Construction employment portal increases job listings by 23%

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

The construction employment portal, Construyendoempleo.com, published a total of 3,112 vacant jobs in the first semester of 2019, 28% more than in the same period of 2018.

Those more than 3,000 vacancies corresponded to the 1,347 job offers published between January and June, 23% more than a year earlier. More than 2,100 new candidates registered in the same, while more than 480 companies in the sector were registered on the web.

Created nine years ago by the Labor Foundation of Construction, Construyendoempleo.com is the online employment portal of reference in the construction sector. At present it has about 83,300 registered workers and more than 3,300 registered companies. Likewise, since its start-up some 8,400 job offers have been published, with a total of 19,910 vacancies.

These data make Construyendoempleo.com the platform of reference in the publication of offers and specific demands of the construction sector, with a current average of 224 new job offers per month, 40% more than in 2018.

Profile of the users

The professional profiles most demanded by companies in this job portal were that of bricklayer, with training in occupational risk prevention (PRL) specific by job position and trade. The geographical areas of most of the vacancies to be filled are in the regions of Madrid, Galicia and Catalonia.

The companies that turn to this online platform to find personnel are mostly companies linked mainly to building, dedicated to works of earthworks, conservation and operation of roads, reforms, work at height or facilities, and located in Madrid, Galicia and Catalonia.

Regarding the profile of the professional who relies on this search platform and improvement of employment is that of a man (79.5%), between 46 and 55 years of age, in a situation of unemployment (70.8%), with basic studies, PRL training and experience as a work manager or mason.

In 2018, Construyendoempleo.com had a registered 17.9% of women, while so far this year the percentage has increased to 20.5%.

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

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