September,
2004 
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LOCAL SPOT MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES RECORD Profit Surge for ExxonMobil
GLOBAL NEWS From the Land of All Things Cold |
By Bob Maher, The Careerpilot (9-07-04 DMN, Victor Godinez) DEMAND RATCHETS UP... Seems that trade services jobs are plentiful, secure and attractive to middle-age workers. ATI, Technical Training Institute offers skill training in many such "hands on" jobs. HVAC Techs are looking at a projected 30+% gain in job opportunities. 144,000 jobs were created in August, according to US Gov figures... following some flatter numbers in the preceding two months.... no time for a savvy job seeker to back off in their efforts. Just last month, Texas added an estimated 5,600 jobs in July... this following a loss in June. We have seen gains in 9 out of the past 10 months on a month-to-month comparison. Professional and business services had the largest gains in July with 5,300 new workers. The big loss happened in government employment... a decline of 16,200 jobs in July. Dallas area unemployment fell to 6.2% Here in the Dallas area, we have an economic base that has been quite resilient over the years... Experience and statistics show that there are industries and professional functions that are growing - ones in which skills can be transferred and transitioned in to, as well--even in slower economic environments, like what we have been experiencing in the last few years. From a recent report (detail available upon request) out of Randall James Monroe Inc., a Dallas-based global executive search consultancy, we see some interesting comparison statistics in executive hiring. This report summarizes the findings of their July 2004 survey of executives regarding prevailing business conditions within their companies. The survey is intended to gauge the current level of optimism among leading executives concerning the economy and to determine if executive hiring is likely to increase, decline or remain the same in the next six months.
TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS The July 2004 results indicate that executive optimism with regard to business conditions continues an upward trend. Specifically, Executive optimism is up dramatically in the Telecommunications, Manufacturing and Financial Services industries from twelve months ago. With regard to executive and senior level hiring, a much higher percentage of executives responding to the July 2004 survey expect increased hiring during the last six months of the year as compared to July 2003. This increased optimism may be the result of more visible signs of an improving economy expected to continue gaining strength as we move through the latter part of 2004. Although signs of a recovery are clearly at hand, hiring is often a lagging indicator. However, the findings point to a continued increase in hiring overall when compared to this time last year. Optimism with respect to executive hiring increased in all industries from July 2003 except for Healthcare, where the most recent percentage was 29% versus 57% twelve months ago. |
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Posted Sept 10, 2004
