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Research reveals 10 indemand finance jobs globally
new study from CMC Markets analysed monthly Google
A searches using Ahrefs for jobs within the financial industry to see which career is the most in demand .
It also extracted the number of UK-based listings for each finance role from the job site Indeed during December 2022 . In order from first to 10th , the most searched job titles were : auditor , actuary , corporate banking , bank teller , forensic accounting , compliance officer , client advisor , loan officer , branch manager and risk manager .
Michael Hewson , Chief Market Analyst at CMC Markets , said : “ Despite the scarcity of jobs in some industries , it seems that there is a noticeable interest within different sectors of the finance world . It is interesting to see that a large proportion of this number is made up of searches related to the banking sector . And as a whole , financial careers are being searched for 2,935,840 times per month on Google .
“ This number is definitely something to keep an eye on as we approach the new year , as people may look to seek new opportunities in 2023 .”
Cautious small businesses prepare for economic decline
the rising cost of doing business . The most common ways they ’ re doing so are by making a less ( or no ) profit ( 31 %), passing on cost increases to customers ( 30 %) and dipping into savings ( 24 %).
Preparing for uncertainties ahead won ’ t necessarily make it easier for the nation ’ s 2.4 million SMEs , who have already faced a challenging few years .
More than half ( 52 %) of Australian small and medium enterprises ( SMEs ) believe the country will be in recession within the next 12 months and 57 % believe the economy will decline in the coming year , according to the latest MYOB Business Monitor .
The survey of 1,000 SME owners and operators , released biannually by MYOB , found businesses are taking action to deal with
“ For the first time since the onset of COVID-19 , the pandemic didn ’ t make the top five pressures facing SMEs ,” said Emma Fawcett , General Manager of SME at MYOB . “ Instead , the main concerns are fuel prices , cost of utilities , interest rates , price margins and profitability and cash flow . These are all indicative of the current economic environment and provide insights into what businesses will be thinking about in 2023 .
“ Tellingly , these pressures centre on immediate business operations concerns , rather than looking at investment for future scaling or growth . It suggests that businesses are focused on the most pressing and current challenges , rather than making bold , confident decisions about the future .” www . intelligentfin . tech
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