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Table 1: Overall Economic Outlook by Function Definitions *The Job Opportunity Barometer (JOB) measures employees' perceived availability of other employment opportunities in their current location, industry, and function. **The Business Confidence Index (BCI) measures employed individuals' confidence in near- term business conditions and long-term economic prospects in their country. Note: Both JOB and BCI are measured on 0-100 scale; the higher the score, the more optimistic the outlook reported Business Job Opportunity Year-Over- Confidence Year-Over- Function Barometer * Year Change Index** Year Change Human Resources 55.8 7% 67.7 9% Information Technology (IT) 55.4 6% 62.2 10% Marketing and Research 53.2 0% 57.2 5% Corporate 52.6 3% 57.0 6% Sales 51.6 1% 56.7 4% Retail 51.6 4% 55.8 7% Finance and Accounting 51.2 3% 55.2 3% Procurement 51.0 2% 55.0 3% Quality 50.9 1% 55.3 1% Operations 50.8 5% 53.7 3% Communications 50.4 -2% 49.8 -5% R&D 49.9 -4% 45.6 2% Customer Contact 49.9 1% 52.9 1% Manufacturing 49.5 7% 53.2 4% Supply Chain and Logistics 49.5 2% 53.2 0% Technician 49.5 -1% 51.9 4% Educator 48.1 0% 49.6 1% Administrative Support 47.7 0% 47.8 2%Table 2: Degree of Job-Seeking Behavior* by Function Denitions Hob-Seeking Behavior Categories group employees according to the extent of their inclination and demonstrated effort to look for a new job. The 3 categories are Passive (currently not putting any effort into looking for a new job), Neutral (look for a new job every other month at most) and Active (look for a new job at least once per week). mm Year-Over-Year Change m Year-Over-Year Change Technician 15% 18% -4% R&D 51% 14% 22% -2% Customer Contact 49% 2% 22% 1% Educator 48% 0% 16% 1% Quality 47% 24% Administrative Support 47% 17% Finance and Accounting 20% Procurement 26% 24% 21% 31% 46% Operations Manufacturing LL DIN.) 3232 Corporate Retail 30% Communications 22% Supply Chain and Logistics 40% 19% Sales 38% 32% Marketing and Research 33% 39% Information Technology (IT) 40% Human Resources 27% 46% 45-h DD 3333 - Table 3: Expectations on Job Switching Premium* by Function Definitions * Switching Premium Expectations measure the percent increase in the employee's current total compensation he or she would expect to receive upon switching to a new employer (e.g., an employee currently making $100,000 in Sales, would expect a salary offer of $115,000 to leave current employer for a new prospective employer. Function Switching Premium | Year-Over-Year Change Sales 15% 0.6% Information Technology (IT) 11% 0.8% Corporate 10% 0.8% Operations 9% 0.2% Procurement 8% 0.0% Manufacturing 8% 0.5% Supply Chain and Logistics 8% 0.7% Finance and Accounting 8% 0.8% Human Resources 7% -0.4% Administrative Support 5% 0.4% Communications 6% 0.1% Retail 6% 0.8% R&D 6% 1.0% Technician 5% 1.2% Customer Contact 5% 0.2% Educator 5% 0.0% Quality 5% 0.0% Marketing and Research 3% -2.0%Review 3 tables of data summarizing results from a survey of global employees from various functions, levels and geographies and write a short article targeted at hiring managers who are preparing to set their IT talent hiring strategy. Instructions: . Length: 250-350 words . Target Audience: Hiring managers recruiting for Information Technology (IT) roles . Objective: Provide data-driven advice to Hiring Managers preparing to set their IT talent hiring strategy . Article Content: Insight/findings generated from labor market data provided in Tables 1-3 Important Reminders: . Our goal is to assess your writing skills and ability to interpret data, not your ability to run additional analysis . You do NOT need to highlight a data point from every data point shared with you; focus on most cohesive and interesting findings, not comprehensiveness