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Website of the Year – SimplyHired.com

Think SimplyHired.com is the cat’s meow? We do too. That’s why we are asking for your help to win in the Website of the Year awards as the Best Careers site! Voting is easy! All you need is an internet connection, an email address and about two minutes of your time.

Instructions:

1. Visit http://www.websiteoftheyear.us/vote.php?id=32
2. Rate SimplyHired.com on Navigation, Content and Design (optional, but why not give us 5 stars all around?)
3. Enter your name and email address in the fields below and click the Submit button
4. Validate your vote by clicking the link in the email you will receive
5. Feel great personal satisfaction

Voting lasts until December 8 and winners will be announced December 15.

And in honor of tomorrow’s holiday, THANK YOU for your support!

Job Trends Report: October 2009

Simply Hired just released new job data for the month of October, which presents the performance of unique (de-duplicated) jobs based on state, metro area, keyword, job title and occupational code. Below is a sampling of some of the key trends taken from the data.

Healthcare Going Strong
     Registered Nurses was number 2 on the list of top unique jobs in October. In addition, every job on the top 10 least competitive jobs list was in the medical industry, with Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners coming in the top three spots. 

     Dentists made a move up the charts this month, coming in 5th on the list of most new job postings with 1.9K new jobs in October. This earned it third place in terms of highest increase in new jobs, at 124% increase.

Seasonal Workers Still in Need
     With the holidays nearing, many employers are still looking for workers to ease the upcoming increased load. This is reflected in the October trends as keywords such as part-time, sales, customer service, retail and seasonal made an appearance on the list of most unique jobs by keywords. Part-time jobs in particular also was the lease competitive job by keyword, a positive sign for people looking for extra cash for the holidays.

     Restaurant workers seem to be particularly in need this holiday season. The top three most popular unique jobs by title were in the food industry: Food Service Delivery Drivers (2,652 new jobs), Food Service Managers (2,632), and Food Service Team Members (2,569).

     Shipping and truck driving jobs also abound this season, with truck drivers as the second highest increase in jobs by keywords, and Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services topping the list with the most new jobs by occupation  with +17.2K new jobs in October (with 8.6K of those jobs from UPS). Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services occupations had the highest increase of jobs with an increase of 327% over the course of last month.

Mobile Jobs
     Mobile is here to stay! Computer Software Engineers, Applications topped the list of most unique jobs available, with 86,000 jobs in the US, signaling a steady increase in the popularity of mobile applications and a need for software engineers to create them.

Say hello to Switzerland!

Today we’re introducing the newest country to join the Simply Hired family of localized job search sites: Switzerland (www.SimplyHired.ch)! Simply Hired offers Swiss job seekers over 50,000 job postings from the Web in three of the country’s native languages, German (www.simplyhired.ch), French (fr.simplyhired.ch) and Italian (it.simplyhired.ch).

Without requiring membership, www.SimplyHired.ch immediately shows returning users which new listings have been added since their last visit and offers an advanced search option to return job listings that match specific criteria. Additionally, through its international partnership with LinkedIn, www.SimplyHired.ch will allow job seekers to discover the connections they have within companies, providing them the inside track on the hiring process.

With the addition of Switzerland, Simply Hired now has a presence in 16 countries across five continents and in eight languages.

Happy job searching!

View the full press release!

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Ein herzliches „Grüezi“ an die Schweiz!

Heute ergänzen wir unsere Reihe länderspezifischer Simply-Hired-Websites zur Stellensuche mit einer neuen Website, und zwar für die Schweiz (www.SimplyHired.ch)! Simply Hired bietet Stellensuchenden aus der Schweiz über 50.000 im Internet ausgeschriebene Stellen in ihren drei Landessprachen: Deutsch (www.simplyhired.ch), Französisch (fr.simplyhired.ch) und Italienisch (it.simplyhired.ch). 

Ohne erst Mitglied werden zu müssen, sehen wiederkehrende Besucher auf www.SimplyHired.ch sofort, welche Ausschreibungen seit ihrem letzten Besuch neu geschaltet wurden, und sie können zudem eine erweiterte Suchoption nutzen, durch die Stellen angezeigt werden, die bestimmten Suchkriterien entsprechen. Darüber hinaus bietet www.SimplyHired.ch den Stellensuchenden durch eine internationale Partnerschaft mit LinkedIn die Möglichkeit, nach ihren Beziehungen im jeweiligen Unternehmen zu suchen. So sind sie Mitbewerbern im Einstellungsverfahren immer einen Schritt voraus.

Mit der Aufnahme der Schweiz ist Simply Hired nun in 16 Ländern, auf fünf Kontinenten und in acht Sprachen präsent. 

Viel Glück bei der Stellensuche!

Best and Worst Metro Areas – September 2009

Thinking about relocating? It may be worth considering some of the cities on our recently released list of the Top 15 Best Metro Areas for Job Seekers. The metro areas on this list were determined the most favorable by a ratio that compared the number of unique (non-duplicate) jobs per job seeker (unemployed) in the month of September 2009. Many of the cities on the list consistently appear on the Best list month after month, signaling a healthy job market in that area.

Top 5 Best Metro Areas for Job Seekers:

1. Burlington-Plattsburgh
2. Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg
3. El Paso (Las Cruces)
4. Washington, DC (Hagerstown)
5. Omaha

Unfortunately, the job markets in many areas are still struggling in this economy. Here’s the list of the worst areas for job seekers.

Top 5 Worst Metro Areas for Job Seekers:

1. Fresno-Visalia
2. Detroit
3. Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen
4. Miami-Fort Lauderdale
5. Flint-Saginaw-Bay City

Simply Hired Video Series: Performing a Basic Search

We're introducing a new video series that goes in depth into the many job search features on SimplyHired.com. First in the series is a How-to video on Performing a Basic Search.

Learn how to search for a job on SimplyHired.com in under two minutes!

There are more videos on their way. So if you've ever had a tough time trying to figure out how to use Simply Hired in any aspect, comment below with what YOU want to see!