Hospitals, Federal Government, Nursing Homes, Home Health, Clinics, and
Outsourced Health Services top Health Care hiring during November 2009,
based on job advertisements open for 30 days from the top job boards.
Job seekers are notoriously afraid to embrace change…even though their
entire goal is based on change (sure - sometimes the change is thrust
upon us). Some candidates are afraid to approach new career paths,
others afraid to change industry or function, almost all are afraid to
change their approach.
Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring
activity for the week of 11/2/09. Not only is this valuable for job
seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers,
salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who
are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession,
these companies are all expanding.
Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring
activity. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business
analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment
analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in
companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies
are all expanding.
Total Job Openings:
The Telecommunications, Banking, Business Services, Health Care,
and Retail verticals are the top industries currently hiring based on a
survey of active job advertisements from the nations’ top job boards.
Based on surveys of US job advertisements in the top job boards and
aggregators, the following companies added the most job openings:
Total Job Openings by direct advertisers (Recruiters & Staffing Companies Not Included):
AT&T
JPMorgan Chase
Deloitte
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Gentiva Health Services
Blockbuster
Kmart
Verizon
Northrop Grumman
General Dynamics
Raytheon
McDonald's
IBM
Macy's
UnitedHealth Group
Marriott
RadioShack
Murphy USA
Advantage Sales and Marketing
CIA
Toys "R" Us
Allied Barton Security Services
T-Mobile
US Army
Avon
Sun Microsystems
Snap-on Tools
Army National Guard
Quest Diagnostics
Aflac
Woodforest Bank
Combined Insurance
Fifth Third Bank
EMC Corp.
Fresenius Medical Care
Kaiser Permanente
Navy
Job Openings Added This Week:
The Telecommunications, Banking, Retail, Health Care, and
Engineering verticals are the top industries currently hiring based on
a survey of active job advertisements from the nations’ top job boards.
Job Openings Added this week by direct advertisers (Recruiters & Staffing companies not included):
AT&T
JPMorgan Chase
Sears
UnitedHealth Group
Kaiser Permanente
Siemens
Deloitte
Verizon
Raytheon
Northrop Grumman
Kmart
Advantage Sales and Marketing
Army National Guard
General Dynamics
Kindred Healthcare
RadioShack
UnitedHealth Group
Crossmark
Marriott
Federal Gov
Sun Microsystems
Macy's
IBM
Medtronic
Macy's
Global M.A.R.S
Affiliated Computer Services
Combined Insurance
EMC Corp.
Snap-on Tools
Quest Diagnostics
Avon
Fifth Third Bank
HSBC
NY Army National Guard
Top Hiring Cities based on CareerBuilder ads:
NYC
Chicago
Houston
Dallas
Phoenix
Atlanta
LA
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Washington DC
Cincinnati
Charlotte
Columbus OH
Baltimore
Kansas City
San Antonio
Miami
Orlando
Louisville
Nashville
Boston
Columbia SC
Denver
Seattle
San Diego
Sources: CareerBuilder, Indeed, SimplyHired, HotJobs, Google.
Monster does not list ads by company or city. Excluded: Recruiters,
Staffing firms, Training, Franchise, and Work-from-home opportunities
Readers – If you know of employers announcing significant hiring
plans, or employers actively adding large numbers of employees, please
comment below to add to this list.
This U.S. News & World Report article (Five Tips on Finding a New Job) appeared February 26, 2008, and provides a great overview of how to be successful in today’s job search market.
The article talks about the importance of personal branding, Social Networking, Blogging, and promoting yourself as a Subject Matter Expert as specific job search strategies.
I disagree with how they describe tactics of leveraging your network. They U.S. News has the right idea, they just go about it the wrong way. Don't ask for an informational interview or to talk about the market or industry - it provides nothing of value for the company contact. Why is it worth the contact's time (unless they know you personally) to help you, when you haven't offered anything of value? Asking for an informational interview is a great way to get sent to HR, and back to the database. Asking to talk about the market or industry is of little value to the contact, unless you have inside information or are a Subject Matter Expert in that industry.
Instead, offer something of value to the contact. Stay tuned for an upcoming post on this tactic.
“Five Tips on Finding a New Job
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
provided by U.S. News & World Report
The jury's still out on where the job market is heading, but one thing is certain: Employers have put the brakes on hiring. Job creation fell by 17,000 in January, the first month of decline in more than four years. Hard-hit industries like banking and real estate are already seeing layoffs and hiring freezes, and that means more qualified applicants are chasing fewer job openings.
Given that backdrop, job seekers should be prepared to dig a little deeper, says Cheryl Lynch Simpson, career coach with Ricklin-Echikson Associates. "The quality of your job search skills becomes more critical in an uncertain economic climate," Simpson says. "In a nutshell, your skills need to be better, you need to be more aware of career branding, and you must be more strategic about approaching employers." Here are five tips from the pros on how to land a job in this turbulent market:
Don't count on the job boards. Online search engines and résumé banks are seductive in their promises to connect job seekers with dozens of potential employers. Some career advisers call these sites "résumé black holes," which may be a stretch, but job boards do have significant limitations.
For one, many companies prescreen résumés using software that hunts for key words relating to skills, training, degrees, and experience. Even if you are a perfect match for the job, "your résumé may never get to someone who could decipher your potential value," says Debra Feldman of JobWhiz, an executive job search consultant.
An even bigger issue is that the vast majority of jobs are never advertised—online or anywhere. Says Feldman: "That's why you should put almost all of your job energy into networking and proportionally very little time submitting résumés online."
Tap your network. Ideally, you already keep in touch with an assortment of former colleagues and industry peers who will notify you about job leads before they go public. "More important than what you know is who knows what you know," Feldman says. "Make sure you're on the radar of people who have access to the kind of job leads you want."
If you're looking to work for a specific company, the key is to connect with a current employee. That might mean asking contacts in your network to leverage their network. An easy way to accomplish this is through a networking site like LinkedIn.com, where you can essentially connect with your friends' friends. "First, ask for an introduction," says Penelope Trunk, author of Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success. "Then, if you're at a lower level, the social etiquette is to say you want an informational interview. If you're at a high level, say you want to talk about the market and where the industry is going."
Offer to help others. Stay in regular contact with your network so you're not asking for a favor once every couple of years, Simpson says. "Periodically pass along a tip or an article," she says. "Think of it as putting money in the bank."
If you must contact someone out of the blue, offer something in return, such as an invitation to a lecture or a link to a website that might be of interest, Feldman says. "Chances are, if you had a warm relationship, people are happy to rekindle it," she says. "If you never had one at all, they might be startled, but they'll also likely be flattered."
Leverage the blogosphere. Find blogs relevant to your industry that are written by professionals at the top of their career, says Trunk, and become a regular commenter. "The great thing about the blogosphere is that it rewards ideas and passion, so you're not judged based on your résumé," she says. Once you've developed rapport with a blogger, ask about career advice and job leads.
Promote your brand. Forget modesty: Establish yourself as an expert in your industry. This might be as simple as volunteering your skills for a community project, participating in an online forum, creating a website, or—you guessed it—blogging. You could also try your hand at writing for an industry trade journal or an alumni newsletter. "Almost everyone can be a published author," Feldman says. The idea is to build credibility in your field and set yourself apart from the competition.”
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If you’d like more information, a free 30 minute resume consultation, or information about reCareered's new Teleseminar series, just email your resume to reCareered at phil.reCareered@gmail.com, and we'll schedule a time to talk.
I’m quoting this blog entry by Seth Godin, author of a dozen brilliant marketing books and Seth Godin’s Blog.
Seth’s comments are simple, yet remarkable. Incredibly encouraging and powerful. Our greatest opportunities are borne from our greatest problems. Think about it….the greatest inventions and companies are founded because they solve a problem.
Try not to view the upcoming recession, the Real Estate and Mortgage crisis as your personal crisis. It may have been your personal kick in the butt, but it also represents the opportunity to reinvent yourself to bigger and better things.
Great post Seth….
“Opportunity of a lifetime
So, there's plenty of bad economic news floating around. From the price of oil to Wall Street to bailouts to the death of traditional advertising.
Which is great news for anyone hoping to grow or to make an impact.
Change (and the fortunes that go with it) is almost always made during the down part of the cycle. It might not be fun, but it's exciting. (Where do you think Google came from?) The opportunity is to find substantial opportunities (in any field) that deliver real value and have a future. Those jobs/investments/companies/ideas are undervalued right now, but not for long.”
For the Seth's article go to http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/03/opportunity-of.html
If you’d like more information, a free 30 minute resume consultation, or information about reCareered's new Teleseminar series, just email your resume to reCareered at phil.reCareered@gmail.com, and we'll schedule a time to talk.
Want to communicate your subject matter expertise to a targeted audience, or would a scatter shot approach be more effective?
If you want a tightly targeted audience, that will have a high likelihood of facing problems that you are uniquely qualified to solve, then check out Facebook’s groups, one of its most powerful features.
Facebook is all about database segmentation, to allow highly targeted marketing. So why not use the same features that financial services, auto, and CPG companies see in Facebook, and use them in your career search?
So how can you use Facebook groups to help your Career Search?
1. Find the right groups:
What’s the right group for you? For starters, there’s probably more than just one group. Look for groups about your industry, about your position, about your department, about software you use, about customers or tools used in your expertise.
For instance, let’s say you are an Audit Manager for a Chicago bank, you have experience in Project Management, evaluating SOX compliance of SAP systems, and you’ve worked on projects in Security, and Compliance. What groups would likely have an audience you’d want to reach?
* Audit / Big 4
* IT AUDIT
* PMI - Project Management Institute
* PMP
* Project Manager Professionals Group Worldwide
* Project Manager
* IT Security
* Information Security
* SAP Network
* PCI DSS Compliance Demystified
* Compliance Professionals in Investment Banking,Asset Management Hedge Funds
* Microsoft Dynamics CRM
* and you could join the network Chicago IL.
Do you think you’d find an audience for your subject matter expertise in these groups?
2. Post the right message:
Posting a resume, or a message “Hey, anyone have a job opening” isn’t considered proper Facebook etiquette, and won’t get you very far. However, commenting and posting links to industry articles in the spirit of sharing, shows you as a giver and an expert at the same time. Make sure that the article or message is relevant to the group.
3. Start the conversation:
Brag. If you’re creative, write about successful projects you’ve been involved in (you may not be able to include the company name if you can’t disclose). Again, this is sharing with the audience, and is both appreciated, and demonstrates your expertise.
4. Continue the conversation:
Comment on posts that others have started. Include more ideas than just “I agree”.
5. Include links:
Sign your post or comment with your signature block with live links to your Facebook, LinkedIN, personal Blog, personal webpage, etc. Why? Links get you Google and Yahoo rankings.
Can you see how Facebook groups can attract the audience who have problems that you are uniquely qualified to solve?
If you’d like more information, a free 30 minute resume consultation, or information about reCareered's new Teleseminar series, just email your resume to reCareered at phil.reCareered@gmail.com, and we'll schedule a time to talk.
Ever get all excited for an interview, only to be frustrated that it didn’t go as well as planned? Maybe your experience wasn’t portrayed in its best light, or your many accomplishments weren’t valued.
How can you avoid this outcome, and take control of the interview?
It’s really not that hard….partially it’s how you approach the interview, and partially how you employ some interview tactics.
Change your approach:
So how do you change your approach to gain control of an interview? Stop being defensive – most job candidates take a defensive interview stance and answer questions that the interviewer asks. The stronger candidates go on the offensive…they interview the company.
So take a strong offense in your interview approach. As a candidate, interview the company to see how the fit is for you. Get a feeling to see will your skills will be valued? Do you see a mentorship relationship with anyone you’ve interviewed with? Does the company “feel” right? Can you succeed here? Does the company’s management style and culture fit your personality comfortably? Is there growth potential for the company, and for your career?
Change your tactics:
Most candidates rattle off their life story, going through every job they’ve had since they delivered papers in Junior High. Not only does this not help you demonstrate subject matter expertise in an interview, it bores the interviewer to death. Worse yet, it wastes valuable time for you to interview the company and make an impression as a leader. If you could take control of the interview, would you try a different tactic?
So how do you interview the company? Ask questions - Lots of them. Especially ask questions where you already know the answer, based on your research. For instance, let’s say you’re a Director of IT, interviewing with a public company that stated in its last 10Q that they plan on growing 25% per year. Could you ask “If your President predicts 25% annual growth, how does that affect IT systems? Are your internal systems prepared to handle that growth? What implications does that growth have on IT, on IT security?”
Of course, you’ll want to make some advance guesses to the answer, so that you can next comment “Oh that’s interesting, I solved that problem at Company X by doing Y”. Do that 2 or 3 times, and you’ve uncovered a company’s top initiatives, problems, and risks. Better yet, you’ve subtly shown that you’ve been there and done that. All of a sudden, you’re the leading candidate, because you’ve shown foresight to anticipate the companies issues….and, by the way, you’ve already solved their problems for prior employers.
If the interviewer tries to gain control of the interview, take it back. Answer the question very quickly, don’t go into details, and quickly ask a related question back to the interviewer.
Let’s say you get a pat interview question (hiring managers use these as filler, HR use these because they don’t always know detailed technical questions to ask) like “What’s your greatest professional challenge?” As long as you’re not going for a job in PR, you could answer something like “Public speaking - I’m taking classes to improve. What are the companies (or department’s) greatest challenges?” Or “I see that industry reports project a downturn in your markets. What is the company doing to prepare? What implications do those plans have on department X? If you aren’t able to pull off this strategy, what’s plan B? What are the implications if this strategy doesn’t work?”
You’re probably not going to ask these kinds of detailed questions of HR, unless you’re interviewing for an HR job. So what do you take control of an interview from a HR interviewer who asks “Where do you see your career in 5 years?” Here’s a time when can work to answer a question with a question. Could you try… “It depends…where do you see the company in 5 years?”
In an interview you can own it, and set the tone of your leadership…or let the interviewer own you.
Which works better for you?
If you’d like more information, a free 30 minute resume consultation, or information about reCareered's new Teleseminar series, just email your resume to reCareered at phil.reCareered@gmail.com, and we'll schedule a time to talk.
Are you getting a 25% response rate to your resume? If you are, stop reading, this article isn’t for you.
If you’re getting less than a 25% response rate to your resume, then your resume is working against you and blocking you from interviews for top positions. Unfortunately, most of the population falls into the under 25% category.
Have you ever complained that your resume goes into a black hole, and that no one ever looks at it?
Guess what, you’re probably right. If you’d like to do something to change that, read on…..
The database is used for word searches on the resume – not the cover letter. In most cases, the cover letter gets stripped from your resume. Most of us (Boomers, Gen X & Y) were taught to write a static resume, and customize with a cover letter. Sound familiar?
And it worked in the olden days of paper resumes. But in the internet age, where resumes are delivered electronically, loaded into a HRIS database, and searched, the cover letter is stripped and not included in the search. Throw out the teaching of old, and embrace a new more effective way of resume strategy – Resume Search Optimization.
If your resume is searched in a database, it’s searched for by keywords. Have you ever done a keyword search yourself? You probably do one every day of your life…it’s called Google. Companies pay big money to consultants to search optimize their web pages, to make them appear at the top of a Google search.
You can do the same thing with your resume. But it requires you to think a different way.
Start with a solid base resume that paints you as a subject matter expert in your field. Then take the job description, and load your resume with key words in the job description.
So how many resume templates will you have?
One for each job you apply to…because to search optimize your resume effectively, it turns your resume into a single use document. Each employer gets a heavily customized resume.
Yes, it takes a ton of time per resume. But it gives you an unfair advantage, of gaming the HRIS database, and forcing your resume to the top 2-3%. And gets your resume seen by humans….at least 25% of the time.
There’s a lot more to it, and I’ll continue with subsequent postings to describe the details.
If you’d like more information, a free 30 minute resume consultation, or information about reCareered's new Teleseminar series, just email your resume to reCareered at phil.reCareered@gmail.com, and we'll schedule a time to talk.
There’s been a controversy going on within the LinkedIN crowd for years.
Is it more effective for your job search to build a LinkedIN network of close personal connections? Or instead, build a network with a broad reach, but weak connections?
It depends on your purpose, and networking style. If you’re reading this blog, chances are your purpose is to change careers or jobs. Also think about how your network can be beneficial AFTER you land your new job.
So let’s consider your networking style…
Are you:
1) A broad networker who tries to know everyone
OR
2) A networker who cultivates close ties and strong relationships
Most of us do a little of both in real life, and our close network is a subset of our broader network. Your LinkedIN strategy will likely parallel how you network in real life. In face to face networks, most forge strong relationships with ten close friends, plus maintain a looser network of hundreds or thousands, including people met briefly at networking events and trade shows.
Tight Network: The advantage of a tight network is your network will go the extra yard for you. These are people who are your close friends and business associates, and are likely to go to greater lengths to help you. Your tight network will introduce you to just about anyone, because they know you value THEIR reputation.
The disadvantage is a lack of critical mass. Ten or even a hundred friends do not take you very far with LinkedIN. Not only is your ability to search limited to your own network, but your ability to be found is limited also.
Broad Network: The advantage of a broad network is sheer volume. Since LinkedIN allows you 3 levels of connections, a large network multiplies exponentially into a MASSIVE network at its third level. A massive network is great for broadcasting messages, searching for employers, and searching for talent. A massive network allows you greater chances of being included in other users’ searches for your specific subject matter expertise. And finally, having a massive network gives you a better chance of finding people within your target companies or within companies who are advertising for positions.
The biggest disadvantage of a broad network is spam, but it’s avoidable. First, be careful how you invite others, so you don’t send templates that sound “spammy” – LinkedIN takes a poor view of spammers. To avoid receiving spam, set up a separate email address for LinkedIN, and set your spam controls tightly to block messages from Nigerian Lawyers who want you to cash their $20 million checks. For instance, my LinkedIN email is phil.linkedin@gmail.com (please spare me all the notifications of winning the European lottery).
Mixed Approach: Here’s what I do – a little of both. I keep a close network on my personal database (Outlook, Act, etc.), and keep a broad network on LinkedIN. I’m able to update the status line of my LinkedIN profile to let my broad network of over 8 million contacts see that I’ve posted new daily job tips. In addition, I can better serve my job changing clients by keeping a massive network of business professionals to refer to.
Please comment….I’d enjoy a discussion of what the readers have to say about what LinkedIN strategies have worked.
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