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Nursing Grads – More schooling may help to land jobs
The health care industry has been an employment bright spot in Sacramento and across the country as demand grows to care for a graying population. But newly minted nursing graduates are having trouble squaring that good news with their difficulties in finding work, said Anne McNamara. McNamara, dean of Grand Canyon University’s College of Nursing … Continue reading
Tattoos and Jobs
‘I received an email from someone who wondered whether his long hair, facial hair, and tattoos were hurting his chances of getting a job” writes Alison Doyle. (Choosen excerpts by JMM to follow) There are employers, especially in the hospitality and retail industries, that are very concerned about the appearance of their employees. Many employers have … Continue reading
Chinese investment in US between 2000 and 2012 had created 27,000 jobs
Foreign direct investment in the United States from China hit a record high through the first nine months of 2012 despite election-year rhetoric against the country and a congressional report casting national-security suspicions on two Chinese tech companies. During this year’s first three quarters, Chinese enterprises poured $6.3 billion in FDI in the US, according … Continue reading
General Motors – Hiring 3,000 Hewlett-Packard tech workers
General Motors will hire 3,000 workers from Hewlett-Packard as the carmaker moves more computer functions in-house. The move is part of a larger GM strategy to have more control over the technology it uses in cars and to run its business. The H-P employees already work on GM projects. GM says that making them full-time … Continue reading
PricewaterhouseCoopers – China and Hong Kong – 12 days holiday in the coming months, eight unpaid
More auditors in Hong Kong can expect to be taking extra-long holidays, courtesy of the city’s sluggish IPO market. This week, accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers announced that to help avoid layoffs, employees in mainland China and Hong Kong will be offered a chance to take an additional 12 days’ holiday in the coming months, of which … Continue reading
American Airlines – Plans to hire more than 1,500 new flight attendants
American Airlines Inc. today said it would hire more than 1,500 new flight attendants in the next year to serve its international flight and training needs. American will begin the recruiting and hiring process next month and training will begin in January. The hiring news comes three weeks after 2,250 American flight attendants signed up … Continue reading
Wave of Reshoring in U.S. Manufacturing?
U.S. manufacturing is in a period of resurgence, and while it is too early to say if the positive momentum has staying power, the sector’s revival is being aided in part by the return of production to the United States that had been outsourced to lower-wage rate locations overseas, particularly China and developing Asian economies … Continue reading
US – Federal Employees – 2 percent of total employment, less than half of what it was in the early 1960s
In our country, tax cuts and spending increases gave the economy a badly needed boost in the depths of the recession and early in the recovery. But these stimulus measures have been expiring. At the same time, states and localities have cut spending and raised taxes as they struggle to balance their budgets. As a … Continue reading
Ireland – GlaxoSmithKline reversing plan to close plant: 120 jobs saved
Global pharmaceutical and healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has reversed a decision to shut a plant run by one of its subsidiaries, saving over 100 jobs. The Stiefel facility in Co Sligo will remain open with an investment of €10m and initially retaining 120 of the 180 staff. It had been due to close next year… … Continue reading
China – Job losses may be looming
Recent economic data such as stronger-than-expected exports and benign inflation in September are the latest signs that China’s slowdown may be nearing an end, reducing pressure on the government to implement more stimulus measures to shore up the world’s second-biggest economy. However, some observers are now concerned about a less-cited economic indicator – employment – … Continue reading
France – Layoffs – Vivendi, STMicro Revamp Face Hollande’s Scrutiny
Vivendi SA (VIV) and STMicroelectronics SA (STM), each considering a reorganization to boost their competitiveness, face a hurdle as French President Francois Hollande struggles to keep an election pledge on job creation. Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg is today hosting STMicroelectronics Chairman Didier Lombard at Bercy, the sprawling 1980’s government complex in eastern Paris. The meeting … Continue reading
US – Amazon : Hiring 50,000 seasonal workers
It’s only October, but companies like Amazon are already thinking about the holidays. The online retailer is the latest to announce its seasonal hiring plan, and it’s significant: 50,000 jobs in the United States Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500) currently employs 20,000 people at its 40 fulfillment centers across the country, where the seasonal employees will … Continue reading
India – 82 percent IT graduates leave Goa for jobs
About 82 percent of the 1,000-odd information technology (IT) graduates from Goa’s technical education institutions have to migrate for jobs, a top official of a leading trade body said Monday. Addressing a press conference in Panaji, Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) president Manguirish Pai Raikar said that a synergy between the state government … Continue reading
China – Graduates willing to take less for first position
More than half of college students who will graduate next year are willing to accept a monthly salary of less than 4,000 yuan ($638), according to a survey released on Saturday. The survey, conducted by renren.com, a popular social networking website which launched its job-search service for graduates in July, ran from Aug 21 to … Continue reading
US – Closing The Jobs Deficit
The latest data on employment in the United States confirm that the American economy continues to recover from the Great Recession of 2008-2009, despite the slowdown engulfing the other G-20 nations. Indeed, the pace of private-sector job growth has actually been much stronger during this recovery than during the recovery from the 2001 recession, and … Continue reading
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