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2012 Hiring Outlook: Cautiously Optimistic, Plus 4 Trends to Watch

Employers expect to add new jobs in the New Year, but are waiting to see how the economy shapes up before turning up the volume on hiring, according to CareerBuilder’s annual job forecast. Nearly one-in-four hiring managers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees in 2012, similar to 2011. Continue reading

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Seasonal staff for busy holiday season

What Do Employers Predict This Season Will Bring For Holiday Hiring?

 

As the carved pumpkins of Halloween were being given their final touches and trick-or-treating hosts were filling up their baskets for throngs of excited children, stores across the U.S. were already looking ahead to winter holidays — and many employers had already lined up their seasonal staff for the busy time ahead. Continue reading

By in Economy, Employee Engagement, Forecasts, Insights & Trends, Retail, Retention, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

Matt Ferguson, CareerBuilder CEO

CareerBuilder CEO and Warren Buffett Talk U.S. Job Creation and Economic Recovery

When (almost) alone in a room with American business magnate and investor Warren Buffett, what do you ask him? CareerBuilder CEO Matt Ferguson appeared on Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop” this morning to talk about just that. Buffett, Ferguson and a few other business leaders met last evening during Buffett’s stop in Chicago for an event for Junior Achievement, and discussed everything from U.S. Continue reading

By in Economy, Emerging Media, Forecasts, Insights & Trends, Sourcing, Talent Acquisition, Video

Executive hiring

Executive-Level Hiring is On the Rise: What 23 Percent of Employers Are Doing About It

As we move through still-uncertain economic times, it’s not a surprise that many companies are looking for new ways to main a competitive advantage. The more surprising thing to learn may be that nearly a quarter of employers (23 percent) expect to hire for executive-level positions over the next six months, according to CareerBuilder’s new nationwide executive hiring forecast of more than 2600 hiring managers and human resources professionals. Continue reading

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Caution is the New Black: CareerBuilder Survey Reveals Latest Hiring Trends

For fashion designers, it’s Mad Men. For chef entrepreneurs, it’s food truck mania. But for employers, the economy and seasonality are what’s having the biggest influence on them this season – at least when it comes to their hiring plans.

According to CareerBuilder’s Q4 2011 Job Forecast, a nationwide survey of more than 2,600 hiring managers and human resource professionals, employers are erring on the side of caution with their upcoming hiring plans, as they assess ongoing barriers to economic growth and wrap up 2011. Continue reading

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July's Job Numbers: The Sky Isn't Falling

July’s Job Numbers: The Sky Isn’t Falling! (But Don’t Put Away That Chicken Little Costume Yet)

If you were betting on job numbers, and you bet that 18,000 new jobs were created last month, thinking we’d have a repeat of June, you’d be wrong. But it’s probably a bet you’d be happy to lose, because in July, we added 117,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ “The Employment Situation” summary for July 2011. Continue reading

By in BLS Reports, Economy, Forecasts, In Review, Insights & Trends, Monthly Review, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

Jobs in America: CareerBuilder CEO Talks Job Creation, the Biggest Skill Shortage and More

On CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning, CareerBuilder CEO Matt Ferguson discussed job expectations versus job creation; the disconnect caused by the structural mismatch between available jobs and available skills; the industry with the biggest skill shortage right now; and the area hottest in wage growth. Continue reading

By in BLS Reports, Economy, Forecasts, Insights & Trends, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

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Small Businesses Move Slowly But Surely with Hiring Plans

CareerBuilder’s Small Business Job Forecast points to improved, but cautious hiring in the second half of 2011

In a move that should make John Legend and high school gym teachers everywhere feel validated, small businesses plan to take it slow in the second half of 2011. Continue reading

By in Economy, Forecasts, Insights & Trends, Small Business

CareerBuilder CEO Matt Ferguson Talks Market Trends, Job Improvement on Squawk Box

In anticipation of tomorrow’s BLS unemployment report, CareerBuilder’s CEO Matt Ferguson appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning to discuss job market trends; causes of current economic uncertainty; in which job areas we’re seeing the most improvement — and much more:

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By in Economy, Forecasts, Insights & Trends, Talent Acquisition

CareerBuilder's 2011 Mid-Year Job Forecast

Get CareerBuilder’s 2011 Mid-Year Job Forecast (And Maybe Even Hug a Stranger)

There’s good news (Justin Timberlake may save MySpace!), disappointing news (we’ll probably never get Friendster back), and news that makes us want to hug a stranger on the street: Despite ongoing concerns over threats to economic growth, CareerBuilder’s 2011 Mid-Year Job Forecast shows that employers remain positive in their hiring expectations for the remainder of the year. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Forecasts, In Review, Infographic, Insights & Trends, Retention, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition, Year in Review

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