PACEL Corp. has acquired World Wide Personnel Services of Maine, Inc. headquartered in Auburn, Maine.
CHASE Staffing has announced plans to open 10 new offices in 2006. This aggressive growth plan began in 2004 with the opening of seven new offices in Florida, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Missouri, and Virginia. 2005 led to 12 more offices in
high-growth locations like San Diego, CA; Tempe, AZ; Chicago, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY; and Austin, TX. Plans for 10 new offices in 2006 include new locations already open in Sandy Springs, GA; and Denver, CO; and upcoming locations in Dallas, TX; Savannah, GA; Columbus, OH; Salt Lake City, UT;
Clearwater, FL; San Antonio, TX; South Chicago, IL; and Los Angeles, CA.
Surrex Solutions Corporation is one of the fastest growing IT Consulting firms in the US with 22 offices nationwide. Surrex is bridging the gap between IT Staffing and IT Consulting utilizing evaluation tools such as the FIT® Analysis and
proprietary project management testing and evaluation tools. The "FIT®" Analysis is a unique tool, developed by Surrex, enabling hiring managers to effectively evaluate available IT Consulting resources and respond to pay rate and bill rate dynamics.
WebsiteBiz has been engaged to provide lead generation and Internet marketing services for HR XCEL, which specializes in Human Resource outsourcing and Benefits Administration
services.
E-recruitment services provider, The Internet Corporation and BackgroundChecking.com, Britain's foremost provider of Background Checks for pre-employment candidates, signed a
deal that gives employers greater peace-of-mind when recruiting. WebCheck, as the partnership has been called, lets employers add Background Checking into the recruitment process from the moment a candidate applies online for a job.
Deck Chairs HireRight Inc., the leader in on-demand employment background screening solutions, has named Jeffrey Wahba as CFO...
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Should Know Australia: Kelly Services Australia gets into IT recruitment
Global recruitment company, Kelly Services, has expanded its Australian operations with the launch of an Information Technology and Telecommunications employment division, with its first office in Sydney. (ITWire)
Canada:
College bursaries help Edmonton eatery lure, retain young staff
A Dairy Queen restaurant in Edmonton has come up with a unique way to attract and keep young workers in the face of a superheated economy. If you work part-time at the Sherwood Park fast-food restaurant, you not only earn a wage, but you can make money for post-secondary tuition. (CBC)
Population in oil-rich Alberta grows by leaps and bounds, StatsCan says Canadian Press
Statistics Canada says Alberta's population increased at more than five times the national average during the last three months of 2005, as record numbers of people flocked to the booming province from other regions of Canada. Estimated at more than 3.3 million on Jan. 1, Alberta's population increased 0.76
per cent during the fourth quarter, with just over two-thirds of the migrants coming from other provinces and territories. Seven of Canada's 13 provinces and territories suffered population declines during the fourth quarter - only the second time since 1971 so many regions recorded a decline during the same
quarter. (Canada.com)
Global: Hiring That Great Warehouse Manager
During Kurlancheek Furniture's busiest season, the warehouse manager of 20 years called in sick for five days straight saying his job was too stressful... Furniture retailers are used to hiring salespeople and office staff. Most are not nearly as strong on the warehouse and delivery side of the
business. As a result, they often do not hire the best people for these critical jobs. The focus of this article is to relate the experiences of Ronnie Kurlancheek of Jacob Kurlancheek Furniture who recently replaced her warehouse manager. (Furniture
World) Credibility and what I'm not (oh where is Edie Brickell when you need a theme song to a post?)
I think I may had read one or two too many condescending blog posts lately. Let's be frank (unless Frank objects and then we'll pick someone else): there's ego involved in blogging. I'm not saying that all bloggers gave huge egos (egoes...leggo my ego?), but when you put yourself out there for the world to
see, for better or worse, it impacts your ego. Yeah, I've got one, I admit it. I try not to turn it into a campaign to prove to people how much they should love me. I just watched a Woody Allen movie this weekend: "Everyone Says I Love You" and I couldn't help but think about how every Woody Allen movie I see
(well both of them, but still) feels like a production company-financed attempt by Woody Allen to get the world to love him. And I suspect that it's not working. Well, it isn't working on me. That kind of self-gratification only works if it well, works. And I'm sorry to say that I don't love Woody Allen and
I've made a mental note to take any of his movies off my netflix queu (please, no irate mails from Woody Allen fans...as with everything here, just my humble opinion). (Heather)
The value of not knowing
One of the most frustrating things I see my clients encounter is that state of not knowing. There's an uncomfortable space where they recognize that where they've been no longer works, but they don't have a clue where to go from here, or how to get there. Uncertainty makes us uneasy. It feels dangerous. It
feels frustrating because we don't have "the answers" and we don't know what to do. And we're always supposed to know what to do, right? (Occupational Adventure)
PRINTING MONEY
Two weeks ago, when the newspaper publisher McClatchy announced that it was buying the venerable Knight Ridder chain, for the lowball price of $6.5 billion, McClatchy's C.E.O., Gary Pruitt, called the deal "a vote of confidence in the newspaper industry.” But few people bought Pruitt's pitch (or his
stock—McClatchy's shares have dropped nine per cent since the deal was announced). And why would they? At this point, everyone knows that newspapers are doomed. (New Yorker)
The Future of On-Demand
There are many perennial questions in the software world, and questioning how far a user organization can go with software-as-a-service, on-demand, and outsourcing surely ranks in the top 10. This question resurfaced recently when SAP entered the fray with an on-demand version of its CRM product. Considering
the vast amount of functionality lurking in SAP's -- or Oracle's -- software portfolio, every customer, partner, and competitor wants to know how far these companies will go in mining the on-demand opportunity. (Managing Automation)
India: Skill shortage crunches KPO expansion in India
The domestic knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) industry in India is able to meet just 10-15% of the demand for research and analysis work from overseas. This is essentially owing to the shortage of skilled manpower. Two-thirds of the work outsourced to India is related to equity and fixed-income research,
while the rest is linked to investment banking analysis. By 2010, major investment banks alone are expected to spend $200 million and provide employment to over 3,700 personnel through outsourcing to India. (DNAIndia)
KPO industry needs to tone up quality: Report
The nascent Knowledge Process Outsourcing industry in India, which is expected to be worth $17 billion by 2010, is likely to face stiff competition from other low-cost destinations like Philippines and Russia, besides facing challenges of data protection and confidentiality.
The latest report by HR consultant Ma Foi shows that the KPO industry needs to tighten its service level agreements to provide better quality services and needs to attract more capital by entering into partnerships with big financial service organisations. (Rediff)
Russia: The Developed Linguist
As St. Petersburg continues to attract foreign companies, so foreign-language speakers are increasingly in demand. Recruiters point out that now "fluent English” is often a must not only for administrative positions, such as interpreters, translators, secretaries, personal assistants or office managers but,
also for different technical specialists, engineers and accountants. (St. Petersburg Times)
UK: Swiftpro Recruitment Software Solutions for the Transforming HR Sector
The HR industry experiences transition. Time scarcity, need for innovation and precision are the major hinders transforming the sector. Companies in the HR sphere look for more sophisticated ways to improve their performance along with minimizing operating costs and increasing profits. (PowerHomeBiz)
Internet ad spending gains market share
Online advertising spending surged 66 percent to 1.37 billion pounds ($2.39 billion) in 2005, according to new data released on Tuesday, giving it a 7.8 percent market share -- ahead of radio, consumer magazines and outdoor ads. Internet ad spending, which had a market share of 4.9 percent in 2004, has grown
as more consumers sign up for broadband and marketers direct more of their budgets online. (Reuters)
US: Coverage & Access | New York Times Looks at Effect on Businesses of Baby Boomers Caring for Elderly Parents
The New York Times on Saturday examined "the soaring number of baby boomers ... whose obligation to frail, elderly parents results in absenteeism, workday distractions or stress-related health problems." According to the Times, companies "are responding" but "often use child care benefits as a model when they
do not suit the different and unpredictable needs of the elderly," and the "distinctions between child care and elder care have become apparent" as baby boomers and their parents age. (Kaisernetwork)
Book Review: The Disposable American
New York Times reporter Louis Uchitelle is a mild and measured man, but he has hit his boiling point. "Everyone who talks to me about the book wants to make it about finding an enemy or blaming or politics ... they don't get it, and you don't either," he says in an interview. "This is not a book about
unemployment. It's simply a book that sticks to what happens to people after they've been laid off." That is exactly what will make his new book, The Disposable American: Layoffs and Their Consequences (Knopf, March 28, $25.95, 304 pages), difficult for many to digest. He simply tells what happens to
workers, blue- and white-collar alike, after they are laid off, and the stories taken together paint a picture of Americans unable to fully recover from the toll that two decades of downsizing have had on productivity and dignity. (TheStreet)
Are Employers More Willing to Rehire Workers They Laid Off?
Thirteen percent of employees who had previously been laid off were rehired by their former employers in 2005, according to a survey by Right Management, a consulting firm. (HR.BLR.Com)
Farmers urge lawmakers to streamline immigrant worker program
As Congress wrestles with immigration reform, farmers who depend on foreign workers urged lawmakers Tuesday to streamline the nation's guest worker program so they can be assured a reliable supply of legal workers to harvest millions of dollars worth of crops. Bill Brim, co-owner of one of Georgia's most
successful vegetable farms, asked members of a House agriculture panel to "continue to work toward a solution to the guest worker issue." (Macon Telegraph)
Survey Sez: Online Job Demand Rises in All 28 Top U.S. Metro Markets in February, According to the Monster Local Employment Index
Online Job Availability for Business; IT; Engineering; and Construction Workers Increases Across Nearly Every Market
Metro Areas in Western and Southern Regions See Particularly Large Spike in Online Recruitment Activity During February
According to the latest findings of the Monster Local Employment Index, online job availability increased in all 28 top U.S. metropolitan areas in February, as recruitment activity in more than half of the major U.S. metro areas tracked jumped significantly.
During the past month, all 28 markets tracked by the Index saw a moderate-to-dramatic rise in online job demand. Metro areas in the western and southern regions of the country experienced the sharpest growth, while California markets, such as Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco all rose
considerably, surging seven points each, due to strong online demand for IT, business and professional services occupations.
Cleveland, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City and New York City increased by six points each during February, while Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Miami, Minneapolis and Orlando all registered growth of five points. The remaining markets increased between one and four points each.
"The surge in the Monster Local Employment Index in February suggests a healthy and confident business climate across all major metro areas in the U.S., with particularly strong growth amongst markets in the West and South," said Steve Pogorzelski, Group President, International at Monster
Worldwide. "The first quarter of the year is clearly off to a solid start with the Index results showing strong, broad growth in employer demand for workers."
During February, 27 of 28 local markets rose or held steady for management; business and financial operations; and office and administrative support occupations, indicating strong hiring demand in the corporate sector across major metro areas. Additionally, all markets saw an increase in the
number of online opportunities for sales workers, a category with a large concentration of jobs in retail and wholesale sectors, as well as the corporate sector.
Online job availability for computer and mathematical (IT) workers also rose in all but one market during the month, with the final market remaining unchanged. The San Francisco Bay Area has seen the largest rate of increase in online demand for IT workers since the Index's inception. In
contrast, the slowest growing markets for this occupation are Baltimore and Washington, D.C., suggesting a relatively flat level of demand in government and non-profit sectors in those areas.
Online recruitment efforts for architecture and engineering workers rose in all but two of the local markets in February, suggesting continued stepwise growth in demand for technically-skilled workers. The Sacramento area demonstrated the largest month-to-month increase in online
opportunities for these occupations and also saw the largest rate of growth over the past 10 months, closely followed by Houston where hurricane reconstruction efforts and renewed energy initiatives have boosted the demand for architects and engineers alike.
All 28 metro areas also showed increased online job availability for construction and extraction workers last month, with the largest rate of increase seen in Cleveland and San Diego. February's positive upswing for construction and extraction occupations is likely due to a rebound from the
seasonal slowdown at the end of 2005, unusually mild winter weather in much of the country and sustained online migration.
Overall results for the top 28 U.S. metro markets over the past 6 months are as follows:
Feb
Jan
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Atlanta
108
103
104
105
106
104
Baltimore
106
103
105
107
105
103
Boston
105
102
103
104
105
103
Chicago
105
100
102
104
104
102
Cincinnati
107
103
103
106
106
106
Cleveland
105
99
99
101
101
102
Dallas
107
102
104
104
103
100
Denver
109
105
103
108
107
106
Detroit
109
104
102
108
108
107
Houston
111
105
105
105
102
100
Indianapolis
107
101
104
104
104
101
Kansas City
106
100
101
103
103
102
Los Angeles
107
104
104
107
105
103
Miami
108
103
103
101
103
103
Minneapolis
111
106
106
109
108
107
New York City
106
100
102
104
103
101
Orlando
104
99
98
100
98
100
Philadelphia
106
105
104
104
104
102
Phoenix
112
110
111
112
109
106
Pittsburgh
110
106
104
107
106
104
Portland
109
105
106
106
107
104
Sacramento
113
102
103
105
104
101
San Diego
115
106
108
109
108
106
San Francisco
111
104
105
105
105
103
Seattle
112
108
107
108
108
107
St. Louis
108
104
102
104
104
102
Tampa
108
106
104
105
105
102
Washington DC
105
102
102
104
105
103
The March results of the Monster Local Employment Index will be released on April 20, 2006.
About the Monster Local Employment Index
Providing a broad, comprehensive monthly analysis of online job demand in the top 28 U.S. metro markets, the Monster Local Employment Index is an extension of the national Monster Employment Index, which is compiled each month by researchers at Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST), parent
company of the leading global online career and recruitment resource, Monster(R). Based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from more than 1,500 Web sites, including Monster(R), the Monster Local Employment Index presents a snapshot of employer online recruitment activity in
the top 28 U.S. markets with the largest working populations.
The Index counts job postings as an indicator of employer demand for employees or, in other words, job availability. Job postings are online advertisements placed by an employer looking to fill one or more vacant, or recently created, job positions. All of the data and findings have been
validated for accuracy through independent, monthly third party auditing conducted by ARC Research of Cranford, New Jersey. Individual Index reports containing data for each of the 28 metro markets, as well as additional information on occupational demand in each area, are now available at http://LocaleIndex.monsterworldwide.com.
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