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Grads in UK / Recruitment levels at a seven-year high but jobs ‘reserved for student interns’
Companies said that four-in-10 positions being advertised for graduates in 2014 would be reserved for those with previous experience – barring other final year students from applying Continue reading
The Job Gap in US / There are about 1.18 million fewer payroll jobs than before the recession started
This doesn’t include population growth and new entrants into the workforce Continue reading
Canada / Economists on the Job Report
Here’s what top economists are saying about the numbers: Derek Holt and Don Zigler, Scotiabank (Report titled ‘CDN JOBS SHOCKER) What a way to end a year and it reinforces our argument since last Fall that there should be a higher probability of a rate cut from the BoC priced into the curve alongside sharply … Continue reading
Canada / The myth of the skills shortage
Canada’s federal politicians are fond of trumpeting that Canada’s economy has performed better than almost any other jurisdiction, and that we should be thankful for their “prudent economic management.” In actual fact, however, the hard numbers indicate that Canada’s jobs performance has been ho-hum at best — and isn’t getting any better. Part of the … Continue reading
US / Private sector employment increased by 238,000 jobs in december says ADP National Employment Report
Private sector employment increased by 238,000 jobs from November to December, according to the December ADP National Employment Report®. The report, which is derived from ADP’s actual payroll data, measures the change in total nonfarm private employment each month on a seasonally-adjusted basis. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at via ADP National … Continue reading
IT Hiring Survey in US / The employment picture remains bright to start 2014
The employment picture for technology professionals remains bright to start 2014, according to nearly 900 tech-focused hiring managers and recruiters. Just as they did in our mid-2013 hiring survey, nearly three out of four respondents (73%) reported planning to hire more technology pros in the six months ahead. The difference? Nearly one-quarter or 24 percent of … Continue reading
Ice Cream Plant in US / 1,600 desperate job seekers applicants for ‘three dozen or so initial jobs’
When the Good Humor ice cream plant closed here two summers ago, more than 400 jobs and a stable, punch-the-clock way of life melted away, another in a string of plant closings that have battered this once-proud manufacturing town. The hulking plant sat vacant until a co-op of Virginia dairy farmers purchased it in summer … Continue reading
Economic Slowdown in India / 12 million workers to return to farms says Crisil
The economic slowdown would push an additional 12 million people to farms between 2013 and 2019, ratings agency Crisil has estimated. Non-farm employment would decrease more than 25% between 2012-13 and 2018-19 to 38 million, the agency stated. “That’s because fewer jobs are being created with the economy treading a lower-growth path and labour intensity … Continue reading
US / The Fastest Declining Jobs
Tree-fellers, shoemakers, and postal clerks, beware. More than 30% of these jobs may disappear over the next 10 years. A new release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics sheds light on which American occupations will shrink the most in the coming decade. The 30 fastest-declining jobs are ranked by projected percent decrease between 2012 … Continue reading
Deutsche Bahn / Hiring 10,000 new workers each year until 2020
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn spent years cutting jobs to save costs. As thousands of employees head into retirement, the company now must recruit more help, hiring 10,000 new workers each year until 2020. In August 2013, the Mainz central train station came to a virtual standstill every evening as dispatchers were either on vacation … Continue reading
Germany / Employment hits new annual record
In 2013, more Germans had jobs than ever before in the country’s post-war history. But after seven consecutive years of improving employment figures, the jobs boom has begun to decelerate. Last year, an average of 41.8 million Germans out of a population of about 82 million was employed, according to figures released by the German … Continue reading
Serbia / 2014 will be a tough year says Minister of Economy Sasa Radulovic
“I would like us all to live better without comprehensive reforms, and that no one loses a job, but that is not feasible, unfortunately,” Radulovic said Continue reading
Seven job creation strategies for city harness the sharing economy
How can a city harness the sharing economy in order to create jobs and develop enterprise? Continue reading
The value of an education in today’s US economy
Even in today’s recovering economy, education has retained its high value and is still the strongest step you can take in your career Continue reading
10 Jobs for tomorrow that barely exist today (Infographic)
Tomorrow’s graduates will be facing a much different environment than the ones their parents entered in the last generation. As a result of our growing reliance on the Internet and inability to curb our fossil fuel appetites, there are dozens of jobs today that didn’t exist just 10 years ago – and they pay much … Continue reading
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