Archive | June, 2009

New Job Openings Worldwide

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The following companies have new job openings around the world. Follow us on Twitter @onlineresume for daily job alerts. All of the companies listed below have positions available for immediate hire. Siemens AG is a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, and operates in the industry, energy and healthcare sectors. For more than 160 [...]

Unemployment Reaches Nine Month High for Those with Disabilities

Unemployment Reaches Nine Month High for Those with Disabilities

Unemployment for people with disabilities reached its highest rate in nine months, according to a quarterly study by Allsup. At the same time, the Allsup Disability Study: Income at Risk shows the number of people applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits continues to climb, and the backlog of SSDI claims continues to slow [...]

SHRM Reveals the 50 Best Small and Medium Employers to Work for in America

SHRM Reveals the 50 Best Small and Medium Employers to Work for in America

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Great Place to Work Institute, Inc. (GPTWI) today announced the nation’s top 25 small and top 25 medium-sized companies to work for in America. The winners and their rankings were revealed in New Orleans at SHRM’s 61st Annual Conference and Exposition, the largest gathering of HR [...]

Job Demand Continues to Stabilize

As job demand continues to stabilize we see that nationally, labor demand shows a modest growth of 35,000 since March. The lastest results also show that States show a mixed picture in June – 24 States posting gains and 26 States posting declines. Modest growth in job demand is evident in Florida and Georgia over [...]

Social Security Administration Ranks as Top Federal Employer

The Social Security Administration once again ranks as one of the “Best Places to Work in the Federal Government,” according to The Partnership for Public Service and American University’s Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation.  In achieving its ranking, the agency scored exceptionally high in the areas of teamwork, skills-to-mission match, and effective [...]

Only 14 Percent of Executives Rate CEOs Reputation As Positive

Only 14 Percent of Executives Rate CEOs Reputation As Positive

The majority of executives in America’s biggest companies – 66% – believe that the reputation of CEOs today is largely negative, according to a survey conducted by leading global public relations firm Weber Shandwick with KRC Research. Only 14% give CEOs a positive rating and the remaining 20% are non-committal. Despite CEOs’ low approval rating, [...]

CDC Introduces New Website to Help Employers Combat Obesity and Reduce Health-Related Costs

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today unveiled LEANWorks!, a Website designed to help businesses address obesity. LEAN stands for Leading Employees to Activity and Nutrition. The new Website was announced at a National Business Group on Health meeting in Washington, D.C. “CDC LEANWorks! was developed in direct response to organizations asking CDC [...]

Top Fertility and Adoption Friendly Companies

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Arnold & Porter LLP U.S. Headquarters: Washington, DC Industry: Legal Services U.S. Employees: 1,375 Fertility Benefits: $30,000 lifetime cap for treatment, including prescription fertility drugs Adoption Benefits: $5,000 per adoption, no lifetime cap Leave: 18 weeks paid for birth mothers and primary adoptive caregivers; 6 weeks paid for secondary adoptive caregivers and birth fathers. Total [...]

IT Candidates Believe Job Searches are Taking Longer

Almost three quarters (74 percent) of IT candidates believe that it is taking longer to find a job in the current climate, according to the latest piece of research[1] from The IT Job Board, http://www.theitjobboard.co.uk. And 58 percent of those surveyed stated that, because of the economic situation, they were becoming less selective about the [...]

Most Workers Say Their Companies Are Taking Right Steps to Weather Recession

A recent survey suggests the majority of professionals believe their employers are rising to the occasion when it comes to responding to the downturn. Nearly seven in 10 (69 percent) workers interviewed said their companies are taking appropriate steps to weather current economic conditions. Additionally, more than half (55 percent) feel their employers will emerge [...]