Businesses Optimistic about Growth and Hiring
WASHINGTON, DC -- While it's a positive sign that 78% of industrial small businesses are optimistic about growing over the next 12 months, they are also seriously concerned about effectively managing their growth.
According to an Internet-based survey conducted by Thomas Regional, of the nearly 2,500 industrial small businesses owners surveyed nationwide, 63% of the respondents state that healthcare coverage is their biggest challenge, nearly half (49%) state they need help with marketing, 38% need help in developing Internet sales, 36% want help in obtaining government contracts and 29% need help in obtaining a loan.
Although faced with significant growing pains 51%
say they will buy new or additional equipment, 26% will either move to a larger facility or open a new one and more than half (53%) plan to increase staff. Business owners are so focused on growth that one out of five has not given any thought at all to succession or retirement planning.
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Research Careers And Industries
LOS ANGELES, CA -- If you are thinking about changing fields or are entering the workforce for the first time, you may be unsure what field is right for you. There are many great resources available to help undecided job seekers make informed career decisions. The Occupational Outlook Handbook offered by the Department of Labor offers profiles of a wide variety of jobs. Available information includes the background needed for the jobs, projected job-growth rates, typical career paths associated with jobs and more.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is available online at http://www.dol.gov. For more local information, visit www.calmis.ca.gov and look under "Careers &
Occupations." You can read occupational guides, review wages and salaries or get statewide and countywide occupational outlooks.
Weak Demand Stunts Job Growth; But for How Long?
WASHINGTON, DC -- Many have argued that the biggest obstacle to job growth in this recent economic recovery is a rapid increase in workfore productivity. However, according to a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute, it's actually weak consumer and investor demand that's holding back job growth. True, the U.S. workforce can create the same amount of output in fewer hours than it could in years past, but that would normally lead to higher living standards and greater job growth.
Productivity growth in this recovery has been only slightly above what we've seen in past eight economic expansions. Employment growth, on the other hand, has been much stronger in past
recoveries (3.3% versus 0.5%). Employment growth seems to be tied to demand which grew more than twice as fast in past expansions compared to this one.
In the current expansion, consumers have not been spending as aggressively as they usually do after a recession, this in turn makes investors cautious, which drives demand down. This vicious cycle can stagnate hiring. However while some consider us to be in a "jobless recovery," others like President Bush say it's just a matter of time before his administrations' recovery plan increases consumer spending, then demand and ultimately job growth.
Get Your Resume Read By The Right People
LOS ANGELES, CA -- To land a job over the competition, you have to be work smarter. The hard part is to get your resume read by the right people at the right time. Good jobs aren't on the market very long. To succeed your resume has to be available to the employer the moment they decide to fill a position.
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Employment Medicine for Health Care Professionals
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Please Provide Three References
LOS ANGELES, CA -- When a prospective employer has interviewed you and would now like to check your references, this is a good indication of your candidacy. Checking references is time consuming and involves a unique approach. The reference information you provide is as important as what the referee has to say. Remember, you are selling yourself. Your business skills, relationships, attention to detail and your historic performance will all be considered now. The last thing you want to do is spell someone's name wrong, waste the interviewer's time with incorrect data or give a reference who is not the least bit motivated to talk about you and your work history.
Good reference
checking involves examples of performance. When your referee is asked to comment on your initiative, they will want examples. Make sure you know them as well as your referee being aware of them. If you are not able to provide the references at the interview, explain it to the interviewer and promise to have the information to them within 24 hours. And stick to 24 hours.
Search Jobs On The Whole Internet From One Place
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Job Market Is Improving For Students
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The national employment market for students from top undergraduate and MBA programs is finally improving, according to the fifth annual Student Recruitment Report recently issued by WetFeet Inc., a San Francisco job research group.
The study found student job seekers have adjusted their search strategies to the current recruiting environment, while considering a much wider range of industries and companies than in past years. "Students have lowered their compensation expectations and expanded their job-search activities,"said WetFeet President Steve Pollock.
The study also found employers are continuing to pursue students at top-tier schools as a
means of developing future leadership talent. "Even though the general job market continues to limp along, the demand for the best and brightest students has turned the corner," said Pollock. |
