Job Market

Strong Staffing Surge in February » 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… Read more

How to Find Out Why You Didn’t Get the Job » Job seekers and the people hiring them have very different stories to tell about the pressures that keep them… Read more

Women Struggle To Get Executive Overseas Jobs » Women are being beaten to overseas board positions by four-to-one, despite 41% wanting to work abroad, a report revealed today. The research,… Read more

Increase in Temporary Employment Driving Steady Improvement of U.S. Economy » Manpower Inc., (NYSE: MAN) world leader in innovative workforce solutions, says the increase in temporary employment is driving the… Read more

How Long Will It Take To Close The Job Gap? (CHART) » The U.S. economy gained 192,000 jobs in February 2011, while the unemployment rate dropped down to 8.9 percent…. Read more

Jobs For People Who Want To Make An Impact » Want a career that lets you make an impact…without going broke? There’s nothing wrong with wanting to get paid to… Read more

Survey: 36% of HR Managers Say Online Profiles May Replace Resumes » Though resumes are still one of the most crucial tools that workers use in the job search, this… Read more

Higher IT Salaries on the Horizon for 2011 » TEKsystems, the nation’s leading technology staffing and services company, today announced findings from its quarterly IT Executive Outlook survey, conducted in… Read more

Jobs Go Unfilled Despite High Unemployment » For the 15 million Americans who can’t find jobs the labor market is like an awful game of musical chairs. There are many… Read more

Temporary Staffing Industry Growing At 18-20 Percent » TeamLease Services, the staffing solutions company and the pioneers of temporary staffing in India, released the TeamLease Annual Temp Salary Primer 2011…. Read more

Tech Jobs Rise In Michigan » Metro Detroit was the fastest-growing region for technology jobs in America last month, but still has plenty of catching up to do before it… Read more

Economy Gained Strength as 2011 Began: Fed » Economic activity kept slowly gaining strength as 2011 opened and manufacturers and retailers were having some success in pushing their prices up,… Read more

Hiring of Temps On The Rise » There once was a time when temporary workers were viewed as an itinerant group that either couldn’t or wouldn’t hold on to any… Read more

I think most would agree on the importance of good references when conducting a job search. As a recruiter- when interviewing a quality candidate I often request references in addition… Read more

Recruiting Staff Challenging For Small Businesses » A poll conducted by a West Australian government agency reveals confidence levels amongst small business operators have dropped slightly since last year. Read… Read more