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12 Industries That Are Actually Growing

12 Industries That Are Actually Growing »

Economists love to pontificate about which industries are expected to grow over the next several years. We tend to hear a lot about “green jobs” and health care. While their estimates are often on the right track, it would also be useful to know which sectors have shown actual job growth already. Since the U.S. labor market began its slow recovery in 2010, we can do some analysis to determine which industries have begun growing significantly compared to others.

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Taleo snaps up Canadian peer Cytiva Software For CAD$11 Million

Taleo snaps up Canadian peer Cytiva Software For CAD$11 Million »

Recruitment software provider Taleo Corp. (NASDAQ:TLEO) said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire its industry peer Cytiva Software (TSX-V:CRX) for CAD$11 million in cash.

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2011 ERE Recruiting Excellence Award Finalists

2011 ERE Recruiting Excellence Award Finalists »

This was the seventh year of the ERE Recruiting Excellence Awards, but it was the military talent category, added for the first time, that was mentioned by more judges than any other category, as employers searched for creative ways to attract the many returnees coming home from Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Staffing Agencies: Jobseekers on Unemployment Turning Down Work

Staffing Agencies: Jobseekers on Unemployment Turning Down Work »

More jobs available in the Upstate, according to the Department of Employment and Workforce Services. But some Upstate Staffing Agencies say they’re seeing a new trend when it comes to jobs and those receiving unemployment benefits.

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IT Employees are the Least Engaged…Again

IT Employees are the Least Engaged…Again »

A global study by consulting firm BlessingWhite finds that only 26% of Information Technology employees in North America are fully engaged at work. Nearly as many – 22% – are actually disengaged. Those findings are substantially worse than the North American workforce overall, which features 33% engaged and 18% disengaged.

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Job Rooster and Net-Temps Bring Jobs To Users’ Mobile Phones

Job Rooster and Net-Temps Bring Jobs To Users’ Mobile Phones »

Job Rooster and Net-Temps have partnered to bring mobile recruiting services for the first time to their users throughout the United States. Net-Temps, one of the largest job boards of part-time, temporary and full-time jobs, is adding the service to their current online offering, giving more than a million active jobseekers the opportunity to receive job listings via text message.

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What’s The Hottest Career Field? Health Care

What’s The Hottest Career Field? Health Care »

A noticeable pattern has developed in the health care industry. Workers keep getting hired. Health care providers added 24,000 new jobs in October 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, while averaging an increase of 20,000 jobs per month over the past year.

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Around The Industry: Five For Friday

The weekend is almost here recruiters. Welcome to your #HireFriday edition of 5 for Friday. We wanted to thank all our readers who jumped into the trend conversation via Twitter and LinkedIn this week. It is a very interesting topic and one we will periodically tackle throughout the year.

We also wanted to give another shout out for the Physician Recruiters Network Group on LinkedIn. This forum continues to grow each and every day and is a great resource for recruiters in this staffing sector. For information pertaining to other sectors you can always visit the RD Network.

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.“
Henry David Thoreau

Now a quick look at the week’s top staffing/recruiting stories from our Around the Industry feed;

Careers That Can Double Your Pay »

How Social Media Has Changed Recruitment »

Monster Debuts First iPad Recruitment App »

LinkedIn Files For IPO »

Contract Staffing Business Gains Momentum in Recession Aftermath » Continue reading “Around The Industry: Five For Friday”

Ropella to Leverage Checkster for SMART Recruiting in Chemical and Allied Industries

Ropella to Leverage Checkster for SMART Recruiting in Chemical and Allied Industries »

Checkster, the leading Software-as-a-Service provider of Reference Check 2.0, will be used to validate all applicants of Ropella’s search practice. Ropella, the leading executive search and consulting firm that specializes in the chemical and allied industries, announced its implementation of Checkster’s reference checking technology.

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Hiring Helper Rebrands as Construction Connection

Hiring Helper Rebrands as Construction Connection »

HiringHelper Inc today announced that it has rebranded the company as Construction Connection to become the worlds largest and most relevant website dedicated to the construction community, matching needs with capabilities.

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Boyden Executive Outlook Reveals Shift Back to C-Level Innovation and Marketing Leadership

Boyden Executive Outlook Reveals Shift Back to C-Level Innovation and Marketing Leadership »

Companies are once again prioritizing innovation and marketing talent in addition to finance experts in their C-level leadership, according to the quarterly Boyden Executive Outlook, released today by Boyden Global Executive Search.

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Manpower Employment Brings Apps to iPhone, iPad

Manpower Employment Brings Apps to iPhone, iPad »

Manpower, one of the larger worldwide employment and temporary staffing agencies, has refreshed its initial iOS app and introduced a new iPad-only offering, with more on the way to connect potential employees to potential employers more directly using mobile technologies.

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