With youth unemployment standing at a near-record 22 per cent in the UK, talk of a “lost generation” is growing ever louder. Policymakers are right to be concerned. Of course, the fact that the young are struggling to find work is largely a question of demand. The economic environment is making businesses wary of hiring … Continue reading
Cianbro announced they’re hiring 150 new workers. Officials for the construction company say they’re facing the largest backlog of projects in their 63 year history. The job openings are for all sorts of positions including journey level millwrights, pipewelders and pipefitters for Greater Bangor and Woodland. As well as for the spring outage season when … Continue reading
Landing a job for an electrician is simple simply because of the shortage of electricians as a result of the high demand for these pros. Electricians are necessary in all fields like manufacturing, local governments, electric power companies, automobile sector and private contracting jobs as well. The shortage of electricians is due to the shifting … Continue reading
Do you want your CV to be one that gets overlooked? Of course not! I’m going to share with you exactly what you need to do in order to create an interview winning CV for a Database Administrator (DBA), Data Professional or any other darn profession you can think of for that matter! What prompted … Continue reading
Here then are 12 unique ways you can score a job interview, based on my experiences in advertising and marketing. Try one or try them all, but do not use all 12 on the same employer. Remember, there’s a fine line between being eager and annoying, and you don’t want to be memorable for all … Continue reading
During January 2012, more than 18,000 job ads were posted online that required data analysis skills, according to WANTED Analytics™ (http://www.wantedanalytics.com), the leading source of real-time business intelligence for the talent marketplace. With the amount of data generated by businesses growing every year, hiring demand for employees to analyze and utilize this information is increasing … Continue reading
An employment initiative set up last month has received more than 2,500 promises of jobs from businesses around the country. The Hireland plan aims to stimulate the creation of 5,000 jobs in the first half of this year by encouraging small and medium-sized firms to pledge jobs on the hireland.ie website. The job pledges have … Continue reading
As part of our ongoing coverage of the decline of manufacturing jobs in Canada, The Globe and Mail invited readers to share their stories of job loss and what it has meant for them and their families. Below are some of the stories we’ve received so far. To add your own story, e-mail businesscommunity@globeandmail.com. Murray … Continue reading
I was relatively lucky when I graduated. I only worked unpaid for around six weeks – four weeks at a think tank and two weeks here – before a newspaper started paying me to write. Lucky, because that was near enough as long as I could afford to stay in London. Had I been forced … Continue reading
The reason I write this post is to share my experiences with other colleagues. It is certainly not an exemplary model of any leadership interview, just my story. In the short amount of time I have been working in school leadership, the application and interview process still remains an unknown quantity for many of us. … Continue reading
The reality is that the HR person’s role is screen OUT more than screen IN: to look for any excuse to reject rather than accept a candidate. The human impulse to help people can be replaced by the “inhuman,” unforgiving response to any typographical error or small doubt about any given candidate. It isn’t about … Continue reading
Metal Coaters plans to hire approximately 70 people for its yet-to-open metal coil coating plant in Middletown, the company’s president said. This is the second piece of welcome jobs news in weeks for the city, following the announcement Minnesota-based Metal-Matic considers Middletown a top site for a steel tubing plant that could eventually bring 200 … Continue reading
Steelmaker OneSteel expects a better second half result following a $74 million interim net loss, and has flagged job cuts as well as a name change to reflect its increasing focus on mining. OneSteel shares closed at a near four-week high, up nine cents, or 12.33 per cent, at 82 cents. The loss for the … Continue reading
As Bank Leumi gears up to ax 800 jobs, its management is preparing to fly to London to celebrate the bank’s 110th birthday next Monday. The bash will take place in the old London city hall building, which was erected in 1411 and today serves as a banquet hall. The date for the event was … Continue reading
An investigation has been launched at a stationery company in Humen, Guangdong province, after two employees committed suicide last week. Xie Yanfang, an official with Dongguan city bureau of human resources, promised that the company, Nanshan International Stationery, would be punished if it was found to have violated laws and regulations in connection with the … Continue reading