SPRINGFIELD -- The founder of monster-sized job-search Web site Monster.com says the country's employment picture will improve, but not until sometime in 2010. "I think we are starting to find the shape of the bottom," Jeffrey C. Taylor said before speaking Thursday at the annual meeting of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield at the Springfield Marriott.
A depressed economy and a shift in consumer behavior have taken another toll on the newspaper industry, with the latest round of job cuts planned at the New York Times and the Washington Post, two of the most widely read and influential dailies in the world.
John Barger was devastated when he lost his printing job late last year. With the economy in shambles and many other people looking for work, the Kentucky man says he didn't know where to turn. Luckily for him, some of his relatives did: The "Francene Show" on WHAS-AM in Louisville.
They were out of work, but not out of ideas. Mike Trapanese threw himself headfirst into the world of unemployment after getting laid off from a management consulting job last fall. He turned to his old college roommate, Web site designer Chris Merritt-Lish, who was watching his own business slow to a trickle. Together, the pair picked the brains of headhunters, human resources managers and the unemployed to create a one-stop, online resource for the jobless bluntly named TheCanned.com.
A new online career section launched by SOC Exchange.com is enabling unemployed Australians to take control of their job prospects by creating their own job profile on the SOC Exchange Careers website.
With the rising need for cost estimators in the construction and manufacturing industries, EmploymentCrossing launched an exclusive website that caters to the career needs of professional estimators. EstimatorCrossing, launched last week, aims to offer a niche service to professional estimators seeking all job openings from their industry.
Tech job postings fell 40.4 percent in March over year ago figures, with most of the decline coming from full-time positions, according to a report released Tuesday by tech career site Dice.com.
YaaZe.com was launched with unemployment relief in mind. In January 2009, about 1.7 Americans took on part-time work after being laid off due to the recession, so the creation of YaaZe.com could be coming at a better time than now, to facilitate finding full-time AND part-time work for people hoping to get through the tough times.
CRYSTAL CITY, Va. - People lined up, on the hunt for an illusive, and precious commodity this morning, a job. Monster.com made the second stop of its "Keep America Working Tour" today in Crystal City. About 1500 job seekers pre-registered for the job fair hoping to find work.
Media Staffing Network, the first media specific, full service staffing company has launched a free job site to promote all jobs across all media. The site, www.mediajobsandmore.com, launched in mid-January within the Media Staffing Network site to help bring together job seekers and media companies.
Stamford-based GoliathJobs Inc. first targeted the younger demographic of the U.S. labor pool, helping graduating college students find work. Now, the Internet-based job site has launched JobsOver50.com to meet the needs of retirees and baby boomers seeking re-employment.
Friday, June 12, 2009
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