Employment is growing, particularly in the private sector, which has added jobs for 22 straight months and grew faster in 2011 than in 2010. There are plenty of reasons for job seekers to be optimistic, irrespective of the sector they work in.

Indeed’s own data indicate that, in December, there were 50% more jobs advertised than a year prior. Our Industry Employment Trends show that healthcare is not only the biggest employer but also the fastest growing, up 52% in the last 12 months. Rising demand for preventative care and an aging baby boomer population will continue to create opportunities for health services professionals. Education and transportation were the runners-up, with 48% and 39% growth, respectively, in the last year.

Our Top 10 Job Trends were dominated by information technology specializations, including mobile technologies. Another growth area is the energy sector, which saw a sharp rebound in the number of jobs.

Job creation can be limited by discrepancies between supply and demand – often it’s hard for employers to find candidates with the right skill-set. This is where Indeed can help. Indeed Resume, a free and open resume search engine, was launched in 2011. Over two million resumes are searchable by employers and we expect that figure to grow significantly in 2012.

Last year, Indeed drove billions of visits to job boards and corporate career pages. The majority of applicants and hires generated by this traffic were delivered to companies for free through our organic search results. In addition, more than 25,000 customers sponsored their jobs on Indeed, paying for additional traffic to their jobs, resulting in hundreds of thousands of hires. More than 50,000 job seekers told us how Indeed helped them get a job.

Indeed’s most recent job posting data suggests that job growth will continue in 2012, albeit at a modest pace. We expect traffic to our sites to continue to grow, as we make our job search results more comprehensive and more relevant in each of our 53 country sites.

We’d love to hear your feedback and wish you all the best for a successful year ahead.

However, interesting growth trends occur throughout the job market. A notable example is the increasing global demand for energy, which has resulted in a growing number of job postings containing keywords related to fossil fuels, renewable energy, and sustainability.

Fast growing fossil fuels job trends include: Oil, shale, crude, frac, and natural gas.

The top locations for the keyword search oil are:

Houston, TX
Oklahoma City, OK
Denver, CO
Dallas, TX
Tulsa, OK

Engineers, geologists, and drillers are among the positions in the oil industry with the most job postings available right now.

The increase in job postings with the keywords sustainability, solar, wind, and renewable shows that a growing number of career opportunities are being created in these areas of the energy industry.

Prominent examples of sustainability job opportunities include the development of energy efficient buildings, products, and communities.

Enter any keyword into Indeed’s Job Trends search box to see its trend.  Click Find Jobs to view current postings.

Have you identified job trends that you’d like us to share with job seekers?  Please let us know.

We started expanding internationally in 2005, and now have sites in 53 countries and 26 languages. In every market, we have gained the loyalty of job seekers by putting their interests first and providing the best possible job search experience. With more than 50 million unique visitors and one billion job searches per month, Indeed’s sites are now the most trafficked job sites worldwide according to Google Adplanner.

In 2005, we launched Sponsored Jobs, allowing advertisers to feature their jobs and only pay when job seekers click to find out more. Because jobs are included in our search results for free, we allowed advertisers to pay for performance rather than inclusion – the first time a job site had offered auction-based pay per click job advertising. With more than 9,000 companies sponsoring their jobs, Indeed is the leading pay-for-performance recruitment advertising network and the most cost-effective source of candidates for thousands of companies.

Beyond our own sites, tens of thousands of partner websites have integrated Indeed job search, reaching more than 40 million additional unique job seekers and passive candidates, and generating hundreds of millions more job searches every month. Job search is also an increasingly mobile activity, and Indeed’s iPhone and Android Job Search apps are the most widely used by job seekers globally.

Our revenue comes from advertisers, but our success depends on providing the best possible experience for job seekers. Our efforts to improve job search are ongoing. Some of these are visible, like our addition in 2008 of search by salary – a unique feature allowing job seekers to find all jobs that pay a given salary based on our estimates. Others are invisible, such as the algorithmic improvements that we roll out continually to give job seekers even more relevant search results.

With data over time from half a billion job postings, our Job Trends yield unique insights into the job market, including the fastest growing skills and the cities with the most job postings per capita. As Indeed’s traffic grew, we added job search and click data to reports like Industry Employment Trends. We also combined government unemployment figures with our data in Indeed’s Job Market Competition index.

This year we launched our most significant new product to date: Indeed Resume. This open resume service allows job seekers to upload their resumes and make them freely searchable by employers. With over two million resumes already, Indeed Resume has gained considerable traction with both job seekers and employers. Ultimately, it represents Indeed’s transformation from job search service to a global marketplace for jobs and recruitment.

Through all this growth, we never lose sight of the fact that our users are people, that our services touch some of the most important aspects of their lives – their jobs and their livelihoods. Many of the stories behind the jobs people find through Indeed go untold, but we are gratified to have received more than 50,000 personal stories to date.

It has been a successful seven years for us. Our organization has grown to over three hundred employees and five office locations: Austin, TX, Mountain View, CA, New York, NY, Stamford, CT, and London, England. If you are interested in joining our team, take a look at our open positions.

Most importantly, we’d like to thank everyone who has helped us succeed, including job seekers, advertisers and publisher partners. As always, let us know if you have any feedback so we can continue to improve our services.

Paul & Rony

In honor of Veterans Day, Indeed is proud to announce the launch of Indeed Military veteran job search at military.indeed.com. Veterans can now enter their Military Occupational Code (MOC) to search for civilian jobs on Indeed that match their skills and experience. For example, find the best jobs for veterans with MOC code:

• 4301 – Basic Public Affairs Officer (Marine Corps)
• 2T271 – Air Transportation Craftsman (Air Force – Enlisted)
• 12B – Combat Engineer

Indeed was honored to be invited to the White House this week for President Obama’s announcement of new initiatives to get veterans back to work. Veteran job search is part of our ongoing commitment to the White House Joining Forces campaign to support military families. Last month, we announced free, open resume search for military candidates.

Visit military.indeed.com today to get started.

Indeed’s Top Job Trends of 2010 provided a clear picture of fast growing employer demand for expertise in mobile operating systems, social media, and a variety of areas in information technology.  The updated list shows that demand is continuing to increase.

Top Job Trends

1. HTML5

2. MongoDB

3. iOS

4. Android

5. Mobile app

6. Puppet

7. Hadoop

8. jQuery

9. PaaS

10. Social media

The exponential growth of HTML5 job postings kept it at the top spot on the list.  HTML5 is the fifth major revision of HTML.

Popular job titles for positions that cite HTML5 as a desired skill include: web developer, front end developer, software engineer

The four keywords below also maintained a spot on the updated Top Job Trends. The most common job title for each trend is listed next to it.

Android (mobile operating system): android developer

Mobile app (application software for handheld devices): mobile developer

jQuery (web application framework): web developer

Social Media: marketing manager

Additions to the Top Job Trends include:

MongoDB (open source, document-oriented database): software engineer

iOS (mobile operating system): iOS developer

Puppet (IT infrastructure management): systems administrator

Hadoop (distributed computing platform): software engineer

PaaS (platform as a service): programmer analyst

Enter any keyword into Indeed’s Job Trends search box to see its trend; click Find Jobs to view current postings.

To view job posting trends by industry, be sure to check Indeed’s monthly Industry Employment Trends report.

We’re pleased to announce the launch of a new educational webinar that shows how Indeed, and its publically available data, can be used by HR pros and recruiters to stay ahead of the latest trends affecting their industry.

The Harnessing Indeed’s Data for Recruiting webinar expands upon the Human Resources Industry Employment Trends report first introduced in April.

The webinar will cover:

• Recruitment source optimization – how talent finds you and what your competition is doing to reach them.

• Numerous ways to use Indeed to gain valuable market, company, and industry intelligence – including job search and the recently launched Indeed Resume search engine

• “In-demand” skills influencing who, and how, you recruit.

• Understanding your own job outlook – the changing supply and demand for jobs across the country, including HR & recruiting jobs.

Register Now

When:
Thursday, October 20, 2011
1:00pm – 2:00pm EST

Presenter:
Jason Whitman – VP, Client Services, Indeed

With the recent public launch of Indeed Resume, we are happy to announce Indeed Military resume search. For any search on Indeed Resume, select the “Military resumes only” filter to see resumes with military history.

As part of our commitment to Joining Forces, employers may contact military candidates free of charge for the next year.

Indeed is proud to support this important initiative and help military families find employment.

Get started with Indeed Resume today at http://www.indeed.com/resume.

We built Indeed Resume with the same goals as job search:

• Indeed Resume is an open resume search engine. Search is free, requiring no membership or fees.
• Job seekers come first. They have complete control over their privacy and contact information.
• Indeed Resume is for everyone. Search is simple and intuitive, making it the right tool for both small employers and Fortune 500 recruiters.
• Instant search and preview make common tasks extremely fast.

Employers can contact job seekers for free during beta.

Take Indeed Resume for a spin today at http://www.indeed.com/resume.

Here are a few searches to help get you started:

• Looking for an Administrative Assistant or a CFO?
• Does your ideal candidate come from Google or IBM?
• Need someone with a Masters degree in New York?
• Want to hire a Military veteran from Iraq or Afghanistan?

We are excited to provide a whole new way to help job seekers find the perfect job, and look forward to providing the world’s best resume search experience.

For more information, view the Indeed Resume press release.

And of course, post your resume on Indeed today.

After reaching a record high in July, job postings for healthcare increased 7% in August to establish another new high for Industry Employment Trends.

Job seeker demand was strongest for allied health positions such as medical assistant, pharmacy technician, and phlebotomist.  They continue to be among the job titles receiving the most interest from job seekers as measured by clicks.

Manufacturing

Job posting growth slowed in June and July, but saw an encouraging gain in August – increasing 6% over the month.  With job postings up 10% over the prior quarter and 37% over the prior year, manufacturing has established a continued upward trend in employer demand.

Education

Job postings increased 10% month-over-month, the largest percentage gain for any industry last month.  Education jobs in New York, Chicago, and Washington, DC received the most job seeker clicks.

Human Resources

Job postings eclipsed 70,000 for the first time since Indeed began tracking the industry.  HR and recruiter job postings are particularly useful to track each month because of their role in companies’ workforce planning activities.

August 2011 Industry Employment Trends

Industry	Job Postings	Monthly Change
Healthcare	955,431	7%
Retail	456,214	5%
Information Technology	451,649	5%
Financial Services and Banking	307,337	4%
Transportation	180,410	7%
Accounting	176,355	-1%
Manufacturing	164,666	6%
Construction	149,817	5%
Education	146,702	10%
Hospitality	122,479	4%
Human Resources	72,852	6%
Media	57,642	4%
Real Estate	35,185	10%

To identify specific pockets of growth and opportunities in the job market, Indeed’s Job Trends can be used to see how employer demand is changing for particular skills.

Be sure to check back each month for updated Job Market Competition and Industry Employment Trends reports – leading indicators for the job market in 2011.

Because Indeed is a search engine, effective job titles and detailed job descriptions help to make the best match possible with job seekers’ search terms, resulting in more qualified candidates clicking on and applying to your jobs.

A vague job title or a description with only a few sentences gives Indeed limited information to use when matching your job to job seekers’ search queries.  This makes it difficult for qualified job seekers to find your jobs.

An effective job title and description:

• Improves the quality and volume of qualified candidates you receive
• Enables job seekers to better qualify themselves for the job

Job postings are often your first chance to make a meaningful impression on a job seeker; titles and descriptions can greatly influence qualified candidates’ perceptions of your company and their decision to apply.

To get the most out of your jobs on Indeed, keep these guidelines in mind when writing your job title and description:

Job title

• Avoid using internal titles that don’t accurately describe the job.  Job seekers may misunderstand abbreviations or acronyms, and they’re less likely to search for them.
• Describe the type of work being performed.  If you’re hiring salespeople, specify what they will be selling, or include your industry.  For example: “Sales Representative – Pharmaceuticals” or “Pharmaceutical Sales Representative” is more effective than just “Sales Representative.”
• If possible, mention the level of work (for example, “Entry-level Accountant”).

Job description

When writing your job descriptions, use a style that communicates your company’s character and values.  This is an invaluable way to market your employer brand and engage candidates.

Job descriptions without relevant keywords and detail can make it difficult for qualified candidates to find your jobs.  If they do view the posting, they won’t have enough information to determine whether they are qualified, or if the job is a good fit.

Alternatively, a description that consists of an unnecessarily long list of skill and qualification requirements can make false matches on Indeed, or dissuade job seekers from applying.  Some best practices for your job descriptions include:

• Keep job descriptions concise, but provide enough detail – with relevant keywords and terms – so that Indeed can make a proper match on your job with a job seeker’s query.
• Describe the types of activities and responsibilities required by the job so job seekers can self-qualify themselves (thus improving your candidate quality).
  • Cite specific educational/certification requirements.
  • Specify desired years of experience.
  • Indicate how the job functions within the organization or who the job reports to.
• Give job seekers a sense of your organization’s style and culture.  This may also include an overview of employee benefits, salary, schedule and other perks.

When writing job titles and descriptions, our Industry Employment Trends can also be helpful in identifying top keywords and the most popular job titles for your industry or job category.