In case you haven’t heard, we’re at war — and the frontline is closer to home than you think. While we’re far from complete economic recovery, the job market has begun to bounce back — resulting in a long-predicted war for talent.
Experts say job growth is expected this year and that recruiters may step up efforts to find the right candidates.
New York Life Insurance Company has launched a new career Web site for jobseekers that provides easy access to information about the benefits of a career in life insurance and financial services for individuals at all stages of their professional development, as well as opportunities in management. The Web site, www.newyorklife.com/careers, is part of New York Life’s efforts to recruit over 3,500 new agents in 2011.
Many of the newest jobs these days come with an expiration date. Facing economic uncertainty, many companies have turned to temporary staffing agencies to meet work demands without taking on costly health care benefits and state-mandated unemployment and worker’s compensation payments.
As A recruiter, I sit on both sides of this issue and I’m bound to make a few people mad. But so what, the truth hurts because, well, it’s the truth. Recruiters aren’t to blame, but they sure don’t help!
Guest post by Ty Abernethy of Zuzuhire.com and Chase Professionals
LinkedIn is a professional networking website that has exploded in growth to over 85 million members in 200 countries by late 2010. The power of such a platform for networking is still being assessed by some, but the recruiting community seems to have embraced the networking possibilities of the site and are making it work for them in a big way.
Having ready access to working individuals networked in different ways has proven to be a huge advantage for recruiting professionals. All over the world, professional recruiters are embracing LinkedIn and finding that their ability to find people with specific skills and expertise has increased significantly. Many recruitment companies specialize in specific markets like engineering, sciences, finance…the list could go on. LinkedIn makes it easy to find people in these industries.
A platform like LinkedIn gives recruitment professionals the ability to discover new, bountiful streams of talent that they may not have been aware of before in parts of the world they may not have considered before.
Since LinkedIn allows communication between people, even when they are not directly connected, recruitment companies can get a feel for the candidates who will help their clients. Connecting with people who have the expertise that recruiters are looking for will help them understand the scarcity of certain skills and the value of such skills and experience.
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The private sector economy north of the Border bounced back from severe Arctic weather in the final weeks of 2010 to post the strongest rise in activity since June 2007, according to the Bank of Scotland PMI report for February.
Recruitment of new employees has gone the way of payroll and tax duties for a number of companies — out of the building.
Not only is hiring in the technology industry on the rise in general, but also the methods that companies are using to bring in the top technology talent across the country. It makes sense that companies would need to use cutting-edge technology to find those technology savvy job candidates: the use of cloud computing, web 2.0 and recruitment software programs are becoming commonplace to discover and land the top echelon of tech job applicants.
Hiring in the legal field should remain strong in the second quarter of 2011, new research suggests. Twenty-nine percent of lawyers interviewed for the quarterly Robert Half Legal Hiring Index plan to add legal staff in the next three months and none plan reductions in personnel. The net increase in hiring activity is down 1 point from the first-quarter forecast.
Ashley Ellis, an IT staffing and recruiting firm, is excited to announce the opening of its newest branch in Houston, TX, on March 14, 2011. With the company’s personalized services and commitment to corporate responsibility, this next step in their expansion plan benefits local job seekers, employers, and even schoolchildren.
Some current economic leading indicators suggest a long-awaited rebound in hiring: Unemployment below 9%, a narrowing US trade deficit, and America’s number-one investor Warren Buffett voicing optimism on US business prospects. As the war for top talent resumes, outstanding corporate recruiting teams will be poised with new and better web-based tools for attracting the best professionals.
Employers expect to hire at a steady pace during Quarter 2, 2011, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. From April to June, 15 percent of the companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while five percent expect to cut staff. Another 77 percent expect to maintain their current staff levels and three percent are not certain of their hiring plans. This yields a Net Employment Outlook* of 10 percent.
Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, today announced Taleo’s Performance Management suite of products is breaking records in every aspect of the business. Taleo Performance provides Talent Intelligence that gives executives new insight and visibility into their people, allowing employers to align their people strategies with their business objectives.
Think work-life balance doesn’t exist? Think again. “Many companies are integrating flexibility into their business strategies,” says Sara Sutton Fell, founder and CEO of FlexJobs.com. “Both job seekers and employers are looking out of the box and embracing non-traditional opportunities.”
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