99ers and the Long-term Unemployed

99ers and the Long-term Unemployed Are the Elephants in the Economic Recovery Room

The latest BLS employment report showed a gain of 244,000 jobs for April, which was trumpeted by the Obama administration and the media as a continuation of a rapidly improving jobs market. While job growth is important, it's also important to realize the jobs hole that needs to be filled. Over the past four months more than 800,000 jobs have been created, but in January 2009 alone, more than 800,000 jobs were lost. Read the full article pubished by Huffpost Aol News

Companies with Openings

Avery Dennison

P&G

Amtrak

GEICO

Staples

RaceTrac

America’s Middle Class Crisis: The Sobering Facts

Two recessions, a couple of market crashes, and stubbornly high unemployment are all wreaking havoc on America's middle class. (Read the complete article on Yahoo Finance)

Career Pages

Below are a few companies and websites that may be of interest to job seekers.

Career Pages on FaceBook

Home Depot
Sears Holdings
GM
Verizon
Ford Motor Company

Companies with Openings
Johnson & Johnson
Sara Lee
United Technologies 　

　

　

　

　

Stale Ads

As a job hunter there has probably been a time when you’ve come across an ad for a job that seems perfect for you only to realize that the ad was posted a week or two weeks ago. Normally, most of us conclude that it’s a stale ad and we should move on and keep looking. We rationalize, surely the job has been filled by now. After all a week or two is a long-time when it comes to an open position.

However did you know that many employers state that the majority of resumes that they receive do not match the job description and that many applicants turn out to be unqualified for the positions that they are applying for. Even in these days of high unemployment often times a company has to run an ad a couple of times before they find the “right” person.

Even if a company does identify a few canidates that have the qualifications and the required skills there may be some personal characteristics that the employer is seeking that the canidates do not possess. For example, the employer may be seeking a person who seems thick-skinned because they know that the new employee will be working with a very critical and intense manager. They may be looking for someone who can do the job and also has a real good sense of humor because the light heartiness can help to lift morale around the office. They may be looking for someone who seems like they would not feel put upon if they are asked to run personal errands. There can also be times when the most promising canidate finds a job before they hear back from the company and as a result they turn down the offer. In short, the field may still be wide open. And the "right" person could very well be you.

Therefore, before you jump to the conclusion that the job has been filled or that the company has already narrowed down their choices, ask yourself why not and consider submitting your resume anyway. You don’t have anything to lose and who knows you may end-up being the one.

South Florida Major Employers

The economic crisis has let up somewhat in the State of Florida, but with an 11.1 percent unemployment rate it‘s still too early to breathe a sigh of relief. Hoping this information on major employers in the South Florida region is helpful.

Major Employers in Miami-Dade County

Major Employers in Broward County

Major Employers in Palm Beach County