Millions of Americans want to know: Where are the jobs? Finally, some answers are emerging. There are still about 7.5 million fewer jobs than there were at the end of 2007, when the Great Recession began. That’s a big hole, and it could take years before employment returns to “normal” levels of five or six years ago.
Today we welcome back guest blogger Geoff Newman of Recruitment Genius:
A worldwide survey of recruitment trends of more than 14,400 companies and organizations has shown that the international recruitment market is showing a healthy leveling.
The Global Snapshot survey, which is carried out by recruitment agency Antal, regularly seeks the opinions of 14,465 bodies in 47 countries. Their latest statistics, issued this month, have shown that the number of organizations looking to shed staff within the next six months has fallen by seven per cent since their last survey in September, to 16 per cent.
While this figure was accompanied by a dip in active recruitment processes by companies – falling from 57 per cent in September to 50 per cent now – when considered together, the numbers indicate that the dip in recruitment activity stems from increased staff retention.
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With all-time high attrition rates and shortage of skills making companies go into a hiring mode, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) services are gaining popularity in India.
Where are the jobs? Apparently they are everywhere in the professional services. Staffing companies focused on nurses and doctors, finance people, and executive positions are on big share valuation run ups.
Aiken Staffing, Augusta Staffing, and Job Shop Inc. are joining forces for a job fair at the Augusta Doubletree Hotel. The address is 2651 Perimeter Parkway. Things get started at 11:00 am, and they wrap up at 4:00 that afternoon. A lot of companies will be represented including Bridgestone, Comcast, Fiamm, Sonoco, RBW Logistics, Hubbell Power Systems, South Carolina Metal Products, Augusta Sportswear, and Paine College.
The US economy kicked into a higher gear last month, with employer payrolls adding 192,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Significant hiring was evident across most major industries, led by professional and business service, which added 47,000 positions.
DataCede, a leading consulting, systems, and IT development firm, announces the formation of a new Staffing Deployment Division to compliment its rapidly growing client base.
Job seekers and the people hiring them have very different stories to tell about the pressures that keep them up at night, but there’s one point on which both sides agree: The job-search “black hole” is real, and applicants are less likely than ever before to hear anything at all about jobs for which they haven’t made the cut.
Michael Lord, founder and president of Michael Lord & Company, LLC Attorney Placement, was elected by his peers to a three-year term as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC) at the annual conference held April 29 to May 1 in Marina del Rey, California.
Women are being beaten to overseas board positions by four-to-one, despite 41% wanting to work abroad, a report revealed today. The research, conducted by the recruitment group Hydrogen and ECSP Europe, shows that the number of women working abroad with children is 33% lower than the number of men, once again suggesting that women have more obstacles on their way to board positions.
Intertek, the leading international provider of quality and safety services, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Moody International (“Moody”) from the alternative investment firm Investcorp.
Movement Search & Delivery, a professional executive search firm with global reach, has recently opened their national headquarters in downtown Clarkston. Movement’s headquarters will house a large recruitment team that supports their national and global client base as well as headhunters who are dedicated to their business in Michigan.
Manpower Inc., (NYSE: MAN) world leader in innovative workforce solutions, says the increase in temporary employment is driving the U.S. economy forward as companies move to meet growing demand for their products and services. The economic recovery in the U.S. gathered pace in February — with the Bureau of Labor Statistics announcing that job gains occurred in temporary help, manufacturing, construction and several service-providing industries.
USr Healthcare has been named “Best Staffing Firm to Work For” in the United States among firms with 51-200 employees. Staffing Industry Analysts, the leading research and analysis firm covering the contingent workforce, and Staffing Industry Review Magazine sponsor the award, which was announced at the Staffing Industry Analysts Executive Forum, March 1-3 in Miami.
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