HRRecruitingAlert.com » job seekers http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com Headlines and advice for the practicing recruiter Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:32:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Best and worst cities for job-seekers http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/best-and-worst-cities-for-job-seekers/ http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/best-and-worst-cities-for-job-seekers/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:06:17 +0000 Sam Narisi http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/?p=2195 Companies that are hiring now should have a lot of talent to choose from. But just how much depends on where you’re located.

The number of applicants per job opening varies widely depending on geography. These are the most competitive markets right now, according to a study by Simply Hired:

  1. Detroit (1 job for every 46 applicants)
  2. Grand Rapids, MI (1 job/35 applicants)
  3. Miami (1/29)
  4. Sacramento, CA (1/28)
  5. Las Vegas (1/26)
  6. Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (1/25)
  7. Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, NC (1/25)
  8. Los Angeles (1/25)
  9. Providence, RI (1/25)
  10. Cleveland (1/23)
  11. Orlando, FL (1/22)
  12. Louisville, KY (1/21)
  13. Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL (1/21)
  14. New York City (1/20)
  15. Cincinnati (1/20)

And the markets most friendly to job seekers:

  1. Des Moines, IA (1 job for every 5 applicants)
  2. Washington, DC (1/5)
  3. Omaha, NE (1/5)
  4. West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, FL (1/6)
  5. Salt Lake City (1/8)
  6. Baltimore (1/8)
  7. Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM (1/9)
  8. Pittsburgh (1/10)
  9. Oklahoma City (1/10)
  10. Austin, TX (1/10)
  11. Boston (1/10)
  12. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (1/10)
  13. Denver (1/11)
  14. Dallas (1/11)
  15. Seattle (1/11)
]]> http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/best-and-worst-cities-for-job-seekers/feed/ 1 Demand for job-seekers rose in May http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/demand-for-job-seekers-rose-in-may/ http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/demand-for-job-seekers-rose-in-may/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:00:38 +0000 Sam Narisi http://www.hrrecruitingalert.com/?p=1562 Finally, some good economic news:

More companies appear ready to hire.

Job vacancies rose by 250,000 in May compared to April, according to a new analysis of online job ads by The Conference Board.

That’s the first gain since October 2008 — and the biggest since October 2006.

The news isn’t all sunny, though.

Vacancies are still down compared to previous years. And the number of unemployeed job-seekers for each vacancy has actually risen. This month, there were 4.4 times as many job seekers as open jobs, compared to 4.05 the previous month.

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Former marketing manager Kelly Kinney has been out of a job for more than a year. Her latest strategy for getting her resume out there: She had it printed on a T-shirt.

The front of the shirt reads, in big bold letters, “I need a job!” followed by contact info and a list of her qualifications. The back of the shirt features a “cover letter” with more information.

Kinney says she wears the shirt every chance she gets — when she’s grocery shopping, out for coffee or just walking down the street.

It’s not the first gimmick she’s tried. At other points, she posted a resume on her car window and sent prospective employers postcards. So far, nothing’s worked.

If you saw Kinney in her resume shirt would it grab your attention enough to offer an interview? What other gimmicks have you noticed desperate job seekers using? Let us know in the comments section below.

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