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Executive-level employment this year continues to be positive. The industries showing the highest demand are healthcare, clean energy, pharmaceutical and high-tech sectors at the most senior levels. Non-executive hiring is also increasing. Approximately half of corporations with a hiring freeze in effect last year have already lifted or planned on lifting these by the end of Q2. At Redfish we are certainly seeing more hiring and as importantly more job reqs being authorized.
A survey quoted by Mike Neidle, president of Optimal Management, Inc, noted that while only 14% of these firms added head count last year, 20% anticipated increasing staff this year. The July ADP figures have been released showing that US companies added more workers in July than forecast. A gain of 42,000 workerts followed a revised 19,000 increase the prior month, according to figures from ADP Employer Services published 8/4/2010.
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Clean & Green Job Trends
A number of recent reports show job growth attributed to the stimulus measures: The Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) shows a creation/retention of 2.5 to 3.6 million jobs over what it would otherwise have been; nearly one million of those jobs in clean energy or a related field. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO)'s May report indicates that the Recovery Act has created between 1.2 million and 2.8 million workers, and projects up to 3.7 by the end of Q3.
According to statistics from Dow Jones VentureSource, $7.7 billion of venture capital was invested in 744 deals for U.S.-based companies during the second quarter of 2010. This is the highest quarterly total for capital invested since $8.4 billion was put into 699 deals during the third quarter of 2008. Venture capital and private equity investment in clean technology and renewable energy companies was $5 billion in the second quarter of 2010, approximately 45 percent over Q2 2009.
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Wages and Salaries as the Economy Recovers - Or Not
by Robert Teal, CCP, CBP
As the economy begins to show signs of recovery you would expect to see a growth in wages and salaries, or maybe not. . .
. . . Labor is a commodity and like any commodity its value raises and falls as the demand and supply fluctuates, or at least that is what I recall from Dr Green Span's Econ 101 class. Yes two years ago that job seeker might have been earning $100k, but today I just interviewed 6 just like him that were every bit as qualified as he is and two are willing to join my organization at $85k. Why should I pay last year's prices for this year's apples? I can hire the other two at "market rates", get the benefit of their skills and if they both walk in two years, I am still ahead of the game. With their advanced skill sets I can make my numbers and may be still have some room for a small bonus for them. What is wrong with that thinking?
There may not be anything wrong with obtaining the best-qualified candidate at the going market rate. After all, almost every day there is still news of a lay-off here, a plant closing there, and continuing pay cuts and freezes. True, there is a good chance that a "low balled" hire will exit your organization in 12, 24 or 36 months, or as soon as the economy really heats up. But what have you lost, a few months pay, a few benefit dollars or maybe something more.
Robert Teal is guest contributor and writes the blog Trends in Total Employee Rewards.
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Credentials, Please
by Austin Bristow, CleanTech Manager, Redfish Technology, Inc.
Credentials? Qualifications? Well, what sort of professional development have you done lately? In today's uber-competitive, ever specialized workplace having an additional set of skills is absolutely critical for career advancement. Whether it's LLM, PMP, CCIE or MBA, the acronyms can be dizzying but from my vantage point it takes certified, specialized knowledge and training to really pass muster these days.
It first requires having a career path in mind. Some have known all their lives what they want to do while others meander, swerve, skid a little, and then land into something they never saw coming. . .
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| Top Talent Sampler of the Month
We have the privilege of working with some exceptional talent. Take a look at these folks who are currently looking, or contact us to recruit top talent that may not be actively looking.
Green Sector:
- Mechanical Engineer. Ph.D. with 5 years industry experience with turbine design and analysis with Rolls-Royce.
- Senior Solar Project Engineer. Degreed mechanical engineer with 3+ years solar industry experience, line-diagram design and interconnect
- Supply Chain and Project Development Manager. Regulated and deregulated energy market experience, vendor management and negotiation, working for Edison Int'l. most recently, MS/MBA from U. of Southern Cal. Marshall School
- General Counsel. JD from Stanford, experience with power, utilities and renewable energy
- Regional/Nat'l. Sales Director. 6+ years of solar product sales with exposure to project sales, working for a top US manufacturer of PV technology, MBA from Yale
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Meet Anna
Anna Mathieu, Online Media & Marketing Communications, Redfish Technology, Inc.
Redfish's philosophy is simple. We build long-term relationships by maintaining quality service and confidentiality, treating clients and colleagues with honesty and integrity, and putting our extensive network contacts and industry knowledge to work for fast and efficient winning job placements.
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