Following the release of its 16th annual list of hot executive jobs, global search firm CTPartners has identified what it predicts will be the top UK growth sectors and executive roles in 2011 as businesses shift from caution to competition.
IPS Group has appointed Daniel R. Gattis as Senior Vice President of IPS Search, Inc., its North American retained search division. In this role Dan will provide domestic and international search and selection consultation to insurance, healthcare, and financial services clients he has developed and partnered with since joining the insurance industry in 1978.
Instant Technology has been named to Inavero Institute’s Best of Staffing Client list for two consecutive years. Best of Staffing, presented in partnership with CareerBuilder, is the only nationwide client satisfaction award that recognizes extraordinary client service in the staffing and recruiting industry. The Best of Staffing winners are ranked in the top 1% of recruiting agencies in the US and Canada.
On a recent morning, Neamat Erakat was working the room at Southwest Job Network. The non-profit group meets monthly at a north Phoenix synagogue to help white-collar professionals network, build job-hunting skills and meet with recruiters. The 52-year-old is the picture of professionalism, with an easy smile, stylish dark slacks and tastefully tailored but colorful blouse.
Recruiting Daily is pleased to once again welcome our good friend and guest blogger this week – Ken Sundheim
After posting an open internship at my organization, we received about one hundred different resumes from students all around the New York City area. Accompanied with the majority of these documents was, of course, a cover letter.
However, about 9 out of 10 of the cover letters sent by college students to our agency, with minimal work, could have been drastically improved and could have significantly raised their odds of being called by one of the executives at our firm. Instead, as an employer, they had the opposite effect on us.
As a young job seeker, how do you take advantage of the lack of effort that other students put into their cover letters and get into the company you want whether it be for an internship or your first job?
Here are 4 simple ways how. Undoubtedly, it’s one of the most worthwhile 10 minutes you will even spend in college.
Take the Time to Customize Your Cover Letter
You think that this would be a no-brainer, but it is not. It is quite obvious to an employer if your cover letter says nothing about the company, what they do or whom you’re actually writing it to. It is accepted fact for employers that you are likely not applying to only one job or internship. It ought to be an equally accepted fact for you as a prospective intern or employee that you put effort into learning about any company where you want to work and learn.
Before you sit down to formulate the document, make sure that you do a significant amount of research on the firm. It’s not about you being a hard worker or claiming that you are punctual, it’s about what you can do for the employer.
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Fledgling financial advisers find that it is a great time to be getting their wings. Neil Teubel considered three offers from advisory firms last summer as he finished the master’s program in financial planning at Texas Tech University.
At recent hearings before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Helen Norton, an associate professor at the University of Colorado School of Law, testified that employers and staffing agencies have begun to advertise jobs in fields ranging from electronic engineers to restaurant and grocery managers to mortgage underwriters with the explicit restriction that “only currently employed candidates will be considered.”
Finding the right candidate for a job has gotten easier for corporate recruiters since the rise of online professional networks and social media. It’s not unusual to see a job posting on Facebook or Twitter or for recruiters to obtain an introduction to a candidate through a connection on LinkedIn.
Joe Senko learned early in his career that in the financial services sector, it helps to wear more than one hat. Senko, 75, of Mt. Lebanon was an accounting major at Duquesne University and looked forward to working for the IRS in Pittsburgh after graduation. When he realized he needed two years of auditing experience to take the certified public accountant exam, he said, he joined a national public accounting firm for a couple of years, becoming a CPA in 1962.
On February 16, Clinton Roy Perkins, 66, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for knowingly hiring illegal aliens at two Chicago-area staffing companies. He pleaded guilty to the offense in September 2010.
Online recruitment agency, Recruitment Genius, has acquired iEmploy.net for an undisclosed sum. The deal, the first of its kind in the online recruitment agency sector, is further testament to the momentum this sector is gathering as more and more businesses look for cost effective alternatives to traditional recruitment agencies.
If you’ve exhausted all other options, relocating can be a smart move for improving your job prospects–but be sure to check where people are hiring, and in what industries before you pack your bags and go.
Recruiters featured prominently in this year’s Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For. Topping the list of recruiters employing more than 250 staff are:
Engaging Workbook Offers Wealth of Information To Assist Physicians in Finding Right Employer
ELGIN, ILLINOIS – What is believed to be the first comprehensive career guide and workbook for hospital residents who are looking for both a satisfying career and rewarding home life, has been published by Arlington HealthCare, Inc., a national organization headquartered here.
The 212-page book, Adventures in Medicine: Discovering Your Path to Success, aims to help hospital residents navigate through the process of finding the most rewarding position within a hospital or private practice.
“Statistics show that the road on the way to residency is littered with victims,” said Todd Skertich, founder and president of Arlington HealthCare, Inc., who assisted 2,000+ physicians and their family’s transition into a new practice opportunity and community. “Too many physicians, overcome with the stresses of their job, find their lives have turned to tragedy, loss, bankruptcy, divorce, drug abuse, and for some, even suicide. Each year, some 300 to 400 doctors take their own lives – higher than any other profession.”
Jobtrain Solutions, the flexible, intuitive, internet based e-recruitment solution provider is pleased to announce its partnership with Broadbean Technology, the global leader in job distribution and candidate sourcing technology.
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