Luciana Cleaning Services has announced its intentions to hire for administrative jobs in Maryland, where the company is located.

The new team member will help with optimizing the schedule, maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction, and ensuring that all clients are getting all the necessary follow up cleaning sessions.

“Keeping your house clean, shopping, spending quality time with the family and all these things have become very challenging and hard to keep up with for families and especially heads of households. We cannot replace the family, but we can give them more time to spend with their families, and that’s where we are compelled to help,” says owner Luciana.

The team member will also support the growing demand for their cleaning services Maryland.

According to its website, Luciana’s cleaning services has been in the cleaning business for over 8 years.

PennDOT, the state department of transportation, said this week it is hiring for transportation jobs in Pennsylvania.

They are particularly recruiting college students for summer employment.

Information about the positions can be found on the website of Rep. Stan Saylor, R-Windsor Township, by clicking here. Click on “Summer PennDOT Work.”

All positions are full time and pay over $11 per hour.

Requirements include the fact that candidates must be over 18 and be enrolled in college for the fall semester.

Around 18 positions are available in York County.

According to YDR.com, students will spend most of their time working outdoors, augmenting regular maintenance crews on projects throughout each county.

To apply, students should complete the personal data sheet, print and submit it along with a resume and proof of academic enrollment to Saylor’s district office by Feb. 8.

Select International announced this week it has hired six people for various jobs, including HR jobs in Pennsylvania.

The new hires cover key positions within the Technology, Marketing, Accounting and Consulting departments.

According to its website, Steven Jarrett will join Select International as a Consultant. A graduate of Texas A&M University, Jarrett has several years experience in assessment development, with a strong focus on assessment and training implementation.

Also joining Select International’s consulting team is Jason Frizzell, who serves as a Consulting Associate. A graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, Frizzell earned his Master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

Beth Dougherty also adds her expertise as a Consulting Associate. Dougherty joins Select International with two years experience as a Training and Development Coordinator. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In this role, both Dougherty and Frizzell will provide support in the development and implementation of assessment solutions for Select International clients.

Select International develops employee hiring assessments and hiring systems.

The company’s employee selection and development solutions include pre employment assessments, executive assessment, online interview training, manufacturing assessment tests, healthcare hiring assessments, customer service assessment tests, and tools to help organizations hire safe workers.

A Bethlehem-based agency said this week it has secured someone for advertising jobs in Pennsylvania.

Amanda Dickson has been hired as an Account Service Associate at Spark.

According to her bio, Dickson has worked as Marketing Communications Manager at Altitude Marketing, where she guided client product launches, supported public relations objectives and managed all aspects of client account communications.

She is also on the Institutional Advancement Committee with the Historic Bethlehem Partnership and is Co-Chair of the 2012 ADDY Awards for Lehigh Valley Ad Club.

“Our continued growth has given us the opportunity to expand our team with another quality professional,” said Michael Drabenstott, Principal at Spark, “Amanda has a broad marketing background and a proven track record as an account services manager. She fits Spark’s creative culture and will be an asset for both our team and our clients.”

ABL said this week it has secured an important hire for biomedical jobs in Maryland.

ABL, or Advanced BioScience Laboratories, Inc, is a biomedical contract research and manufacturing organization.

The Maryland-based biomedical contract research and manufacturing organization is dedicated to advancing vaccines, therapeutics and other biologic products. ABL has extensive experience working with diverse organizations, including various government and academic entities and commercial biopharmaceutical companies. Read the rest of this entry »

The number of marketing jobs in Washington, D.C. has actually declined, according to a recent survey.

WANTED Analytics, a source of real-time business intelligence for the talent marketplace said that more than 9,000 organizations are recruiting for PR professionals and hiring demand has steadily increased in 2011, now up 10% compared to the same 90-day period in 2010.
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According to a new survey, retail jobs in Washington are showing big gains.

Hiring for the holidays was a sturdy predictor of retail sales, which were up dramatically this year.

Job ads were also up. Retailers placed more than 72,000 new online job ads for Salespersons and Sales Managers, according to WANTED Analytics.
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Bottom Dollar Food said this week it is aggressively hiring for customer service jobs in Pennsylvania, among other positions.

The food store, a discount grocer, is looking to recruit more than 800 people for jobs in both Pennsylvania and Ohio.

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A railroad company is expanding and plans on hiring hundreds for skilled trade jobs in Pennsylvania and a variety of other locations.

Norfolk Southern Corporation plans to hire 500 employees in eight states by the end of 2011 to meet the growing demand for freight rail service and to replace employees retiring in coming years. Read the rest of this entry »

A new survey posits there has been a big increase in the number of jobs in Maryland.

The Intuit Inc. Small Business Employment Index found that small business employment grew by 0.3 percent in September, equating to an annual growth rate of 3.3 percent. Hours worked and compensation both increased by 0.3 percent.

“Small business employment at the division and state level also looks more positive,” said Ginny Lee, senior vice president and general manager of Intuit’s Employee Management Solutions division. “The Pacific division posted the greatest increase of 0.5 percent while the East South Central division showed a slight decline but one that’s statistically insignificant. At the state level, California, Florida and Maryland all showed the highest growth with an increase of 0.5 percent. Oregon and New York were the only states to show slight declines but again these were statistically insignificant and therefore not worrisome.”

Florida jobs are also marking an increase.

Since the hiring trend began in October 2009, small businesses have created 720,000 new jobs. The Index is based on figures from small businesses with fewer than 20 employees that use Intuit Online Payroll.

Based on these latest numbers and revised national employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Intuit revised upward the previously reported growth rate for August to 0.3 percent from 0.18 percent. This equates to 65,000 jobs added in August, up from a previously reported 35,000 jobs.

“September’s small business employment figures are a big relief,” said Susan Woodward, the economist who worked with Intuit to create the Index. “After all the uproar over the threatened European financial meltdown, good news is very welcome. Unlike in August, there is no softness in September’s numbers: employment is up, hours worked are up and compensation is up.

“These solid numbers may be due to the fact that residential property prices have increased for five months in a row. There are all kinds of small businesses linked to property, such as construction contractors, real estate agents and brokers.”

Small business hourly employees worked an average of 110.4 hours in September, making for a 25.5-hour workweek. This is a 0.3 percent increase from the revised August figure of 110.0 hours.