for professionals in the 100k+ segment.