in the middle a labor market somewhat contracted, the research he conducted The multitasking platform reveals, At the regional level, interesting details about how transparent people are when applying for a job and in what ways they like to communicate with companies that might hire them.

The research was conducted on 13,907 people from five countries. If they are ordered by country, the respondents come from:

In accordance with Jeff Morales, Marketing Manager Multitrabajos Ecuador, The idea of ​​the study is to understand how job hunting works today. It ensures that the number of places in 2022 increased by 10% compared to 2019 (2020 and 2021 were not taken into account due to pandemic issues), and in the first quarter of 2023 it increased by an additional 10%.

Among the most interesting findings of the study is how job seekers or also called talents see themselves when it comes to the transparency or non-transparency of their data.

In Panama and Ecuador, 97% say they are completely honest, that is, he does not lie or exaggerate when it comes to the delivery of data in work platforms. In Peru and Chile 96% He claims to be completely honest and 95% believe the same in Argentina.

Those who said they were not lying were asked how they looked for work. In the case of Ecuador, 60% said they do this through employment portals or websites; 28% go directly to the website of the company where they would like to work; 5% are looking for a job through a circle of contacts; another 5% through professional networks and 2% through agencies.

As soon as possible The 3% who said they often exaggerate or lie on their CV were asked why. Thus, 60% said that it was because they urgently needed to find a job, 14% were looking for jobs for which they were not qualified. 13% said that they are overqualified, in that sense they would prefer to hide their titles, and the other 13% do not believe in the possibility of getting a job without such false information.

Meanwhile, 22% of Ecuadorians apply for ads that do not match their profile, but 69% meet all the required conditions; 10% admit to referring to any search without seeing what requirements are needed.

Morales commented that talent generally tends to look for commercial and administrative positions, but urged them to look for other options that leave them satisfied at work.

In this context, Multitrabajos started a regional campaign called Contratados contra-todos. The campaign aims to encourage job seekers to put aside their doubts and, despite all prejudices, look for the job of their dreams.

Morales explained that the campaign was launched last week, in an environment where there is an increase in the supply of jobs.

Morales explains that with videos and banners, people are being told that they regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, whether they have experience or not, there will always be a job they like. Morales, on the other hand, called on companies to be more inclusive and hire people based on their professional qualifications and preparation, not based on age or gender.

If the person is selected, sure the interview phase will come. The survey also revealed the interview modality in each country. The data reveals that in Ecuador the highest percentage of interviews are face-to-face and fewer are virtual.

For Morales, there are several factors that can determine whether a country prefers one type of interview over another. The technological factor can be one of them, but also the possibility or not of mobilization, distance in the country, among other things.

In the meantime, this has also been investigated how talent likes companies to give them feedback and contact them. 60% of Ecuadorians prefer to receive an answer to their job application by phone or WhatsApp. 26% via e-mail and 14% via the same portal through which they sent the request.

What angers the applicants the most is that they do not receive any response after submitting the application (56%). 16% say they don’t understand why they don’t take their profile into account. 10% are bothered that there is no feedback after the interview. 9% are not satisfied when they do not find ads according to their interest. 7% resent having to state their desired salary.