View the latest results of our semi-annual business barometer survey. Respondents were the member-owners of NPAworldwide, a global split placement network.

1. NPAworldwide
BUSINESS BAROMETER
February/March 2015

2. About the
NPAworldwide Business Barometer
The survey is done twice annually and engages
independent recruiters of NPAworldwide’s global
recruitment network in documenting past results of
employment markets and predicting future results.
Note: All answers are based on percentage of total responses and add up to roughly 100%.
NPAworldwide is a global recruitment network facilitating placements between its members. NPAworldwide has nearly
500 member offices with more than 1,200 individual consultants across 6 continents.
www.npaworldwide.com

3. Baseline Questions
Question: What is your location?
60
22
9
7
2
N. America Australia
Asia EMEA
S. America
Question: What is your focus?
22
11
67
Clients Candidates
Both

4. Looking Back
Question: In the LAST 180 DAYS how did your business compare to a year ago?
Question: How was business in the LAST 90 DAYS compared to expectations?
29
18
7
29
9
4
4 Better by 15%+
Better 10-15%
Better 5-10%
About the same
Worse 5-10%
Worse 10-15%
Worse by 15%+
27
44
29
Above Expectations
In Line with Expectations
Below Expectations

5. Looking Ahead
Question: What is your outlook for the NEXT 180 DAYS?
13 4
82
No Change
Negative
Positive

6. Strong and Weak Verticals
Question: Which verticals in your market were STRONG in the LAST 180 DAYS?
Question: Which verticals in your market were WEAK in the LAST 180 DAYS?
24
16
16
9
27
47
22
Accounting Finance
Chemical Process
HW/SW/Electronics
Healthcare
IT
Manufacturing/Mining/Construction/Supply Chain
Other
22
13
7
7
916
40
Accounting Finance
Chemical Process
HW/SW/Electronics
Healthcare
IT
Manufacturing/Mining/Construction/Supply Chain
Other
NOTE: Multiple Selection allowed in these two questions.

7. Executive Summary
NPAworldwide, a global recruitment network, announced the results of its business barometer survey. The survey is done twice
annually and looks to engage the members of NPAworldwide in documenting past results and predicting short-term future results.
NPAworldwide members are global recruiters operating independent, boutique agencies.
“Our member recruiters are very positive and optimistic about the growth potential for their contingent recruiting businesses in
the next 6 months” said Dave Nerz, president of NPAworldwide. “This survey of business owners showed that 96% of those
surveyed are forecasting similar or improved market conditions in the next 180 days.”
Some other results of this survey showed the following:
• The majority of respondents (60%) are from North America.
• A significant percentage (22%) of respondents are from Australia/New Zealand.
• 18% of respondents were in Asia or EMEA.
• 53% of the global recruiters who responded to the survey reported business as improved in the last 180 days, 29% the same, and 18% as
worse.
• Most (71%) saw business performing at or above expectations in the last 90 days.
• Only 4% of the respondents have a negative outlook for the next 6 months.
A large majority (91%) see fees as remaining at or above the last 6 months levels.
“Our member-owners called out manufacturing and the accounting and finance vertical markets as particularly strong at this time.
The results of the business barometer overall pointed to a positive trend for NPAworldwide members and perhaps signals the same
for the contingent recruiting as a whole,” said Nerz. “Our members are experiencing good growth and anticipating more in the
months ahead.”
About NPAworldwide. NPAworldwide is a recruitment network facilitating placements between its members. The network has
nearly 500 member offices across 6 continents. For more information, please visit www.npaworldwide.com or
www.npaworldwideworks.com.