Professional~Level Hiring Expected To Increase in First Quarter ~ Shortage of Skilled Professionals
MENLO PARK, CA /PRNewswire/ ~ Employers expect to increase hiring for professional-level positions in the first quarter, but they have concerns about finding qualified candidates for these roles, a new Robert Half survey shows. A net 10 percent of executives interviewed for the Robert Half Professional Employment Report plan to add full-time staff in the first three months of the year, up three points from the fourth-quarter forecast. However, the number of respondents who report recruiting challenges also is on the rise: 67 percent of executives said it is at least somewhat challenging to find skilled employees today, up from 59 percent last quarter and 42 percent in the third quarter.
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Eighty-seven percent of respondents said they are at least somewhat confident in their organizations’ ability to grow in the first quarter.
The Robert Half Professional Employment Report is based on telephone interviews with more than 4,000 C-level executives and other leaders from a variety of fields throughout the United States who are asked about their hiring plans and general level of optimism for the upcoming quarter. Survey respondents include more than 1,400 chief financial officers (CFOs); 1,400 chief information officers (CIOs); 500 senior human resources managers; 100 lawyers at law firms and 100 corporate lawyers; and 125 advertising executives and 375 marketing executives, all of whom have hiring authority. The Robert Half Professional Employment Report is the first quarterly executive survey of its size and scope to concentrate exclusively on professional-level hiring.
Key Findings
~ A net 19 percent of respondents in the transportation sector said they expect to make staff additions.
~ Businesses in the West North Central[1] states will be hiring most actively, with a net 15 percent of executives planning to add professional-level staff in the first quarter, research shows.
~ The legal field is expected to see the strongest hiring activity, with a net 27 percent of lawyers planning to increase staff levels. The information technology (IT) and finance fields showed the largest net gains in projected hiring activity from the prior quarter.
~ Sixty-seven percent of survey respondents( )said they are having recruiting challenges, up eight points from the fourth quarter.
~ Sixteen percent of respondents anticipate hiring professional-level staff and 6 percent expect reductions in personnel. The resulting net 10 percent increase is up three points from the fourth-quarter forecast.
Hiring Expectations: By Profession Increase //Decrease//Net Increase ======== ======== ============
Total 16% 6% 10% ~~- ~- ~- ~- Accounting and finance 20% 11% 9% ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~- ~- ~- Advertising and marketing 18% 4% 14% ~~~~~~~~~~~~- ~- ~- ~- Human resources 11% 3% 8% ~~~~~~~- ~- ~- ~- Information technology 20% 10% 10% ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~- ~- ~- Legal 31% 4% 27% ~~- ~- ~- ~- Sales and business development 15% 4% 11% ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~- ~- ~-
Executives Reporting Recruiting Challenges: All Professions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- Quarter Executives Citing Recruiting Challenges ~-
1Q12 67% ~~ ~- 4Q11 59% ~~ ~- 3Q11 42% ~~ ~- 2Q11 37% ~~ ~- 1Q11 29% ~~ ~-
“The U.S. unemployment rate for college-educated workers is roughly half the overall rate, and for many professional specialties it is even lower,” said Max Messmer, chairman and CEO of Robert Half International. Messmer pointed out that in the third quarter of 2011, the unemployment rates for financial analysts and computer network architects were less than 1 percent, according to the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Brett Good, a senior district president with Robert Half International, added, “The common wisdom is that jobs are simple to fill in this market, but many employers are struggling to find the talent they need. Professionals with highly specialized skills are in short supply ~ particularly in the information technology and finance fields.”
Professional-Level Hiring ~ By Region
Respondents in the West North Central states anticipate the strongest hiring activity in the first quarter, with a net 15 percent of executives planning to add staff. “Healthcare, manufacturing and financial services firms are responsible for much of the hiring activity in the West North Central region,” Messmer noted. “Businesses in these fields seek accounting operations professionals, customer service representatives, web developers and IT systems administrators, among other roles.”
Professional-Level Hiring ~ By Industry
First-quarter professional-level hiring is anticipated to be strongest in the transportation sector, where a net 19 percent of respondents said they expect to make staff additions. A net 14 percent of executives in both the wholesale and construction industries also indicated they will hire during the quarter.
Professional-Level Hiring ~ By Profession
While the legal profession maintained its top spot in the survey with a net 27 percent of lawyers planning to hire, IT and finance showed the largest sequential gains, each yielding net increases in hiring activity that are up four points from the fourth-quarter survey.
The IT and finance fields also reported the greatest difficulty in finding skilled professionals, at 73 percent and 68 percent, respectively.
About Robert Half International
Founded in 1948, Robert Half International, the world’s first and largest specialized staffing firm, is a recognized leader in professional staffing services. The company’s specialized staffing divisions include Accountemps, Robert Half Finance & Accounting and Robert Half Management Resources, for temporary, full-time and senior-level project professionals, respectively, in the fields of accounting and finance; OfficeTeam, for highly skilled temporary administrative support personnel; Robert Half Technology, for information technology professionals; Robert Half Legal, for legal personnel; and The Creative Group, for interactive, design, marketing, advertising and public relations professionals. Robert Half International has staffing and consulting operations in more than 400 locations worldwide. Find more information at www.roberthalf.com, and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/roberthalf.
[1] IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD
SOURCE Robert Half International
CONTACT: Michael Weiss, michael.weiss@rhi.com
Web Site: http://www.roberthalf.com
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Raytheon Intelligence & Technical Professional Open House ~ Sterling, Virginia ~ Jan 25th
Raytheon SMT & IIS Open House – Sterling, Virginia – Jan 25th, 2012
SMT & IIS Open House Wednesday, January 25, 3 – 6 p.m. 22260 Pacific Blvd. Sterling, Va. 20166
Opportunities exist in McLean and Herndon, Virginia for:
The success of our world-class teams has never been much of a secret.
The people of Raytheon work on projects whose level of sensitivity is matched only by a similarly high level of sophistication. So while it may not be widely known what kinds of problems our people are solving, it is well understood that they do it with remarkable vision and technical prowess. If you are interested in challenging yourself to take on enormously complex projects addressing critical global needs, join the world-class team at Raytheon.
We are seeking professionals with active TS/SCI or TS/SCI with Poly clearance to provide world-class expertise and support for unique activities in human intelligence, analysis, signals and telecommunication services, as well as logistics and inventory control.
© 2012 Raytheon Company. All rights reserved. “Customer Success Is Our Mission” is a registered trademark of Raytheon Company. Raytheon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and welcomes a wide diversity of applicants. U.S. citizenship and security clearance are required.
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DROP TEST INTERNATIONAL, LLC (DTI) WINS Counterinsurgency Advisory and Assistance Teams (CAAT) government contract award ~~ SEND YOUR RESUME
DROP TEST INTERNATIONAL, LLC (DTI) WINS Counterinsurgency Advisory and Assistance Teams (CAAT) government contract award.
DTI is pleased to announce our recent award of the CAAT contract. CAAT program provides highly qualified HUMINT and other intelligence teams to support and augment Government military and civilian personnel. These teams identify, deploy, and manage advisory assistance and analytical teams with current expertise in key disciplines that support counterinsurgency operations and analysis.
These areas of expertise include but are not limited to intelligence, information operations, irregular warfare, stability operations, governance and development, strategic analysis, media production and dissemination, knowledge and information management.
The CAAT prerequisites are among the toughest within the government contract community. For information about our vacancies and application procedures please visit: http://www.dtijobs.com or contact DTI-Recruiter@droptestllc.com
DTI is currently seeking highly qualified personnel to fill the vacancies listed below:
COIN Advisor
Provides subject matter expertise in the theory, doctrine, and practice of COIN operations.Specifically, COIN Advisors shall provide COIN SME support to CAAT headquarters, RC Teams and supported units. REQUIREMENTS:Minimum of 10 years work experience in counterinsurgency-related fields and previous operational experience in OIF/OEF campaigns. Bachelor’s degree or higher in strategic analysis or COIN-related field.This position requires the contractor to be trained and equipped to operate in the field, and to spend approximately 15-20 days a month embedded at the tactical level under austere conditions.TS/SCI Clearance.
Information Operations Advisor
Provides reliable and frequent expert advice and assistance on multi-echelon Information Operations as they apply to COIN. The Information Operations Advisor shall provide analysis and recommendations to the RC Team Leader, COIN Advisors, and the RC Command and units they support within the RC. REQUIREMENTS: 10 years service in key advisory positions on joint military or equivalent national agency staffs;progressive experience, tactical to national, in psychological operations and information support operations in support of counterinsurgency operations. Bachelor’s degree.This position requires the contractor to be trained and equipped to operate in the field, and to spend approximately 15-20 days a month embedded at the tactical level under austere conditions. TS/SCI Clearance.
Intelligence Advisor
Provides reliable expert advice on all matters pertaining to the application and integration of intelligence into COIN operations and a multi-echelon, full spectrum COIN strategy in support of COMISAF intent. As directed, RC Intelligence Advisors shall produce analytical reports and products detailing intelligence processes and effectiveness in support of COIN operations. REQUIREMENTS: 15 years of verifiable professional experience in interagency intelligence operations-or 15 years combined applicable education and practical experience collecting, analyzing, and fusing information from various intelligence disciplines to support full-spectrum operations and implementation of COIN strategy. This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in intelligence or COIN-related field combined with formal professional intelligence training. This position requires the contractor to be trained and equipped to operate in the field, and to spend approximately 15-20 days a month embedded at the tactical level under austere conditions. TS/SCI Clearance.
Resume Submittal:
For information about our vacancies and application procedures please visit: http://www.dtijobs.com or contact DTI-Recruiter@droptestllc.com.
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URGENT NEED ~ Linux RED HAT System Administrator ~ Merrifield, Virginia
URGENT NEED – Linux RED HAT System Administrator – Merrifield, Virginia
Job Number: – IC JobID: 3964389 Offered by Freedom Consulting Group Location of Position: Merrifield, Virginia
Job Description
Freedom Consulting Group
URGENT NEED – Linux RED HAT System Administrator – Merrifield, Virginia
Freedom Consulting Group is seeking a Linux RED HAT System Administrator and Storage Engineer.
Location: Merrifield VA
Clearance: TS/SCI … CI POLY preferred
Customer Agency: DIA
Division: NMEC (National Media Exploitation Center.)
Status: IMMEDIATE
Apply Now: Linux RED HAT System Administrator
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The 3 Smartest Things You Can Do to Find a Job
Networking and Resume Tips from Jobfox
MCLEAN, VA /PRNewswire/ — Whether you are looking to start fresh in the New Year, or have been unemployed for any length of time, now is your chance to breathe life into your tired job search. Jobfox, one of the nation’s fastest growing online job sites, has a few suggestions for you.
Fine Tune your Resume
First and foremost, your resume must meet the standards of today’s hiring processes before applying to jobs online or posting your resume publicly. The current job market demands more than just impeccable grammar and a readable font. Keyword optimization, for example, is crucial to getting your resume the attention it deserves. Keywords can either be found in your target job descriptions, or specifically researched and tailored by professional resume writers. Including these details will assure that your resume comes up in recruiter’s searches. Along these same lines, resumes and cover letters should also be specifically targeted to each individual job’s requirements. Customization and personal touches distinguish you from the seas of typical resumes, helping you land interviews and get the job you desire.
Additionally, when describing your previous positions, be sure to showcase your accomplishments. Recruiters are not interested in reading through a catalog of tasks and duties–they want to know what you have achieved. Sell yourself through your resume by highlighting milestones and accomplishments that correlate directly with a potential employer’s objectives. “You could be the best performer at your job, but without documenting your measurable achievements, awards, or relevant new experiences on the job, you can’t provide proof when asked. As the years go by, the likelihood of remembering details of every accomplishment will more difficult. In 2012, jot down what you’ve achieved at your job – it will serve a useful purpose in optimizing your resume, and in the end, your chances of landing the job of your dreams,” suggests Alex Soto, CEO of ResumeLance and Soto Marketing Communications.
Take Advantage of Social Media
Job seekers should maintain an active, relevant presence in all social media platforms. LinkedIn and Facebook profiles need to be updated, professional and personalized, and you should make as many connections as possible. Merge these contacts on sites like Jobfox.com and Indeed.com in order to receive notifications about possible connections within the companies you’d like to work. If you do not know these potential contacts directly, ask someone you do know to recommend you or to make a direct introduction. Don’t be shy–applicants with referrals such as these are at least 5 times as likely to get an interview.
“Here is the real one/two punch: Target your resume to the job you want and get that resume into the hands of the hiring manager through a reference. Your chances of landing that job just skyrocketed past your competition,” says Peggy Padalino, VP of Sales and Client Services at Jobfox.
Network
Follow through with all leads, both online and in person, no matter how small. Research shows that lengthy periods of unemployment are directly linked to passive approaches to job searching. Regardless of how well-crafted your resume or impressive your career, an expansive network is essential to bolstering your search for the perfect job. Reach out to colleagues and friends, and proactively foster second and third degree connections. Moreover, networking is about establishing a rapport; it is extremely important that traditional courtesies and etiquette not be overlooked, even in the era of the social media. Experts recommend sending a thank you letter following an interview. Not only will it set you apart from other applicants for the job in question, but this simple act of decorum will also help establish a lasting connection within the company.
About Jobfox
Founded in 2005 in McLean, Virginia, Jobfox is a leading job search and career-networking site designed to find candidates the right jobs at the best companies. Through a comprehensive skills-based matching system, Jobfox connects thousands of employers to the most qualified individuals, as well as linking job seekers to relevant job opportunities in their fields. With over 1 Million resumes improved, Jobfox is also the largest provider of professionally written resumes online. For more information, visit http://www.jobfox.com
SOURCE Jobfox
CONTACT: Leigh Burke of Jobfox, lburke@jobfox.com
Web Site: http://www.jobfox.com
Risk of Unemployment Varies by College Major – Unemployment Level for High School Graduates Without Degree is 22.9%
WASHINGTON, DC /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Unemployment figures show the jobless rate for recent college graduates with Bachelor’s Degrees has been running at an unacceptable 8.9 percent. But, a new study from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce finds that unemployment among job seekers with no better than a high school diploma is a catastrophic 22.9 percent – and an almost unthinkable 31.5 percent among high school dropouts.
So, is college still worth it? A major conclusion of the new report is that it all depends on your major. And while a college degree gives job seekers a formidable advantage over those without, the study points out, not all degrees are created equal, and there are a number of factors that prospective students should consider before sending off their college applications.
Choice of major determines unemployment. Risk of unemployment for recent graduates varies considerably depending on their major. The highest rate, the study found, is among Architecture graduates (13.9 percent) due to the collapse of the construction and home-building industries in the recession. Unemployment is generally higher for non-technical majors, such as the Arts (11.1 percent) or Social Sciences (8.9 percent).
What employed college graduates make also depends on what they take. Median earnings among recent college graduates vary from $55,000 among Engineering majors to $30,000 in the Arts, as well as Psychology and Social Work.
People who make technology are better off than people who use technology. For recent graduates in Math and Computing, unemployment is low for specialists who can write software and invent new applications (6%), but still comparatively high (11.2 percent) for those who use software to manipulate, mine and disseminate information.
Unemployment is lowest where the ties between majors and occupations are highest. Unemployment rates are relatively low (5.4 percent) for recent graduates in Engineering, the Sciences, Education, or Healthcare related majors because they are tied to stable or growing industry sectors and occupations. Psychology and Social Work graduates also have relatively low rates (7.3 percent), because almost half of them work in the Healthcare or Education sectors.
At the same time, majors that are closely aligned with occupations and industries in low demand can misfire. For example, unemployment rates for recent college graduates who majored in Architecture start high at 13.9 percent and due to its strong alignment with the collapse in construction and housing, unemployment remains high even for experienced college graduates at 9.2 percent.
Consider a graduate degree. The overall unemployment rate for people with graduate degrees is just 3 percent. With the exception of Arts and Education, where pay traditionally has been low, workers with graduate degrees average between $60,000 and $100,000 per year, compared to a range of $48,000 and $62,000 for workers with Bachelor’s Degrees.
Not all graduate degrees outperform all BA’s on employment. Forexample, experienced college graduates in a healthcare field have lower unemployment rates than people with graduate degrees in every other field except the life and physical sciences.
The full report: Hard Times, College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings: Not All College Degrees Are Created Equal is available online at http://cew.georgetown.edu/unemployment.
The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce is an independent, nonprofit research and policy institute that studies the link between individual goals, education and training curricula, and career pathways.
CONTACT: Andrea Porter, cewgeorgetown.media@gmail.com
SOURCE Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce
Web Site: http://cew.georgetown.edu/
Georgetown University,
CACI is now hiring! Career Invitational Event on January 10th, Fairfax, Virginia
NOW HIRING!
We are seeking hundreds of cleared intelligence professionals to join our team. CACI’s National Solutions Group currently provides a wide range of technical and program support services to the intelligence community.
CACI will hold interviews for pre-qualified candidates on January 10, 2012 in Fairfax, VA.
Qualified candidates must possess a current, TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
The scope of the programs encompasses the need for an entire range of skills to support a classified contract in northern Virginia, to include:
View detailed job descriptions here: http://www.caci.com/job/intel.shtml
Interested?
Send your resume and cover letter to Inteljobs@caci.com to be considered. You must be pre-qualified in order to schedule an interview during the Invitational Event.
If you do not meet the qualifications listed above, we invite you to visit our website to search and apply for all of CACI’s open positions.
Please forward this to your colleague who would be interested! Questions? Please email Inteljobs@caci.com
About CACI
CACI provides professional services and IT solutions needed to prevail in the areas of defense, intelligence, homeland security, and IT modernization and government transformation.
We deliver enterprise IT and network services; data, information, and knowledge management services; business system solutions; logistics and material readiness; C4ISR integration services; cyber solutions; integrated security and intelligence solutions; and program management and SETA support services.
CACI services and solutions help our federal clients provide for national security, improve communications and collaboration, secure the integrity of information systems and networks, enhance data collection and analysis, and increase efficiency and mission effectiveness. CACI is a member of the Fortune 1000 Largest Companies and the Russell 2000 index. CACI provides dynamic careers for approximately 14,300 employees working in over 120 offices in the U.S. and Europe.
Visit CACI on the web at http://www.caci.com and http://www.asymmetricthreat.net
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Boren Scholarships ~ International Studies
Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 to U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. For a complete list of countries, click here.
Boren Scholars represent a variety of academic backgrounds, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili. For a complete list of languages, click here.
Boren Scholarships are funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), which focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. Applicants should identify how their study abroad program, as well as their future academic and career goals, will contribute to U.S. national security, broadly defined. NSEP draws on a broad definition of national security, recognizing that the scope of national security has expanded to include not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but also the challenges of global society, including sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness.
To view the Program Basics for the Boren Scholarship, click here.
Europe, Chinese, Eurasia, Korean, Latin America, Middle East, National Security Education Program, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, scholarships
Vets, Holidays and Suicide
Holidays and suicides ~~ this can be a depressing time for many.
Sad to say but there is one group that bears special attention: military veterans.
Vets now make up half of all suicides, at the rate of 18 suicides per day.
The VA’s suicide hotline receives about 10,000 calls a month from current and former service members. The number is 1-800-273-8255. Service members and veterans should push 1 for veterans’ services.
