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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:
Candidate Uprising Waiting to
Happen
Employment and
Economy Stats
Special Trials and Discounts
Employment Studies and Trends
Layoffs and Downsizing
Report
Upcoming Conferences
Site Of The Week:
Elance.com
Final Note - On The Lighter Side
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A Note From The Editor
JOB ADS IN PRINT NEWSPAPERS dipped in May, according to
a report released Thursday by the Conference Board--but
online job ads have continued to grow.
The Conference Board's May Help-Wanted Advertising
Index, which surveys help-wanted advertising volume in
print editions of 51 major newspapers monthly, dipped
two points in May, standing at 37 from 39 in April and
in May of 2004. The Board's survey showed help-wanted
declining in all nine U.S. geographic regions.
These figures stand in marked contrast to recent data
from Corzen, a New York research firm, which recently
released a survey revealing that listings for jobs
posted on three major online job clearinghouses have
grown exponentially over the last year
Complete Story >>
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Breaking News
HotJobs.com New Service!
Yahoo is quietly testing a new job search engine that
finds not just job listings from paid partners and
advertisers but also from across the Web.
"Wouldn't job search be a lot easier and faster if you
could search jobs from across the Web through one
easy-to-use Web site?" the site's "learn more" page
asks. "Well now you can with the new Job Engine from
Yahoo HotJobs...We've searched the Web, so you don't
have to."
The new HotJobs site lists sponsored postings, featured
results from paid listings, followed by job results from
the Web. Yahoo's HotJobs site previously got its
listings directly from employers and staffing agencies.
Complete Story >>
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Today's Recruiting News Headlines
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Featured Recruiting
Jobs
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Weekly Article
Candidate Uprising Waiting to Happen
Roger Herman
Many employers are not paying attention. Their lack of
sensitivity is about to cause some serious damage to
their corporate recruiting.
During the late 1990s, employers faced the two-headed
dragon of a shortage of qualified workers and a seller's
market in labor. With numerous jobs available, talented
people could---and did---pick the opportunities they
wanted with the companies that offered the best package.
That package always included how employees were treated.
Recruiters,
gradually becoming more sensitive to employment market
conditions, began courting desirable candidates. In
fact, to assure their good reputation in this highly
competitive environment, human resource professionals
maintained a high level of communication with their
applicants. Some of those workers would be hired; others
would not be, but would tell other candidates of their
experiences. As prospective employees shared their
experiences---good and bad---with their fellow job
seekers, employers became aware of the influence of
word-of-mouth. If a company earned a bad reputation
because of poor treatment of applicants, the top talent
would not even bother to apply.
Over the past four or five years, employers have tended
to ignore the common-sense courtesies of interpersonal
relations. This misbehavior has become prevalent with
employees as well as with applicants. Conditions have
changed, but employers have yet to make appropriate
adjustments.
The two-headed dragon is back. We face critical
shortages of many skills, creating a scarcity in certain
occupations that is already more critical that what was
seen a decade ago. As we have shifted back to a seller's
market, employee turnover has begun again. Executives
continue to report that "finding and keeping valued
workers" is one of the top three concerns that keeps
them awake at night.
Job seekers are talking about how they are being
treated. Incredibly, few employers have the courtesy to
respond to prospective employees---acknowledging their
resumes, thanking them for taking their time for an
interview, or letting them know if the job is no longer
available. Discourteous employers will soon discover
that their competitors are capturing the most desirable
workers, just by showing some consideration. Manners
make a difference in today's marketplace.
About Author
From "The Herman Trend Alert," by Roger Herman and Joyce
Gioia, Strategic Business Futurists. (800) 227-3566 or
www.hermangroup.com.
The Herman Trend Alert is a trademark of The Herman
Group, Inc."
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Employment and Economy Stats
|
Current Stats
Unemployment Rate:
5.1% in May 2005
Payroll Employment:
+78,000(p) in May 2005
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.03(p) in May 2005
CPI:
-0.1% in May 2005
ECI:
+0.7% 1st Qtr of 2005
Productivity:
+2.6% 1st Qtr of 2005
Source:
BLS.gov
(p) = projected |
Trends Unemployment Rate
5.1% May 2005
5.2% Apr 2005
5.2% Mar 2005
5.4% Feb 2005
5.2% Jan 2005
5.4% Dec 2004
Employment Cost Index
+0.7% in 1st Qtr of 2005
+0.7% in 4th Qtr of 2004
+0.9% in 3rd Qtr of 2004
+.9% in 2nd Qtr of 2004
Change in Payroll Employment
+78,000(p) in May 2005
+274,000 in Apr 2005
+110,000 in Mar 2005
+262,000 in Feb 2005
+146,000 in Jan 2005
+157,000 in Dec 2004
Source:
BLS.gov |
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Employment Studies
and Trends
Monster Employment Index Extends Upward Growth Trend to
Six Consecutive Months with Rise in June
June 2005 Index Highlights:
* Index edges up two points to 136 - a 28-point increase
over June 2004
* Strong demand in the construction industry reflects
continued strength in housing market
* Demand for arts & entertainment workers shows strong
three-month growth trend with the growth of new media
frontiers improving industry's outlook
* Shortage of drivers in trucking industry contributes
to sharp up-tick in demand
* Increased online demand for accountants and finance
professionals driven by corporate efforts to comply with
Sarbanes-Oxley
Complete Report >>
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Layoffs and Downsizing
Report
The layoff and downsizing report can be a great leads source for
candidates.
More information on how to use this section >>.
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Upcoming Seminars &
Conferences
July 19 -
NAHCR Annual Conference
July 26-27 -
CareerXroads
Focus: College Recruiting
Sept 21-22 -
The 8th Annual Recruiting & Staffing Summit
Complete calendar for upcoming
conferences and
seminars.
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Site of the Week
Elance.com
- Post projects and contractor positions free.
Looking for a freelancer
or contractor. Post your project free! Everything from
business services, web design, programming and more!
Click for
more info on elance.com.
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Final Note - On The
Lighter Side
A funny employment
work flow
chart.
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