There were 24,391 jobs posted in the period 31 January 2021 to 6 February 2021 according to the GlobalData jobs analytics tool. This represents a 31.5% increase from the previous weeks total of 18,537, bucking the downward trend seen across the majority of January.
Unrelenting, JP Morgan registered the greatest number of new jobs with 1507 postings – 464 greater than the previous week. Will Human Resources at JP Morgan ever take holiday again? Only time will tell. JP Morgan were followed by Banco Nacional de Mexico SA, Wells Fargo and KBC Group NV with 1075, 829 and 550 postings, respectively.
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Fresh on the scene, KBC Group NV posted 4 senior positions, 86 mid-level roles, 280 junior and 180 entry-level positions.
In November 2020, Belgium’s KBC Group announced the completion of its acquisition of 99.44% of the shares in Hungarian OTP Banka Slovensko, which was initially revealed in February 2020. As a result of the transaction, KBC Bank NV is now the new parent company of OTP Banka Slovensko.
Johan Thijs, KBC Group CEO, commented: “Acquiring OTP Banka Slovensko further strengthens our share of the Slovakian market, where we are already present since 2002.
“This transaction is fully in line with our strategy, which focuses on becoming the reference bank-insurance group for retail customers, small and medium-sized enterprises and midcaps in all our core markets. It will create opportunities for us to offer high-level financial solutions to an even wider range of customers.”
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By GlobalDataThe firm recorded strong profits of €902m ($1.09bn) across the first nine months of 2020. In the third quarter, KBC Group generated net profit of €697m, leading to a return on equity of 15% in the third quarter of 2020. Costs for the firm also remained under control.
Overall, the highest number of jobs posted were in North America with 12,710. Europe was second with 5397, followed by Asia Pacific with 5154, Middle East and Africa with 648 and South & Central America with 482.
Globally, most jobs were junior level with 10,474 postings. This was followed by 6671 mid-level jobs, 5983 at entry level and 1399 senior positions.
