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Apple, Google – The Silicon Valley’s Hiring Conspiracy
Steve Jobs wouldn’t appear to have been an emoticon guy, but history will show that on at least one occasion, when words failed to convey his delight, he resorted to one. It was March 2007, and Jobs had received an e-mail from Eric Schmidt, then Google’s (GOOG) chief executive officer and a board member at … Continue reading
ATT – Over 3,000 hires
AT&T* will hire more than 3,000 retail sales and sales management employees nationwide over the next several months. The new employees are needed to meet increased customer demand in the company’s growing retail business. “AT&T’s award-winning retail team is focused on delivering an extraordinary customer experience with every interaction,” said Paul Roth, president of retail … Continue reading
Continental Ag – To create 7,000 new jobs
Continental AG, the leading German automotive manufacturing company specializing in tires, brake systems, automotive safety, powertrain and chassis components said it plans to increase its employee count by around 7,000 in 2014 – from 178,000 in 2013 to 185,000 by the end of the year. The company said it plans to increase sales by 5 … Continue reading
Chrysler – To hire 1,000 at Jeep plant
After running its employees flat-out building Jeeps in Toledo, Chrysler Group is about to give them a break. It plans to hire up to 1,000 part-time employees at its Toledo Assembly complex to take some of the burden off full-time employees and give them some time off, The Blade in Toledo reports. Most will get … Continue reading
Apple – Foxconn to hire 15,000 more workers
Foxconn wants to expand further beyond its roots as a parts supplier, and it’s looking to hire enough people to push that effort. The Taiwan-based company also known as Hon Hai announced this past weekend that it plans to hire 15,000 employees in its native country, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The hiring … Continue reading
Australia / Supermarket giant Coles’ expansion to create 16,000 jobs
Supermarket giant Coles will open 70 new stores in the next three years, creating more than 16,000 jobs. The new stores will be located across the country and are expected to create 8,500 full-time equivalent positions, and more than 8,200 construction jobs. via Coles’ expansion to create 16,000 jobs – http://www.thebull.com.au.
Jaguar Land Rover / Recruiting the first 500 in 1,700
Jaguar Land Rover has today begun recruitment for the 500 new jobs at its Solihull manufacturing facility as part of a 1,700 jobs recruitment drive. The plans, announced last September, will see the first intake consist of semi-skilled production operator jobs to support the production of new vehicles, included as part of the £1.5bn invested … Continue reading
Home Depot / More than 80,000 temporary employees will be hired to prepare for the spring
Home Depot Inc. (HD:US), the largest U.S. home-improvement retailer, plans to add the same number of part-time workers for its busiest sales season as it did in 2013, capitalizing on rising demand for home renovations. More than 80,000 temporary employees will be hired to prepare for the spring, when Americans traditionally spend more to fix … Continue reading
Home Depot Canada / Hiring 6,300 for spring season
The Home Depot® Canada is currently hiring 6,300 associates across all 180 locations to support its busiest season, spring. “Spring gives us the opportunity to find the best associates, who are passionate about customer service,” said Bill Lennie president, The Home Depot Canada. “From Vancouver to St. John’s, we are about building meaningful, sustainable careers.” … Continue reading
WalMart in Canada / To create 7,500 jobs
Walmart Canada is still in growth mode, with plans to spend about $500-million this year to upgrade its network and add new stores. The country’s biggest mass merchant said Tuesday it will work on 35 supercentre projects between now and next January, bringing its Canadian store count to 395 from 389. That will include 282 … Continue reading
Norwegian Air / 5,500 applications for 300 US-based cabin-crew posts
Norwegian Air Shuttle AS (NAS) said it has received more than 5,500 applications for 300 U.S.-based cabin-crew posts as the discount carrier recruits staff for an expanding fleet of Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner planes. About 170 people have been offered jobs in Ft. Lauderdale and New York, which the Fornebu-based airline serves from Scandinavia. Norwegian … Continue reading
US Veterans / 100,000 Jobs Mission reaches goal seven years early
The 100,000 Jobs Mission announced today that its coalition members hired a total of 117,439 U.S. military veterans by the end of 2013 — surpassing the coalition’s original goal seven years early. “Reaching this important milestone is great news for veterans and employers alike,” said Maureen Casey, Director of Military and Veterans Affairs at JPMorgan … Continue reading
Amazon Tops in US / 16,100 IT jobs posted last year
The employer with the most IT job postings last year was Amazon.com, with 16,146 ads, exceeding most other IT firms by a wide margin, according to a new report. The three top runners-up in 2013 U.S. job postings were Accenture, at 14,240 and Deloitte, at 13,077 job ads, according to CompTIA’s annual IT Industry Outlook … 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
Ford / To Hire 5,000 in US and 6,000 in Asia
Ford Motor Co. (F) plans to add 11,000 jobs in the U.S. and Asia in 2014, with more than half of those hires coming in the latter region where the company is scheduled to open two factories. Ford plans to hire about 6,000 people in Asia, most of them as hourly employees, according to a … Continue reading
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