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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
Job Entrepreneurs – Companies maximizing jobs over profits
What if the purpose of a company was to employ people? Instead of hiring enough people to make the greatest profit, it would make enough profit to hire the greatest number of people. Put simply, these “job entrepreneurs” maximize jobs instead of profits. There is a precedent in this. “Social entrepreneurs” seek to maximize purpose … 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.
Heinz in Canada / 250 workers would keep their jobs consortium with an agreement to buy
H.J. Heinz Co. reached a deal to sell a factory in Canada that the Pittsburgh company planned to close in restructuring North American operations. Heinz said on Thursday that Highbury Canco Corp., a Toronto-based consortium of investors including the plant’s manager, agreed to buy the Leamington, Ontario, plant and become a contract manufacturer for some … Continue reading
Philippine / Unemployment rate in 2013 had worsened to 27.5 percent
It is saddening that despite the rapid economic expansion for the past two years, millions of Filipinos remain unemployed. This is what economists refer to as “jobless growth,” a phenomenon that afflicts many developing countries, debunking the myth that economic growth automatically translates to employment and poverty reduction. Halfway into his six-year term, President Aquino … Continue reading
Grads Job Search in UK / Nearly 40% still hunting after six months
Nearly 40 per cent of graduates are looking for work six months after graduation, while a quarter are still unemployed after a year, according to new research. Conducted by the graduate recruitment website Totaljobs.com, the survey also shows that almost half of all graduates wished they had steered clear of academic courses, opting for ‘something … Continue reading
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
Freelancers / Landing more jobs
New research suggests freelancers who demonstrate work commitment through an incremental career path, by moving between similar—but not identical—types of jobs, are the most likely to be hired. The findings also conclude that competitors who work on only one type of job or on too many disparate types of jobs are disadvantaged when it comes … 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
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