It seems like every company has an opening for a social media marketing position these days. Between 2010 and 2013, jobs postings for social media related jobs on LinkedIn increased 1,300 percent, according to Ragan.com, a marketing a communications resource. But with a job title that is relatively new, how do you ensure that your […] Read Article “Hiring the Right Candidate for Social Media Marketing”
Source: BLS jobs report For the first time since last November, the nation’s private sector gained over 150,000 jobs in February. Although the sector’s total job creation – 162,000 – was not large enough to lower the national unemployment rate, a majority of economists were pleasantly surprised by the figures. In addition, public sector employment ticked […] Read Article “A Closer Look At The February BLS Jobs Report”
In the 1980s and 1990s, approximately 600,000 call center jobs were outsourced overseas. Lately, however, they have started to come back. This is great news for American job seekers and businesses alike—there were more than 100,000 positions created in call centers throughout the country between 2010 and 2012, and companies are generating better business results. […] Read Article “Call Center Jobs Coming Back to the U.S.”
Source: BLS The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the February 2014 unemployment report which shows an overall gain of 175,000 jobs and the unemployment rate inching backup to 6.7%. This data surprised most experts, who forecasted around 150,000 jobs being added. In addition, revisions to prior months showed that December 2013 added 84,000 jobs — […] Read Article “February BLS Report Surprises, Adds 175,000 Jobs to Economy”
Special projects can solve big problems and be very rewarding, but often lead to unforeseen costs and big headaches. The key to avoiding complications is to ensure that you’re starting off every project with the best possible chance of not only succeeding, but also moving forward smoothly and on time. If your team’s workflow is […] Read Article “Advantages of Outsourcing & Consulting For Project Management”
In today’s USOC Athlete Career Program video, Team USA skeleton athlete Morgan Tracey talks about her sport, her life off the track, and her partnership with the USOC Athlete Career Program, sponsored by Adecco. When she isn’t training on the ice, Morgan is an AmeriCorps volunteer, a wild land firefighter and also works as a […] Read Article “Team USA Skeleton Athlete Morgan Tracey and the USOC Athlete Career Program”
An analysis of each state was recently conducted by Bloomberg Rankings on the focus of several innovation factors, including: the number of STEM workers, research-and-development spending, the percentage of public tech companies, and patent approvals. Based on those and other factors, Washington was named the most innovative state in America. Check out this infographic and […] Read Article “STEM Skills Essential to Driving Innovation”
In the past few years, I’ve seen Internet marketers divide themselves into two distinct camps: those who embrace memes and consider them a powerful marketing tool, and those who dismiss them as an off-brand waste of time. The battle lines have been drawn in blogs, forums, and by the water cooler, and there are compelling arguments […] Read Article “Using Memes and Macros In Your Viral Marketing Strategy”
Source: BLS In 2013, as evidenced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics “Regional and State Unemployment — 2013 Annual Averages” report, the unemployment rate decreased in 43 U.S. states, plus the District of Columbia. It rose in only 2 states, and remained unchanged in 5 states. On average, the national rate fell 0.7 percent from the […] Read Article “BLS Regional and State Annual Averages Report For 2013 Released”
Managing an IT project and seeing it through to completion usually requires more than simply monitoring a team and motivating employees. After all, Project Manager is a very broad job title. Even though the shortage of resources is one of the many reasons IT projects fail, it goes deeper than that. According to Virginia Tech, […] Read Article “Top Reasons IT Projects Fail”