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Posted on July 18, 2011
One state that has a lot of potential is creating buzz to be the hotbed for Virginia solar jobs. According to new estimates by One Block Off the Grid, approximately 107,000 U.S. state and local level jobs could be created within a short period of time if solar energy policies were established or improved in […]
Posted on July 10, 2011
Washington, D.C. jobs enjoyed the biggest increase over any other metro area in the nation, according to the new CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index. The June 2011 Index, which measures managerial hiring activity online, is nearly 40 points higher than it was in June 2009, which is a hopeful sign of long-term recovery in the job market. […]
Posted on June 26, 2011
Bank of America said this week it is recruiting for hundreds of finance jobs in Washington, D.C., bringing the number of financial advisers up to almost 1000. As Washington, D.C. jobs increase, so does the need for adequate financial advisers to help consumers manage their money. The hiring is part part of its overall commitment […]
Posted on June 19, 2011
One author is giving sage advice on how to hire for labor jobs in Pennsylvania. Here’s what David Bruce had to say about hiring a contractor: There are steps you can take to improve the likelihood your addition or renovation is done, and done well. The first step, once you have decided to go ahead […]
Posted on June 12, 2011
As RKG expands, the firm will quite possibly be needing more employees for marketing jobs in Virginia. The firm said recently it is also recruiting for marketing jobs in Boston. RKG also announced the hiring of Paul Wilson to serve as Executive Vice President of Client Development. Wilson, who spent eight years at iProspect culminating […]
Posted on June 5, 2011
While many metro areas got bad news on the job market front last Friday, Washington, D.C. jobs actually increased. In fact, it was one of the few metro areas that saw its unemployment rate decrease. In the 49 metropolitan areas with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more, the highest unemployment rates in […]
Posted on May 30, 2011
According to recent stats from the BLS, Pennsylvania jobs showed marked gains, more than most states. Forty-six states and the District of Columbia posted unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, three states reported increases, and one state had no change. The national jobless rate edged up by 0.2 percentage point between March and April […]
Posted on May 21, 2011
The Boston Paralyzed Veterans of America Vocational Rehabilitation Office announced this week it is making a big push to help paralyzed veterans find jobs in Boston. With the national unemployment rate for veterans with severe disabilities at 85 percent, a unique Boston program aims to drastically cut unemployment for veterans with disabilities—helping those who wore […]
Posted on May 14, 2011
Cable and Internet provider RCN said this week it will be hiring for customer service jobs in Pennsylvania and other locations. It’s already hired 57 people for its Plains Township call center and plans an additional 50 workers locally for more Pennsylvania jobs. That’s bigger than initial estimates given in January. “We increased the total […]
Posted on May 1, 2011
Temple University in Philly said this week it has enacted a hiring freeze due to cutbacks in state funding that will affect education jobs in Pennsylvania. The freeze will affect a wide variety of positions. The university also said it is delaying a search for five deans.