Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
employers are hiring
Say it ain't so! Rumor has it that employers are hiring and the word is being kept hush hush. Well let's not keep it a secret, where are the jobs...
The economy stinks. Employers aren’t hiring. The big money is staying on the sidelines.Read more at hotair.com
employers are hiring
Say it ain't so! Rumor has it that employers are hiring and the word is being kept hush hush. Well let's not keep it a secret, where are the jobs...
The economy stinks. Employers aren’t hiring. The big money is staying on the sidelines.Read more at hotair.com
foreign money for jobs
So the answer to the jobs problem is to find yet another immigration loop hole to funnel money into the US dubbed as job creation. So just how many jobs are we talking about...
This is a tangible way to incrementally bring jobs into the Bay Area,Read more at www.sfexaminer.com
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
where are the jobs going?
For a while the USA applauded moving jobs overseas. Now one of the countries is creating jobs and they aren't outsourcing any of those jobs to the USA.
initial estimates are that it will create over 4 million jobs in the small and medium industries and another 5-6 million jobsRead more at www.thehindu.com
circular jobs
Wait, what's this?Jobs are actually coming back from China to the Sates. What happened to all of the opportunity in China...
expansion that will create 90 new direct jobs and 150 new indirect jobs in Acadiana.Read more at www.theadvertiser.com
college degrees rare
College degrees are under the microscope again. Looks like not many people on the job have them and student loan debt nears $1 Trillion dollars.
Only a third of the workforce has a bachelor’s degree or higher education, with about 21 percent having no more than a bachelor’s degreeRead more at www.businessinsider.com
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Read more: http://www.wyff4.com/news/29823703/detail.html#ixzz1eNtVcnK8 http://just1job.org/uYMqDa
manufacturing comeback
Revenge of manufacturing maybe? Could be, there sure is a lot of hiring activity in manufacturing these days...
manufacturing industry is expected to add jobs this year at a rate that outpaces the nation’s manufacturing industry as a wholeRead more at www.middletownjournal.com
jingle bell dollars
The holiday season is here and a some new opportunities are opening up for job job seekers...
"It's definitely an opportunity to have a foot in the door,"Read more at www.freep.com
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Bank Bailout II
Oh could it be...another big bank bailout. At least this time, it would overseas...but then what affect will that have on the US economy?
who say they are still suffering a huge credit squeeze because banks are refusing to lend.Read more at www.mirror.co.uk
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Go West Young Man
It's way too expensive to live in SF but people love it anyway and more importantly Rackspace is creating 100 new jobs...
To attract software programmers and keep the ones they already have happyRead more at www.sfgate.com
Thursday, November 17, 2011
sick off the job
Hummh a case where Obamcare would actually help job seekers by removing the stress from worrying about, "what happens if i get sick?" Then again, i guess opponents would say, the unemployed don't matter much anyway right?
only are job seekers worried about finding a job, but job seekers also have to hope that they do not get sick or hurt themselves while being unemployed.Read more at www.employrium.com
who's selling who?
Get with it...if you want a job today, you better know how to sell (yourself), regardless if the position is in sales or not. There's too much competition, for the few jobs that are out there, to not have a game plan.
A positive attitude has everything to do with sales and selling.Read more at www.employrium.com
well look who is adding jobs
It's been a long time since Chrysler has actually hired workers. Maybe they finally got it together with the style and design to keep up with Ford and GM. At least the Dodge Charger is a sweet ride...
Read more at www.nytimes.com
The new workers will be paid entry-level wages, which start at about $15 an hour, a little more than half as much as most Chrysler workers earn now.
bye bye wireless
Who needs wireless anyway? Besides killing innovation, spotty coverage and customer service reps with IQs of 50 what do you get? All hail wi-fi!!
Wireless contracts stink anyway; they pretty much insure that customer service is all but non-existent.Read more at www.employrium.com
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
opportunity knocks but doesn't wait
Don't get caught snoozing on the chance you've been waiting on. Make sure you're able to see opportunity and respond realtime. Come on people, where is your "A" game?
find yourself on the go, a lot, fret not -- take your job search with you.Read more at www.employrium.com
no lies jobs go overseas
So let's get this straight, insurers are mad that they can't lie to patients anymore and actually have to spend money on healthcare? So instead they want to send American jobs overseas. Great job guys...
insurers want to avoid a rule that they spend as much as 85 cents of each premium dollar on care, as well as mandates on claims denials and marketing languageRead more at www.businessweek.com
falling jobs ax
This pretty much tells the story, threatening the Feds about sending American jobs oversees. The system is dysfunctional when corps run the government...
The threat to move management of the plans to offshore locations is outlinedRead more at www.businessweek.com
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
get out of your house
Foreclosures up again...but wait what about all of those job openings posted in September? Foreclosures usually mean lack of jobs. Hummh.
The best hopes for stopping foreclosures is an improvement in the overall economy, especially the battered real estate and labor markets.Read more at money.cnn.com
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
state employment safety net
Working for state and local government doesn't quite have the safety net that was once there. Government jobs are going going -- gone like the wind.
because of budget shortfalls local, state, and Federal government agencies slashed 24,000 jobsRead more at www.theregister.co.uk
where to look
Knowing where to look is half the battle. If you don't know which site fits your situation than you're going to be "looking" for a while.
shorten your time on the market searching by working with the best job sites for your situationRead more at www.employrium.com
Monday, November 7, 2011
finallly some new jobs
625 new jobs is a good start. Granted it won't do anything to the 9% unemployment rate but to the 625 lucky winners; that's welcomed music to the ears.
625 jobs and an $18 million investment to Fairfax and give Virginia the latest round of bragging rightsRead more at www.washingtonpost.com
get to work mission
You're on a mission...no really finding a job these days is like mission impossible with the help of Tom Cruise.
the starting point of every "get back to work, get a job promotion, career change" missionRead more at www.employrium.com
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
hiring demand
maybe not so much but then again a lower supply of jobs means it is wheeling and dealing time...which ultimately means recruiters win big time.
The year end hiring budget deadline is rapidly approaching. Needless to say, now is a great time to hire.Read more at www.employrium.com
Thursday, November 3, 2011
how many people are still looking for work
It's hard to say. The data at best is conservative since people often just drop out of the crazy job hunt scene.
Read more at economix.blogs.nytimes.comThe share of working-age people who are actively participating in the labor force, either by working or looking for work. This share has been alarmingly low in recent months, indicating that many workers are sitting on the sidelines because they find the job market so discouraging.
no more crutches
That's either a really good or bad sign. Let's hope its a good sign that the economy is now ready to stand on its own two feet.
The Fed decided at the meeting to refrain from taking any new steps to revive economic growthRead more at online.wsj.com
the gold rush returns
That must be music to the ears of 13 million job seekers...that the job crisis is over. So they say...
There is plenty work available for downsized, furloughed and involuntarily separated laborersRead more at www.thetimesnews.com
if you can't beat em join em
That's the spirit...they've been taking money out of people's pockets for years; now here's the chance to put some cash in your pocket.
undergoing a $150 million expansion, is hiring chefs, servers, bartenders, dealers, cashiers, slot machine technicians and security personnel.Read more at www.sun-sentinel.com