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What's Hot & What's Not
Recent reports and happenings that could effect your world. Through our extensive research channels, Rocket-Hire keeps an ear to the ground to learn what's changing.
NEW TREND: BLOG your way to a job!
Career MetaSearch Creates Job Search Blog Feature
Internet-based employer only recruiting destination Career MetaSearch™ has added a job search blog feature to allow job candidates to show employers their true selves. Blogs enable the job seekers to talk about experiences, such as team-building or creativity, in a personal way that allows employers a glimpse of the attitude and thought processes of a potential employee. “We believe that employers will take notice of the candidates full level of experience on www.jobsearchblogs.com and take advantage of another avenue to source candidates,’’ said Jason Gorham, CEO of Career MetaSearch. “We launched this site to highlight creativity and skills. It’s just one more tool in the comprehensive toolbox offered by Career MetaSearch.”
(Source: http://www.hunt-scanlon.com/newswire/newswirearchives2.asp)
Measurement, measurement, measurement:
RELEASED IN MAY
2004 Recruiting Metrics and Performance BenchmarkReport
The Report will include independent research based on over 2,000 U.S. organizations and a section on metrics implementation and management.
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Hiring Picks Up
4-in-10 Hiring Managers Plan to Do Majority of Hiring in 2nd Quarter 2004
According to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey, 41% of hiring managers plan to do the majority of their hiring for the year this quarter! See who's hiring now!
28% of managers plan to recruit the greatest amount of employees in the third quarter.
The top three industries that plan to hire in the second quarter are Health Services, Retail and Hospitality.
(source: CareerBuilder.com 4/27/04)
Monster Employment Index Shows Jump in Online Job Demand In April
Press Release 5/12/04
- Increases in Job Availability Seen in Most Industries
- Sales, Business & Financial Operational, Managerial and Administrative Support Experience Wanted Most by Employers
- Increase in Online Demand Seen for Blue Collar Workers, Particularly in Building/Grounds Maintenance, Transportation/Material Moving, Construction and Farming/Forestry
- Regional Demand for Workers Increased Across Nearly Every Part of the United States
(http://www.recruitersnetwork.com/newswire/update.cfm?updateid=377)
College Grad Hiring Up 12.8% for 2004
As college students around the country prepare for graduation, CollegeGrad.com, the #1 Entry Level Job Site, announces the Top 500 Entry Level Employers for 2004. The list represents more than 120,000 jobs for the graduating class of 2004, with a substantial 12.8% increase in hiring versus 2003.
Demand for workers and related online job recruitment activity across the United States increased significantly in April, according to the Monster Employment Index, marking a continued upward trend for the first four months of 2004.
Employers listed in the survey results, which are posted at www.CollegeGrad.com/topemployers, are hiring as many as 6500 new grads and as few as 10. But large or small, respondents have expressed their commitment to hiring entry level college grads.