Blog Indeed http://blog.indeed.com Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:03:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Job postings on the rise http://blog.indeed.com/2010/02/03/job-postings-show-signs-of-recovery/ http://blog.indeed.com/2010/02/03/job-postings-show-signs-of-recovery/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:42:32 +0000 Indeed.com http://blog.indeed.com/?p=535 Indeed’s Industry Employment Trends provide a perspective on the job market nationwide and the new data we just released for January 2010 is a promising indicator of what’s to come. This is the first time job postings have increased for half of the major industries since we introduced Industry Trends a year ago.

This time last year, the number of job postings had been declining in every major industry and since then this trend has persisted for most industries. However, the January 2010 data turned that on its head: six major industries (Education, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Media and Newspaper, Real Estate and Retail) now show an increase in the number of job postings compared to this time last year.

Real Estate is one industry that has bounced back remarkably. In January 2009 there was a 58% decrease in the number of job postings compared to the previous year and now Real Estate shows positive growth with 16% more job postings than a year ago.

You can stay up-to-date with the changing trends by checking our Industry Employment Trends each month.

January 2010 Industry Trends Report

Industry Job Postings Annual Change
Accounting 101,989 -8%
Construction 70,854 -19%
Education 90,218 22%
Financial Services and Banking 169,475 -4%
Healthcare 541,200 -3%
Hospitality 85,446 45%
Information Technology 221,053 -5%
Manufacturing 70,555 4%
Media and Newspaper 28,812 4%
Real Estate 24,102 14%
Retail 238,932 16%
Transportation 52,302 -3%
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Here are the 10 fastest growing opportunities of 2009:

1. Twitter
2. Cloud Computing
3. iPhone
4. Facebook
5. Corporate Social Responsibility
6. Blogger
7. Pediatrician
8. Hospitalist
9. Social Media
10. Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

The emergence of social media opportunities is striking, with Twitter being the #1 growth trend along with Facebook (#4), Blogger (#6), and Social Media (#9). Other strong technology-related trends are Cloud Computing at #2 and iPhone at #3.

This year’s episodes of financial malfeasance have boosted the demand for Corporate Social Responsibility experts (#5). Healthcare hasn’t grown as an industry recently, but fast-growing pockets include Pediatrician (#7), Hospitalist (#8), and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) (#10).

We’ll continue to report the top job trends in the New Year, so let us know if there are any you want us to track and good luck in your job search.

]]> http://blog.indeed.com/2009/12/30/top-job-trends-of-2009/feed/ 0 The best and worst places in the UK for finding a job http://blog.indeed.com/2009/12/14/the-best-and-worst-places-in-the-uk-for-finding-a-job/ http://blog.indeed.com/2009/12/14/the-best-and-worst-places-in-the-uk-for-finding-a-job/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:12:40 +0000 Indeed.com http://blog.indeed.com/?p=452 We’ve just released our Job Postings Per Capita index for the UK. The 15 most populous urban areas are ranked by the number of job postings for every thousand people during the month of November 2009. The map illustrates the data: the bigger the dot, the more job postings there are per capita.

Job Postings per Capita is a measure of job competition. Lower ranked areas have fewer jobs available per person and more competition for each job. Glasgow and Belfast are at the bottom, with only four job postings per thousand people.

London is the #1 job creator with 18 job postings per thousand people. With over four times as many open positions per capita as Glasgow and Belfast, it tends to be a lot easier to find a job in London.

The top five urban areas are:
London
Bristol
Liverpool
Nottingham
Sheffield

Our Job Postings per Capita index should be helpful in deciding where to look for opportunities. Try our job search and don’t forget to set up daily job alert emails!

]]> http://blog.indeed.com/2009/12/14/the-best-and-worst-places-in-the-uk-for-finding-a-job/feed/ 0 Indeed’s five year anniversary http://blog.indeed.com/2009/11/25/indeed-five-year-anniversary/ http://blog.indeed.com/2009/11/25/indeed-five-year-anniversary/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:50:06 +0000 Indeed.com http://blog.indeed.com/?p=331 Indeed is five years old this month! Our launch, in November 2004, radically changed the way people search for jobs: for the first time, you could instantly search millions of jobs from thousands of job boards and corporate career sites.

Our goals are to continue to be the best and most comprehensive place on the web to search for jobs, to help millions of people find jobs and enable employers to source millions of qualified candidates.

All of us at Indeed would like to thank those who have given us their support over the last five years – including job seekers, advertisers, partners and commentators – allowing Indeed to become what it is today:

• The #1 employment website in the US by job search unique visitors and page views (comScore Media Metrix, Oct 2009).

• Websites in 19 countries and 10 languages.

• 24 million unique visitors and one billion job searches per month worldwide.

• The leading pay-for-performance recruitment advertising network.

• The source of thousands of success stories from job seekers and recruitment advertisers.

• A leading data provider, including Job Analytics, job trends, industry trends, job market competition, and salaries.

Thank you for your ongoing support and we wish you the very best for the holidays.

The Indeed Team

Happy Anniversary
周年おめでとう
Joyeux anniversaire!
周年快乐
Felice anniversario!
창립 기념일
¡Feliz aniversario!
Feliz aniversário!
Gefeliciteerd met uw jubileum!
Alles Gute zum Jubiläum!

]]> http://blog.indeed.com/2009/11/25/indeed-five-year-anniversary/feed/ 0 What do I want this holiday season? A job! http://blog.indeed.com/2009/11/10/what-do-i-want-this-holiday-season-a-job/ http://blog.indeed.com/2009/11/10/what-do-i-want-this-holiday-season-a-job/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:48:39 +0000 Indeed.com http://blog.indeed.com/?p=283 Each year, the US holiday season is preceded by a boost in hiring among retailers and package shippers. Considering the changing state of the job market, we wondered how this year’s holiday hiring season compared to last year’s.

Below are rankings of the top holiday keywords and companies in October 2009 and the changes since a year ago. Against a backdrop of overall hiring decline, rising keywords include Sales Associate, Cosmetics and Stock Room.

Rising companies are shown below and include AT&T and UPS, both of which moved up four positions since last year.

We hope this information will help you focus on holiday opportunities that are still showing promise. If you’re looking for holiday-related work this season, explore the links above and try other keywords with our Job Trends. Also, don’t forget to use our Salary Search to prepare for your interviews.

]]> http://blog.indeed.com/2009/11/10/what-do-i-want-this-holiday-season-a-job/feed/ 0 The Four A’s of Recruitment Advertising http://blog.indeed.com/2009/09/03/the-four-as-of-recruitment-advertising/ http://blog.indeed.com/2009/09/03/the-four-as-of-recruitment-advertising/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:10:17 +0000 Indeed.com http://blog.indeed.com/?p=269 As companies look to Indeed sponsored jobs as a cost-effective way to promote their jobs and get quality hires, they often ask us how to track the ROI of Indeed and their recruitment advertising investments.

To help companies effectively track results and make the most of their budgets, we published “The Four A’s of Recruitment Advertising” (PDF) – a free white paper that goes step by step through the process of tracking candidate source and measuring your results, with best practices and checklists for each of the four A’s:

  1. Assign
  2. Automate
  3. Analyze
  4. Adjust

Download the white paper to find out more and learn how to use the four A’s in your own recruitment advertising efforts.

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Providing the best job search experience increasingly means providing the best mobile job search experience. So we’re pleased that our iPhone app, Job Search, is the #1 business application in the App Store! Job Search is the most popular application for the iPhone and iPod Touch to find jobs, and it’s free.

Based on feedback we’ve received, we’ve made it even easier to find what every job seeker wants: new job postings. Recent searches show the number of jobs added since your last visit. Just tap on a recent search, or tap the “new” button on our search results page to see the jobs added since the last time you checked.

We’ll continue improving our iPhone application and mobile websites so you can find a great job whether you’re sitting at a desk or sitting on the bus. We keep an eye on our comments and ratings in the App Store so let us know how we’re doing. If you don’t already have our application, download Job Search or tell a friend about it. Indeed also provides mobile job search for Blackberry and other mobile users.

]]> http://blog.indeed.com/2009/08/27/indeeds-iphone-app-1-in-business-category/feed/ 0 Best & worst job markets for the unemployed http://blog.indeed.com/2009/08/17/best-worst-job-markets-for-the-unemployed/ http://blog.indeed.com/2009/08/17/best-worst-job-markets-for-the-unemployed/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:30:11 +0000 Indeed.com http://blog.indeed.com/?p=169 We’ve just released a Job Market Competition index, which compares the number of unemployed to the number of job postings in the biggest 50 cities in the US. The more unemployed there are per job opening, the more competition there is in the job market and the harder it is to find a job.

Washington DC has by far the least competition for jobs and so is relatively better for the unemployed, with a whopping six job openings for every unemployed person. Federal government stimulus is clearly working for DC, but is it working in the rest of the country? Apparently not for Detroit, at the opposite end of the scale, with an atrocious 18 unemployed for every job opening.

The best five job markets are:
• Washington, DC
• Jacksonville, FL
• Baltimore, MD
• Salt Lake City, UT
• New York, NY

and the worst five are:
• Portland, OR
• Los Angeles, CA
• Riverside, CA
• Miami, FL
• Detroit, MI

See our ranking of all 50 cities which also shows how each city’s rank has changed since the previous month. Relatedly, our Job Postings per Capita map compares the number of job postings with the total population of these cities.

We’ll be updating the Job Market Competition index monthly, so you can track which parts of the country give you the best chance of finding a job.

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Indeed was the only model where we could get visibility for all jobs while only paying for performance.
Intermountain Healthcare

With Indeed, there’s not a lot of hands-on work involved – the candidates just come. You push a button, set the budget and it’s done.
Pitney Bowes

This got us thinking – why not show how pay-per-click recruitment advertising on Indeed works, and how easy it is for a company to sponsor its jobs? The video below provides an overview and how to get started:

Please contact us with any questions or create an account to get started.

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We encourage new users to take a few minutes to view each of our step-by-step tutorials. More experienced users will benefit from the tutorials demonstrating how to set up email job alerts and a my.indeed account.

Our first three tutorials are below. You can also view our entire tutorial series and find additional suggestions on our job search tips page.

 

Basic Search: How to search for jobs using keywords and location; how to narrow your job searches:

 

Email Job Alerts: How to save your job searches as email job alerts:

 

my.indeed Accounts: How to create a my.indeed account to save jobs, manage your job alerts and more:

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