Jobs in Indy A to Z

Over the past few months, That's Good HR has engaged in an internal effort to collect and share relevant news relating to the staffing industry, the economy and key HR and career issues on a local and national level. This information is collected, summarized and shared with our staff members internally by of our very own TGHR blogger, Karen Seketa. As you engage with our staff here at That's Good HR we hope you find your interactions engaging and intellectually stimulating as we love to talk about what we have learned about Indianapolis careers, hiring trends and key HR topics.

It occurred to me while reviewing this important information that it may be of value to you, our customers as well. No one knows better than I how challenging it can be to carve that time out of your day or week to read or review every single relevant news article that comes your way in the event there is something of value to glean from it. As an industry expert and business owner, I know it is critical for me to be able to speak intelligently with my clients and candidates on these and other topics and having some help sorting through the masses for those kernels of great information is helpful. I hope you too find this information helpful.

I will be circulating a weekly news summary with just a few of the items from our internal update. Don't want to create another resource for you to read that is just too long! Below you will find a sample blog post as the first in this series. I would love to hear your feedback about the posts as we travel together through the information overload era.  Enjoy and come back next week for more news!
___________________________________________________________________

TGHR News for the week of April 15, 2011 - (Summaries of relevent news, links will take you to full articles.)

• Help Wanted: References Fill Jobs And Pockets: Even though millions of Americans are looking for work, many employers say it's too hard to find good help. So, many companies and organizations are encouraging employees to be on the lookout for talent and are offering cash bonuses for referrals that lead to a hire.

• Employers Say Skills Deficit Is a (Big) Problem: It's not breaking news that there is a skills deficit facing Hoosier workers and their employers, but the impact of that deficit is becoming even more problematic for some employers. A new statewide employer survey conducted by Ready Indiana, the Indiana Chamber's workforce development initiative, reinforces that fact and provides more interesting findings.

• Young workers in Indiana still face tough job market: The number of Indiana teens and college students with jobs fell sharply during the recession, and their employment prospects might not improve this year as they battle low turnover and increased competition from older workers.

• From Staffing Industry Analyst Daily news: "Thirty-three percent of human resources professional say they plan to hire in the second quarter of this year, up from 24 percent who said the same a year ago, according to a survey of human resources professionals by the Society for Human Resource Management. Thirty-six percent of survey respondents hired staff in the first quarter of 2011, according to the report. "Even though large-scale hiring isn't yet occurring, confidence in the job market is being buoyed by signs that the economy has entered a recovery mode after a lengthy recession," said Jennifer Schramm workplace trends and forecasting in SHRM's research department. "For some organizations, an improved outlook is resulting in increased expectations of productivity as they boost working hours of existing staff. Others are bringing on temporary staff or are hiring full-time regular employees.“ The survey also found that job losses continue to decline: Just 7 percent of organizations plan to lay off staff in the second quarter. Twelve percent of companies had layoffs in the first quarter of 2011, down from 20 percent a year ago. Managers and professionals were those most affected by layoffs."

• Seven Secrets to Getting More Done: You can have the greatest attitude, a strong telephone presence, and the best recruiting and client development skills. But if you lack strong work habits, you are destined to failure. Read about the seven tips from this article - click link above for the rest of the article.