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LA employment outlook best in nation
La’s Economic Development recently announced that Manpower Inc.'s Employment Outlook Survey indicates LA employers expect to hire at an "active pace" during the first quarter of 2011. Manpower stated La's statewide employment outlook is the nation's best for the first quarter of 2011, and the Baton Rouge metro area's employment outlook is the best in the country for a metropolitan statistical area, or MSA. Full Article.
Which companies are boosting spending and hiring?
With U.S. companies sitting on an estimated $1.8 trillion in cash, it raises the question: Why aren't they deploying more of their hoard to expand their businesses? Although capital spending in the U.S. is up 12 percent since the lows of early 2009, it's still running below the first quarter of 2008. Some companies, however, are taking big, if calculated, chances, including ambitious capital projects, hiring new workers, and expanded investment in research and development. Full Article.
Plans for full-time hires in 4Q exceed plans for layoffs
A survey of more than 4,000 U.S. business executives shows that 11% expect to hire full-time, professional-level employees in the fourth quarter. Eighty-six percent of respondents expressed some confidence in growth prospects, up slightly from the 85% who were somewhat optimistic in the third quarter. Full Article.
Businesses hold the key
In the debt market, only one thing matters: your ability to repay your loans. Despite record federal debt, Uncle Sam isn’t having any trouble staying afloat, and neither are most large corporations. A crucial part of any economic recovery - and of consumers’ efforts to climb out of debt - revolves around when companies will feel confident enough to open their wallets and hire more people or give raises. The only question is how long it will be before that happens. Full Article.
Union Tank Car hiring
Union Tank Car recently announced that it will hire new workers for its Alexandria facility, and noted that its growth will depend on the economy’s recovery. The Alexandria plant currently has approximately 270 workers, and plans to hire about 80 to 100 more. Full Article.
Louisiana Boat Builder Plans To Expand Payroll
Caddo Manufacturing, which builds electric boats and land vehicles, recently indicated that as work picks up, so will the number of hires, with the possibility of at least a hundred more jobs over the next several months. Full Article.
How to Conduct an Internal Interview
Organizations spend the majority of their hiring resources on finding and screening external candidates. However, when you need to fill a position, the most cost-effective and practical thing you can do is hire someone from within. When conducted well, internal interviews can provide valuable new insight into a known candidate. Full Article. Similar Article
Job Outlook Looking Up
Manpower employment services’ latest Outlook Report indicates that 18 percent of employers surveyed plan to increase full, part time, contract and temporary jobs in this quarter. Full Article.
Chase Offers Small Business Borrowers Incentives to Hire
This is new: A bank offering companies incentives to hire. JP Morgan Chase recently announced that small businesses that open new business lines of credit could reduce their interest rates by .5 percent for each new hire by the end of the year, up to a 1.5 percent discount on credit lines of up to $250,000. Customers with existing credit lines can get the discounted rates for hiring if they increase their lines by $10,000. Behind the move is competition to grab the best business customers from a diminished pool of creditworthy borrowers. Full Article.
Wildlife and Fisheries launches recruiting campaign
Despite budget cuts across all state agencies, the LA Dept of Wildlife & Fisheries needs enforcement agents and recently launched a recruiting campaign. Interested applicants must submit an application for employment online at civilservice.la.gov by July 18; training begins Sept. 1. Full Information
