As overall economy woes continue, there has been a strong focus during this recovery on the issue of jobs. Not only is there general dissatisfaction with the current job market, it is at the lowest it’s been since over a year ago. This month, just 9% of Americans would rate the job market of their [...]
Many people look forward to the summer as a time to relax, enjoy time with family and friends and possibly travel more and work less. A recent Adweek/Harris Poll shows that two in five U.S. adults say they have taken or are planning to take a vacation this summer (40%) and 12% are not sure [...]
The New Year brings new hopes of continued economic recovery and job creation and new research may provide clues as to the positions in demand within the finance, accounting and financial services industries. According to the 2011 Robert Half Salary Guides, many roles show promise for the coming year with salaries returning to pre-recessionary levels. [...]
IT employment continued its pattern of month-over-month growth by adding 3500 jobs in December—representing the 13th consecutive monthly increase. According to a monthly index of IT jobs developed and published by TechServe Alliance, a collaboration of IT services firms, clients, consultants and suppliers, in December, IT employment stood at 3,911,900 jobs; reflecting incremental growth of [...]
As people look to 2011 with hopes of continued economic recovery and increased job creation, new research may hold clues as to what the most promising positions will be in 2011. According to the Salary Guides just released from Robert Half, 11 roles representing several fields — including accounting and finance, technology, creative, legal and [...]
When it comes to their jobs, one-quarter of Americans are most thankful for job stability this holiday season, according to data released in a survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Heald College. The survey asked employed Americans to identify what they were most grateful for in their work life – other than pay. [...]
Unemployment rate in the USA is still around 9.5 %, even if jobs were lost in July. A number of 131,000 jobs have been lost in the USA in the month of July. The data that the Labor Department has released says that many Americans gave up looking for work. Another issue that needs to [...]
We are living very hard times, with high unemployment rates. For college graduates is very hard to find a good job. A new trend study from the University of California San Diego Extension reveals some of the hottest career options for college graduates in this challenging economy. 1. Healthcare information technology. As technology increases, so [...]
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs still refuses to think Flash is an option for iPhone and iPad devices, saying that the technology is nothing more than relic from the PC era. He doesn’t think the technology has anything to do with new generation mobile devices. The Apple CEO has cited the problems he sees with [...]
Labor demand retreated slightly in February, following three months of strong gains totaling almost 750,000 Demand for Management positions up in February, while demand for Healthcare jobs dips Online advertised vacancies slipped 66,900 to 3,957,000 in February, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine(TM) (HWOL) Data Series released today. The February dip follows a [...]