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Best Jobs in America 2009

CNNMoney recently launched another special report complete with snazzy Simply Hired widgets: Best Jobs in America 2009. The careers that made the cut were judged as having the best pay, potential for job growth and quality of life. Visitors to the report will find actual open positions for each of the 50 “Best Jobs” on the list, provided by SimplyHired.com.

The top 5 Best Jobs of 2009 are:

1. Systems Engineer jobs
2. Physician Assistant jobs
3. College Professor jobs
4. Nurse Practitioner jobs
5. Information Technology Project Manager

So, if you’re in the middle of your job search or are contemplating a career change, the jobs on this list may be some great options to consider!

Job Search Made Simple in Japan

Konichiwa! Simply Hired just launched another localized job search site, this time in Japan (www.simplyhired.jp), which has been facing the highest unemployment rate in six years. This job search site allows job seekers in Japan search over 200,000 local positions to find their next job and provides local recruiters, employers and Web publishers a wealth of potential candidates. The site joins localized Simply Hired websites in 14 other countries on five continents and in eight languages.

Without requiring membership, www.simplyhired.jp immediately shows returning users which new listings have been added since their last visit, offers an advanced search option to return job listings that match specific criteria, and allows job seekers to search for a position by local zip code or by train station. Additionally, through its international partnership with LinkedIn, www.simplyhired.jp will allow job seekers to discover the connections they have within companies, providing them the inside track on the hiring process.

Read the full press release for more info.

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こんにちは！Simply Hiredはこのたび、日本版求人検索サイト(www.simplyhired.jp)をスタートしました。日本の失業率は6年ぶりに過去最悪を更新しましたが、Simply Hiredの求人検索サイトは、200,000件以上の求人情報で、次の仕事探しを応援します。また、日本のリクルーター、雇用主、ウェブサイトのパブリッシャーと、就職希望者との関係もサポートします　Simply Hiredはこの日本版の他、5大陸、14カ国、8ヶ国語で求人検索サイトを既に展開しています。

 

www.simplyhired.jpでは、会員登録を必要とせず、前回のサイト訪問以降追加された新着求人情報を、すぐに見ることができます。また、高度な検索技術により、求職条件をより細かく指定したり、郵便番号や最寄り駅などで求人情報検索が可能です。さらに、LinkedInとの提携により、求職先での人脈を見つけることも容易です。このようなwww.simplyhired.jpのサービスにより、就職希望者はより効率的な就職活動ができるでしょう。

 

詳細はプレスリリースをご覧ください。

Seasonal Hiring to Lift Job Seekers’ Spirits

Lately, the economy has been showing signs of improvement, including within the retail industry which has increased 20% over the past 18 months. This bodes well for the millions of people in the U.S. still searching work, especially with the upcoming holiday season. Typically, the months between October and December not only bring cheer (and days of shopping euphoria) to people, but also hundreds of thousands of seasonal jobs for job seekers.

The holiday season is the busiest and most profitable time of the year for many companies and requires extra hands. Industries that are in most need of help at this time tend to be retail, shipping / delivery, hospitality, restaurant,  customer service and sales.

There is also a possibility that these seasonal jobs can turn into permanent positions. For example, UPS is currently hiring thousands of part-time Package Handlers to prepare for the influx of deliveries during the holidays. However, they also provide full-time benefits for part-time work as well as tuition assistance. In addition, UPS is known for hiring from within - so a part-time package handler position could eventually turn into a senior manager position down the road.

Opportunities abound, but make sure to apply early for your best chance at these seasonal jobs.

Searching by O*NET

Hypothetical situation: You go to SimplyHired.com, click one of the links to jobs by category (Writing jobs, for example) and are taken to the search results page. You’ll see tons of jobs related to writing in the results, however, if you look at the top of the page to the keywords search field, you’ll notice something different. Rather than the word “Writing” appearing in that field, you will see the following:

What's onet:(27-304*)?? At first it may look like something went wrong with the search or that the site has a bug. In any case, it is not what you thought you searched for. However, it is in fact correct! Many of the links in the Browse feature on the homepage actually link to searches of O*NET codes rather than keywords.

The O*NET program is the primary source of occupational information in the US. Within the program, there is a system of job classification called the O*NET-SOC taxonomy (SOC standing for Standard Occupational Classification - a system created by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) which categorizes all occupations into 23 major groups, 96 minor groups, and 449 broad occupations.

Examples of O*NET searches we use in our Browse feature include:

Accounting: onet:13-201*
Administration: onet:43-*
Biotech: onet:19-102*
Customer Service: onet:43-405*
Healthcare: onet:29-*
IT: onet:11-302*
Legal: onet:23 -*
Marketing: onet:11-202*
Restaurant: onet:35-*
Sales: onet:41-*
Systems: onet:15-107*
Teaching: onet:25-*
Transportation: onet:53-*
Writing: onet:27-304*

For example, if you are looking for dental assistant jobs, you can type “onet:(31-9091)” into the search box, which is the O*NET code for dental assistants. Your results will return all jobs that are classified as dental assistants. Not sure what the O*NET code is for the kind of work you’re looking for? Just got to the O*NET site and search by keyword. For a Simply Hired search, you must type in the six digit O*NET code (## - ####). You may also shorten the code and add an asterisk to the end (example: “onet:(21*)” or “onet:(35-2*)”) to perform a broader search within that category.