Electric Cars Already Mean More Jobs

President Barack Obama’s efforts to boost electric car production within the next five years are already paying off and they’re helping more than just battery makers. Less than a year after the President promised $2.4 billion in federal grants for electric car development and manufacturing, ailing U.S. automakers have started hiring ... Continue Reading

Employers spoilt for choice when hiring

Tough competition among graduates for jobs means employers get to pick the best. Photo: PA Employers should recruit graduates through internship and apprenticeship schemes to help keep unemployment down – and they can be choosier than ever. Competition for graduate jobs is fierce, with nearly 70 university leavers scrambling for every vacancy, ... Continue Reading

Hot Job: Model & Celebrity Coordinator for Macy’s

Looking for a job? Here’s a cool opportunity that just might be a great new start for the right person. The position: Glamorama/Passport model, talent and celebrity coordinator for Macy’s Location: There are openings in two locations — San Francisco and Minneapolis. Job duties: Oversees the process of hiring models and soliciting high-profile ... Continue Reading

Global Hiring Looks Up

Employers in 30 countries, including the U.S., are anticipating another seasonal increase in hiring over last year, according to the most recent Global Manpower Employment Outlook survey. This is the third quarter in a row that the survey forecasted an improvement in the global labor market. “We have been waiting for ... Continue Reading

Economy Adds 431K Jobs

By Jeannine Aversa, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A wave of census hiring lifted payrolls by 431,000 in May, but job creation by private companies grew at the slowest pace since the start of the year. The unemployment rate dipped to 9.7% as people gave up searching for work. The Labor ... Continue Reading

The Search: Hiring Is Up, but Job Hunt Will Test Class of 2010

THIS spring, college seniors are entering a better job market than the class of 2009 faced. Unfortunately, that is not saying much because 2009 was one of the worst years in the history of hiring. Sean Kelly Still, hiring of this year’s crop of graduates is up 5 percent over the ... Continue Reading

Unemployment figures unlikely to cheer new government

The unemployment rate is expected to stay around 8%. Photograph: David Sillitoe Britain’s new coalition government will receive an immediate report on the state of the economy today, with the release of monthly unemployment figures and the Bank of England’s latest economic forecasts. Economists expect official labour market data due at 9.30am ... Continue Reading

British Gas focuses on training engineers for ‘green’ jobs

The coalition government is good news for “green” jobs, according to British Gas, which is rapidly increasing its recruitment and retraining of engineers. By Richard Tyler British Gas is opening its first Green Skills training centre in Tredegar, South Wales, which could train up to 1,300 people each year in green energy-related skills. The energy ... Continue Reading

Hiring a Career Coach: The Path to a Higher-Paying Job

Today’s job market is on shaky ground. Unemployment rates are rising rapidly and employers are shedding staff in order to try to ride out the recession that is eating into their profits.  The first concern of most employees is to hang on to their existing jobs and try to also ride ... Continue Reading

20 Jobs That Have Disappeared

The advancement of technology, and the changes in our society, have made a number of jobs obsolete. Automation has made it possible for machines to do the jobs humans once did – and do them faster. As a result, it’s little surprise that some jobs are in decline and others ... Continue Reading

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