What I Think About Job Boards

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Employment turnaround across major industries

We’ve seen a stark improvement in the job market over the last few months. With another encouraging month of data, Indeed’s Industry Employment Trends show that 10 of the 12 major industries had more job openings in February than a year ago. Because we track advertised rather than filled positions, it is a more forward-looking indicator than government jobs …

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Companies that bring home the gold

In the spirit of the Winter Olympics, we chose to honor the companies that had the greatest number of new job opportunities on Indeed during the month of January; awarding gold, silver and bronze to the top three. These winners are not hesitant to hire in a tough market and lead the way for other companies. Keyword #…

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25 countries. all jobs.

We are proud to announce the launch of six additional countries. This brings our global reach to 25 countries on 6 continents and in 10 languages! New countries include Argentina , Chile , Columbia , New Zealand , Singapore and South Africa . These new international sites show our commitment to be the best and most comprehensive place to search for jobs – on the web and around the …

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Job postings on the rise

Indeed’s Industry Employment Trends provide a perspective on the job market nationwide and the new data we just released for January 2010 is a promising indicator of what’s to come. This is the first time job postings have increased for half of the major industries since we introduced Industry Trends a year ago. This time last year, the number of …

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job search engines: the interviews

Want to know more about job search engines like Indeed.com, SimplyHired and Juju? Well check out these interviews that we have compiled from the past few years. SIMPLYHIRED SimplyHired on Fox News ( video ) Gautam Godhwani: Online Recruiting Trends and Best Practices ( download mp3 ) INDEED CEO Paul Forster interview ( download mp3 ) Career…

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CONFIDENCE WEEK: One Day In Job Search

One day a call will come from a networking friend. Someone I’ve shared coffee with and someone who knows my job search objectives. Turns out that a job has opened up with one of my target companies. One day my resume will be walked into a hiring manager whose eyes will sparkle as they read about my background…

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Top Job Trends of 2009

This has been a brutal year for the job market, with unemployment higher than we’ve seen in decades. But there are signs of recovery. Four major industries had more job listings in November than a year ago: education grew 38%, hospitality 20%, retail 17% and real estate 4%. And there are micro-segments that are growing even faster. Here are the…

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Indeed’s five year anniversary

Indeed is five years old this month! Our launch, in November 2004, radically changed the way people search for jobs: for the first time, you could instantly search millions of jobs from thousands of job boards and corporate career sites. Our goals are to continue to be the best and most comprehensive place on the web to search for …

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What do I want this holiday season? A job!

Each year, the US holiday season is preceded by a boost in hiring among retailers and package shippers. Considering the changing state of the job market , we wondered how this year’s holiday hiring season compared to last year’s. Below are rankings of the top holiday keywords and companies in October 2009 and the changes since a year ago. Against a…

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