2021年经济学人 后疫情时代跳槽易涨薪，人力资源机构忙碌起来(1)

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Staffing firms - work in progress

人力资源公司——进展顺利

Matching workers to employers has become a hot business again.

为雇员和雇主牵线搭桥再次成为热门行业。

A year ago employers were furloughing staff.

一年前，雇主还让员工暂时休假。

Now many of them are desperately¹ looking for more.

现在，他们中的许多人都在拼命地寻找更多员工。

The rapid bounce-back in some bits of the labour market — notwithstanding the risk of a new pandemic flare-up—has been good news for workers angling for a pay rise.

部分劳动力市场的快速反弹——尽管存在新一轮疫情爆发的风险——对寻求加薪的打工人来说是个好消息。

It is also a boon² for staffing agencies, which match firms with potential hires.

这对人力资源机构来说也是一个福音，这些机构为公司匹配潜在的雇员。

Beyond short-term dislocations to the workforce³, the changing way in which people want to work should keep the recruiters busy.

除了劳动力的短期混乱之外，人们希望工作方式有所改变，这让招聘人员忙碌起来。

Firms globally spend over $400bn on human-resources services, according to Royal Bank of Canada.

根据加拿大皇家银行的数据，全球企业在人力资源服务上的花费超过4000亿美元。

Much of the limelight is hogged⁴ by headhunters that poach chief executives, star bankers or legal eagles.

猎头公司夺走了大部分关注度，他们挖走了首席执行官、明星银行家或法律人才。

In fact the bulk of the business consists of placing low-level office hands and blue-collar workers, often on temporary contracts.

事实上，该行业的大部分业务涉及的人群是低级别的办公室职员和蓝领工人，通常是以临时合同的形式。

The industry is heavily fragmented, but a few global players have emerged, such as Adecco in Switzerland, Manpower in America and Randstad in the Netherlands.

该行业高度分散，但也出现了一些业务遍及全球的大公司，如瑞士的Adecco、美国的Manpower和荷兰的Randstad。

Covid-19 dented⁵ revenues at staffing agencies as employers slowed hiring amid the recession and employees hesitated to jump ship.

新冠疫情减少了人力资源机构的收入，原因是雇主在经济衰退期间放缓了招聘速度，员工也在犹豫是否跳槽。

Now a post-pandemic churn is gaining steam.

现在，一场后疫情时期的剧变蓄势待发。

Vacancies⁶ are up in much of the rich world, as companies seek staff while workers still anxious about infection remain on the sidelines.

许多发达国家的职位空缺都在增加，因为公司在寻找员工，而仍担心感染风险的员工仍在观望。

The result is a bump in wages, which can be bigger for those ready to defect to a new employer.

其结果是工资上涨，对于那些准备跳槽的人来说，涨幅可能会更大。

The fortunes of recruiters — and their share prices — closely track economic-confidence indicators⁷.

招聘方的命运——以及他们的股价——与经济信心指数密切相关。

But the resurgence⁸ has been especially rapid this time.

但这次复苏的速度尤其快。

1 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

2 boon   

n.恩赐，恩物，恩惠

参考例句：

• A car is a real boon when you live in the country.在郊外居住，有辆汽车确实极为方便。
• These machines have proved a real boon to disabled people.事实证明这些机器让残疾人受益匪浅。

3 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

4 hogged   

adj.（船）中拱的，（路）拱曲的

参考例句：

• The guy hogged the whole park bench. 那个人占着整张公园长椅。 来自辞典例句
• The cat hogged himself to attack a big dog. 那只猫拱起背向一条大狗发起了攻击。 来自互联网

5 dented   

v.使产生凹痕( dent的过去式和过去分词 )；损害；伤害；挫伤（信心、名誉等）

参考例句：

• The back of the car was badly dented in the collision. 汽车尾部被撞后严重凹陷。
• I'm afraid I've dented the car. 恐怕我把车子撞瘪了一些。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 vacancies   

n.空房间( vacancy的名词复数 )；空虚；空白；空缺

参考例句：

• job vacancies 职位空缺
• The sign outside the motel said \"No Vacancies\". 汽车旅馆外的招牌显示“客满”。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 indicators   

（仪器上显示温度、压力、耗油量等的）指针( indicator的名词复数 )； 指示物； （车辆上的）转弯指示灯； 指示信号

参考例句：

• The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
• It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。

8 resurgence   

n.再起，复活，再现

参考例句：

• A resurgence of his grief swept over Nim.悲痛又涌上了尼姆的心头。
• Police say drugs traffickers are behind the resurgence of violence.警方说毒贩是暴力活动重新抬头的罪魁祸首。