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To anyone reading this who has a child, nephew, niece, friend or acquaintance contemplating a legal career I have a suggestion: consider immigration law. Why immigration over other areas of legal practice? Recruiters familiar with international employment trends can no doubt supply one answer.
As America continues to reel from the effects of the worst recession since the 1930s, the unemployment rate for September registered at 9.8%, with a loss of 263,000 jobs. Furthermore, many saw a reduction in the average workweek as well as overtime decreasing in many industries, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). And while [...]
As employers embark on the road to recovery, the ability to lead, recruit, and retain are key, according to Aon Consulting, a human capital consulting organization. In fact, findings of the 2009 Benefits and Talent Survey reveal that 85% of respondents cite talent retention as a top priority, and 84% the ability to meet talent/skills [...]
The United States (U.S.) is far behind other economically successful nations in terms of adopting policies that support workers and families, reveals a new study by researchers at Harvard and McGill Universities. In fact, 14 of the world’s 15 most competitive countries provide paid sick leave, 13 guarantee paid leave for new mothers, and 12 [...]
Despite the national unemployment rate cresting 10%, many small business owners (44%) are preparing to hire new employees within the next 12 months, according to a payroll survey by Intuit Inc. And while many believe that benefits are key to attracting new hires, small business owners are finding them difficult to afford. Despite these proposed challenges, [...]
The Locate Jobs Network launches five new niche job boards that include a targeted focus on real estate, PICU, occupational therapist, help desk and radiology fields. Locate PICU Jobs, is dedicated to employment opportunities within hospital pediatric intensive care units. Career opportunities posted on the site vary from entry-level positions for technicians to jobs for [...]
As the U.S. jobless rate rises to 10.2% for the first time since 1983, jobless figures rose by 190,000 rendering the number of unemployed people at 15.7 million, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). And while health care continued to see a positive increase in jobs (29,000), the largest job losses occurred in construction [...]
Modern Healthcare announces its second annual list of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare. Approximately 317 healthcare companies participated in this year’s healthcare workplace listing, an increase of 34% over 2008. The rankings are published in a special supplement and will recognize the top places to work by industry segment and number of employees, [...]
The CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index, which measures U.S. managerial recruitment activity, finds that the number of online job postings in October fell to 67.8, down slightly from the September value of 68.4, and down 5.6 points from a year ago. The top five metro areas (D.C., Boston, San Francisco, Seattle and Baltimore) averaged more than four times [...]
All Nursing Schools, a resource for nursing careers and degrees, offers in-depth registered nursing (RN) career information. The launch of the Registered Nursing (RN) Career Resource Center comes at an excellent time especially with registered nursing belonging to one of the fastest growing occupations in the U.S., according to The Bureau of Labor Statistics. In addition [...]