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College Grads Changing Careers to the NYPD
The ranks of New York City’s finest are being joined by increasing numbers of refugees from other New York career sectors, notably the financial services area. Applications to the Police Academy rose 54 percent in 2008 over 2007, when there were 17,212 applicants. The wider pool of candidates has enabled the department to become [...]
New Employment Survey Report in the News
Exhibiting an uncanny grasp of the obvious, CNN’s Money section, is carrying a story about the difficult job market for 2010 college graduates: Job Outlook: Still Stinks. “Hiring for graduates will remain near its lowest level in decades after 40% plunge last year, new survey says. But hiring will spike 15% at smaller companies.”
This is [...]
Lots of Opportunity in Health Care Technology
Health care and technology have been growth industries for years – and some of the best job openings today are in fields where health care and technology meet. Radiology technician schools are turning out professionals that have been trained to work with the ever-expanding diagnostic tools used in medicine today. Some of these [...]
Teacher Shortage Officially Over
According to a New York Times story that surveys the educational landscape, the teacher shortage that has plagued public schools seemingly forever is over. Not only is there no teacher shortage, in most places there is an overabundance of qualified teachers looking for work.
The federal Bureau if Labor Statistics says that since last fall, [...]
A Bright Financial Future for Solar Industry Careers
A recent survey by CleanEdge Inc. looked at the growth jobs in what is shaping up to be a growth business sector – green industries. There are job opportunities in every area, with a range of educational requirements. The number one sector for near term growth is in Solar PV, or photovoltaic [...]
Job Opportunities Shifting in Videogame Industry
Yesterday the world’s largest videogame producer, Electronic Arts (EA), announced that 1) its second fiscal quarter earnings were as expected, and; 2) they are laying off 1,500 employees. In an industry that has seen nothing but spectacular growth through most of its existence, the biggest player of all has hit a plateau – at [...]
Report Shows Two Thirds of New Jobs Come From New Companies
The Kaufmann Foundation, a non-profit organization that focuses on entrepreneurship, issued a report prior to the latest unemployment figures showing that two thirds of the jobs created in the U.S. in 2007 came from new companies. While the manufacturing sector continues to shrink and financial institutions continue to consolidate, the entrepreneurs are feeding a [...]
Health Care Jobs in Georgia
Georgia’s Augusta Chronicle reports that for people who have the right educational credentials, there are lots of jobs in the health care sector. Bob Livonius, the CEO of Medfinders, a health care staffing and recruiting company, said he sees a need for certified nursing assistants, home health aides and personal companions who work in [...]
A Snapshot of the Top 50 Jobs in Indiana
Indiana’s Department of Workforce Development has released a list of the top fifty jobs in the state based on several statistical factors for both long and short term job growth and salary growth. The figures were laid out in detail recently at a breakfast in Fort Wayne for high school guidance counselors hosted [...]
What’s a Jobless Recovery?
If you have been watching the headlines parade by in recent weeks you’d think the American economy has once again surfaced, sputtering for air. It’s been record days on Wall Street, a $1 billion quarter from Ford, as well as banks (B of A) and insurance companies (AIG) who took billions in federal subsidies [...]
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