Beyond.com, a resource of niche career communities, resume search for employers, and job search for candidates released today its quartlerly Career Trend Analysis Report from the 2nd quarter of 2010. This report is published on a quarterly basis and highlights national, local and industry-specific job and resume posting trends. Information is collected from its network of thousands of websites and online communities and analyzed to provide timely, accurate and up-to-date trends in the employment market.

Some of the more interesting points in the survey involve candidate resumes and employer trends:

• During second quarter 2010, over 67% of Beyond.com’s network candidates had 5 or more years of experience. Over the previous quarter, the largest percentage increase was noted in candidates with 1-3 years of experience (1.31%).
• 38.72% of network candidates just started their job search, an increase of 3.28% over the previous quarter.
• The number of diversity candidates remained consistent. 40% of network candidates were members of a minority group with African American/Black candidates representing the largest minority group with 19.87%.
• The Southern region was the majority leader for executive candidates with 26.79%. The job title of Director remained as the top executive title with 29.78% and Information Technology was noted as the top industry for executive candidates with 13.16%.
• A majority of registered companies continued to be represented by Corporations with 63.80%, followed by Recruiting Companies with 19.12%.
• Most newly registered employers had less than 10 employees with 28.33%. Other top percentages were companies with 11-50 employees (24.40%) and more than 500 employees (19.23%).
• The top three industries for employers who registered in second quarter 2010 were again noted as Information Technology (15.43%), Healthcare & Medical (7.09%), and Manufacturing & Production (6.94%).