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IN THIS ISSUE
Newsletter Sponsors
A Note from the Editor
Breaking News
Today's Recruiting News Headlines
Featured Recruiting Jobs
Weekly
Article: Why hire seniors and
retirees?
Special Trials and Discounts
Recruiting
Polls and Trends
Layoffs and Downsizing
Report
Recruiting Essential Bookmarks
Upcoming Conferences
Site Of The Week:
The Dice Report
Final Note - On The Lighter Side
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A Note From The Editor
The National Association of Colleges & Employers
released its Job Outlook 2004 Winter Update Survey. It
found that 17.4% of respondents only accept employment
applications online (and another 11.4% plan to adopt
that strategy)—the equivalent of saying that the
employer’s convenience is more important than the
preference of any customer (or, in this case, top
talent), while 53.3% say they have no plans to accept
applications online—the equivalent of living in the
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Breaking News
LEADING INDEX, JOBLESS CLAIMS UP
The index of leading economic
indicators edged up in April, and the number of initial
jobless claims rose, according to reports released
recently. The Conference Board said its index, a gauge
of how the economy will perform over the next three to
six months, rose 0.1 percent, following a revised March
increase of 0.8 percent, the largest jump since May
2003. The index has gone up 4.9 percent since April
2003, the most for a 12-month period since a 5.7 percent
increase in the year ended March 1984. The increase
during the past year is "consistent with GDP gross
domestic product growth of about 6.75 percent." The
increase in April was powered by higher stock prices,
more building permits, a wider spread between yields on
the Treasury's 10-year note and the overnight bank
lending rate, and an increase in the money supply. The
index of coincident indicators, a gauge of current
economic activity, rose 0.3 percent in April. The index
of lagging indicators increased 0.2 percent.
The government's report on May
employment is scheduled to be released June 4. The U.S.
added 288,000 jobs in April and 337,000 in March, the
biggest two-month increase in four years.
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Featured Recruiting
Jobs
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Weekly Article
Why hire seniors and retirees?
By Art Koff
Hire seniors for project assignments or part-time and
save on healthcare costs
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. Hiring seniors to work part-time
or on temporary assignments in most cases saves health
care benefits costs.
Medicare benefits kick in at age 65, so insurance
benefits become less of an incentive for retirees; yet,
surveys have shown that people eligible to collect
pensions and Social Security do not necessarily want to
quit working. Many retirees continue working but seek
decreased and/or flexible hours. According to BSL
figures 54% of workers over 65 are employed part-time.
 When
firms employing less than 20 employees hiring seniors on
Medicare for full-time
positions, Medicare can be the primary insurer and the
employer's insurance can be secondary. This means
substantial savings in insurance premiums.
A 2003 SHRM survey indicates that 68% of the
organizations employ older workers;
however only 41% specifically target older workers in
their recruitment efforts. The survey also indicated
that reasons for hiring older workers included their
willingness to work a flexible schedule, their ability
to serve as mentors and their invaluable experience.
Other reasons included their reliability and strong
work ethic.
Click here for rest of article.
About the Author
Art Koff is the founder and
CEO of RetiredBrains.com, a suit of sites that allows
employers to post their jobs free of charge and gives
seniors the opportunity to search for a job or post
their resume at no charge.
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Recruiting Polls and Trends
Offshoring of U.S. Jobs Said Accelerating
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Layoffs and Downsizing
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Site Of The Week
The Dice Report
Dice continues to see evidence of the
improving economy, with job postings on Dice.com
climbing to 42,192. Since last May, job postings have
increased by approximately 65%.
In the past year, New York and
Washington D.C. have seen the greatest growth, with
job postings increasing by 1,804 and 1,850
respectively. Chicago passed Philadelphia as one of
the top 5 technology cities, gaining 68% since this
time last year.
See Full Report
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Final Note - On The
Lighter Side
If you try to fail and
succeed...did you fail or succeed?
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