Archive for August, 2009

ARRP Top 50 Employers: 9,000+ Jobs Open

August 30th, 2009 by Susan P. Joyce

These employers, the 50 Best Employers for Workers Over 50, were selected by AARP based on an application the employer submits to AARP which is evaluated by an independent panel of judges.

For each employer, you will find: a link to the AARP Profile, a count of the number of jobs posted, a link to the jobs posted, and the employer’s primary location.

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Six Companies that are Hiring

August 6th, 2009 by Joel

If you’re currently amidst a job search, you’re probably under the impression there aren’t a lot of options out there. Think again.

A recent study from Fortune Magazine found the most admired companies to work for. That list covered 64 industries and was global in nature. An article from NewJerseyNewsroom went one step further by finding the companies that are actually hiring and are best placed to survive the next recession.

The top six companies, located in a vast selection of industries, are as follows:

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Construction Jobs Not Created by Stimulus

August 3rd, 2009 by Joel

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that, in many areas, the construction industry has been one of the hardest hit by national recession. This is, at least in part, due to the fact that the real estate market has been in a state of crisis for some time now.

With fewer people able to afford buying new homes and foreclosure rates up, the market has become saturated with properties. This has severely decreased the need for new projects, which has had an adverse affect on construction jobs.

One hope for the federally appointed stimulus funds was that they would increase hiring in the construction industry. So far this has not been the case. According to a recent press release put out by the Associated General Contractors of America, the stimulus plan has yet to have any real significant influence on the industry’s job market.

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Management Jobs on the Rise

August 3rd, 2009 by Joel

With the national unemployment rate continuing its uphill climb, many people are either looking for work or concerned about their chances of finding jobs if they are laid off.

According the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 9.5 percent of the nation’s population was unemployed in June. This figure is now 3.9 percent higher than it was during the same month in 2008.

But hope may be on the way, at least for upper level management jobs. According to a recent press release, the CareerCast.com and JobSerf Employment Index, which measures online recruitment activity for managerial positions across the country, experienced yet another increase.

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Nursing Job Shortage Creates Concern

August 3rd, 2009 by Joel

Across the nation there has been talk about the possibility of a nursing shortage. From those with healthcare jobs in New York to those with healthcare jobs in California are concerned about the potential lack of medical workers.

For starters, a large portion of the people who currently hold nursing jobs will reach retirement age within the next few years. On top of this, teaching hospitals cannot educate new workers fast enough to fill these slots. Both of these issues have caused many hospitals to begin to look to alternative methods of keeping their facilities fully staffed.

One of the most popular options is to hire travel nurses to fill in for vacant positions. Travel nurses are fully trained nurses who work at a facility for a contractual period, usually a few months to a year, before going on to work at another hospital. These individuals help by filling in until a hospital can find a full-worker.

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Online Job Search Scam: Self Defense

August 2nd, 2009 by Susan P. Joyce

Job search scams come to you via email, but you also find scams posted on various assorted Websites as well, from the Big Names to a local employer (or is it?).

If you are unsure of a job opportunity you may find, or that may be sent to you by someone you don’t know, use this Sniff Test to see if the opportunity is real.  Yes, it is a P-I-T-A (as in, a pain-in-the-a…) to do this research, but right now you really don’t have other viable options to protect yourself.

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