The Hidden Job Report

January 10, 2011 0 Comments

In this report: 129,556 Hidden Jobs revealed ( 7,736 Hidden Jobs in U.S.A. / 121,820 Hidden International Jobs )

If a company announces that they are planning to hire hundreds of people, why wait for the roles to hit the want-ads? Why not network with people in the company that are hiring enmasse now. Here are a few leads to get you started:

USA JOBS

240 New jobs for MI

Zeeland based Gentex announced plans Tuesday afternoon to add production at a nearby facility in Holland Township. The company is hiring for 140 manufacturing jobs and 100 engineering and software positions. The company is currently renovating the former Invensys Controls plant on James Street in Holland Township. Company leaders say they expect construction to be completed in January and hope to start production in March. | Source: http://bit.ly/h2Efyt

100 Jobs for NC

Verizon Wireless, the giant mobile carrier, is planning to hire 100 people in North Carolina as part of a broader plan to hire 900 people nationally. The New Jersey-based company has 114 locations in this state, including 71 retail centers. Verizon Wireless, with more than 3,200 employees in North Carolina and 79,000 nationwide, is hiring in retail sales, customer service and support channels. The company, which has grown to 93 million customers nationwide, said it’s hiring to meet an increase in customer demand. | Source: http://bit.ly/gO46Hd

100 Jobs for the USA

Foundation Financial Group, a nationwide mortgage lender, just became licensed to offer its services in Minnesota, Maine, and New Jersey. Now licensed in 33 states, the lender is looking to bring on talent at all levels — up to 100 new hires. Boyer said that by the end of this year, there will be six vice president jobs, 18 assistant vice president jobs and between 55 and 70 entry-level positions available. The entry-level jobs are marketing positions, but Boyer said that they are the best way to enter the company and work up from there. During the second quarter of 2011, the company plans to open a Northeast hub. In the meantime, the company will focus on Texas, Chicago and Denver, and Charlotte, Raleigh, and Atlanta will have the most job openings, said Mark Boyer, assistant vice president at the firm. | Source: http://bit.ly/gH8mt8

400 Jobs for Texas

Governor Rick Perry today announced a $3.1 million investment through the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) in PETCO Animal Supplies Inc. PETCO will establish a satellite support center in San Antonio as an extension of the company’s national support center. This investment will create 400 jobs and generate an estimated $17 million in capital investment. | Source: http://bit.ly/dGEVJj

156 New Jobs for VA

Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that Acumen Solutions, an international leader in business and technology consulting, will invest $2.35 million, create 156 new jobs and take additional office space as it expands its operation in Fairfax County. Acumen Solutions was founded in 1999. It has offices across the United States and in London in addition to its headquarters in the Tysons Corner area of Fairfax County. The company employs business analysts, industry experts, technical architects, data architects, CRM experts, object-oriented developers and Salesforce.com consultants. | Source: http://bit.ly/gahZ2v

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6,400 Jobs for New York

Globalfoundries expects to create 6,400 jobs when its microchip factory is completed in Saratoga in 2012 and to generate about Dh1.1 billion (US$300 mllion) each year for the New York state economy. The project is part of the company’s efforts to tap into rising demand for consumer electronics such as tablet computers and smartphones, in which microchips are a critical component. Work on Globalfoundries’s $4.6bn plant in New York state is about half-finished, with the foundry forecast to be operational in the second half of 2012. It is expected to employ 1,400 people directly and indirectly generate more than 5,000 jobs. | Source: http://bit.ly/hYIKqx

INTERNATIONAL JOBS

170 Jobs for UK

Siemens is to open a new energy facility in Manchester creating nearly 170 jobs, the company has announced. The German engineering giant will open a new renewable energy engineering centre at its offices in south Manchester after receiving planning permission from the city council. Siemens runs its UK industry division from the offices and wants to add a new two-storey building for the new facility, which will supply offshore wind farms with the technology to connect to the mainland. The high voltage switchgear technology has been developed in Germany, but the Manchester site will cater for all Siemens’ offshore connection projects across north west Europe. It will be one of three such Siemens sites dealing with worldwide demand for the equipment. | Source: http://bit.ly/dLmDfC

150 Jobs for the UK

Newman University College, in Bartley Green, will benefit from a new entrance and building under works, to be completed by Solihull-based Morgan Sindall. The company, which is based at Waterside Business Park, will build the new three-storey building to include a showpiece art library, office and teaching space, cafe and an atrium. Construction bosses said the new roles created would be throughout the supply chain and would be recruited from a catchment within 30 miles of the site. Morgan Sindall area director Dave Smith said: “We are thrilled to have been chosen to create an inspiring new learning space for Newman University College. “The whole project will create around 150 jobs in all and they will all come from the 30 mile area around the college. | Source: http://bit.ly/fS3tUX

1,500 Jobs for the UK

POUNDLAND is creating more than 1,500 jobs by opening at least one new store a week next year. The cheap-as-chips-chain announced the next phase of its nationwide roll-out as it confirmed plans to launch a website for online bargain-hunters. The firm, which has just under 300 shops, has emerged as one of the recession’s big success stories – despite it not spending on advertising. Profits jumped more than 80% to £21.5 million in the year to March, on sales which were 29% higher at £509.8m…He also confirmed Poundland was looking to sell everything from homewares to fancy dress items over the internet within two years and to target its growing army of posh shoppers. | Source: http://bit.ly/eFUmzG

UAE hospitality to create ’120,000 jobs’ in 2011

With 244 hotels, containing 55,000 hotel rooms in the pipeline, the UAE will create 120,000 new jobs by 2011, providing hotel management and recruitment specialists with a challenge, according to a statement released by The Hotel Show. “The industry average for employees required to run a hotel vary greatly from less than one to more than three staff pre hotel room, therefore with 244 hotels due to come online, 120,000 is perhaps a conservative estimate” said Frederique Maurell, director of The Hotel Show. To recognise these issues The Hotel show 2011, which takes place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from May 17-19, has created a ‘careers afternoon’ in collaboration with The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (EAHM) to provide advice to aspiring hoteliers either embarking on a career in hospitality or those looking for career direction and vocational training. | Source: http://bit.ly/gSSpXz

I train. I speak. I blog a lot about job search strategy and the hidden job market. The Hidden Job Report was researched and prepared by Jim Stroud. (C) 2010. All rights reserved. No part of this report can be reprinted or transmitted electronically or in print without the prior written authorization of Jim Stroud. | Click here to submit a tip for The Hidden Job Report.