Archive | August, 2009

50 Top Companies for Latinas

Top Companies for Latinas 2009 Kaiser Permanente Company of the Year AT&T Inc. Marriott International, Inc. Verizon Communications, Inc. Southern California Edison Prudential Financial, Inc. Macy’s, Inc. Johnson & Johnson WellPoint, Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. IBM Corporation McDonald’s Corporation General Mills, Inc. PepsiCo, Inc. Bank of America Corporation Prudential Financial, Inc. Wells Fargo & Company [...]

America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies Revealed

California tops the Inc. 5000 with 612 companies; Texas places second with 393, followed by New York (263), Florida (263), and Virginia (261) Insurance ranks as top growth industry; health now top employer Amid recession, Inc. 5000 companies generate $214 billion in revenue; responsible for creating more than 1 million jobs since their founding Inc. [...]

Nearly Half of Employed Executives Are Dissatisfied With Their Jobs

The most recent Executive Quiz results released today by The Korn/Ferry Institute reveal that nearly half (47 percent) of employed executives are either somewhat or very dissatisfied with their current position. The lackluster job market has not only left executives unhappy with their jobs, but survey results also uncover a lack of trust for corporate [...]

Department of Labor awards 6.5 million to prepare workers for careers in fast growing industries

The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded $6,499,992 to assist national industry and employer associations and labor-management organizations in advancing Registered Apprenticeship through the development of innovative programs that utilize an updated 21st century Registered Apprenticeship framework. “This funding will promote the development of flexible training options that allow organizations to continue to provide workers [...]

Job Seekers Biggest Frustration Surprisingly Not Lack of Jobs but Lack of Response

FPC Workplace Web Poll Data indicates that there are jobs out there, but competing with so many other candidates and having no responses to their resume submissions is the greatest challenge in this economy. FPC, a national executive search firm, polls job candidates on their perspective on workplace issues. 10,628 respondents surveyed between March 2009 [...]

Online Job Demand Holds Steady in July

Online advertised vacancies inched up by 700 to 3,295,500 in July, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Data Series (HWOL)(TM) released today. Nationally, online job demand has been relatively flat over the last several months after sharp declines in December 2008 and January 2009. Nationally, there were over four unemployed looking for work for every online advertised vacancy, as the number of unemployed increased even as the number of advertised vacancies held steady.

US Department of Labor awards 10 million to train older workers for jobs in growing industries

The U.S. Department of Labor awarded $10 million in funding to organizations that connect older Americans to career opportunities. The Aging Worker Initiative: Strategies for Regional Talent Development is designed to train workers age 55 and older for jobs in high-growth, high-demand industries, and increase the public workforce system’s capacity to effectively serve an aging [...]