HIT Market Fairly Robust

The chatter in the HIT recruiting space lately is that we're back to talent shortage again.

Consultants are consistently saying they're getting called regularly, and there's more work available than resources.

Consultant demand is driven typically by two things: One, a desire on the part of the client, in some instances, to not hire full-time staff, due to the expectation that the work required is finite in nature. Two, an inability to find full-time resources in a timely fashion, thereby driving a need for consultants to augment.

This latter issue is driving a larger portion of the current demand than usual. The housing market is still multiplying the challenges with full-time staffing, and requiring clients to resort to consultants more often than otherwise.

I expect this will continue not only until the housing market improves, but probably somewhat past that point, until the candidate pool becomes comfortable that the real estate market has returned to a decently robust state. Keep in mind that relocation and all it entails - house purchase, sale, new schools, family tastes and proximity considerations, always play a large part in these decisions. The challenges are simply magnified by the current housing market situation.