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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!

Jobs for Veterans

Happy Veterans Day! At this time, America’s veterans face another opponent after returning home: unemployment. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are close to a million unemployed veterans 18 years and older living in the United States. However, this group of the population has highly transferable skills, not to mention many have active security clearances that appeal to organizations that deal with restricted information.

Simply Hired has a special job search filter especially for our country’s veterans. The veteran job filter provides results from the DirectEmployers list of over 400 vet-friendly companies and federal contractors. This filter provides a venue for veterans to perform job searches from select companies who are dedicated to hiring veterans and advancing their careers.

The vet-friendly job filter can be found at www.simplyhired.com/veteran, on the special searches page, or as part of the special filters on the left side of any search results page.

Simply Spooky

Simply Hired had quite a great time at our annual Halloween party last week. The office was decked out, we had plenty of food to munch on including bat wings (jerk chicken wings), deviled eggs, dirty toenails (Cajun pumpkin seeds), and dirt (chocolate fudge parfait), and of course, there were plenty of games!

The Simply Hired employees came to the party dressed to impress in all sorts of costumes. Attendees included Duck Duck Goose, Michael Jackson, a T-bone steak, Russell from Pixar’s Up, a Simply Hired International cowboy, and Simply Prime - the most powerful Transformer of them all (who actually transformed). Anyone not dressed up was provided with a costume - scarecrows stuffed with hay.

 

Hope you had a Happy Halloween!

Revamped Employer Resources Section

Simply Hired is announcing the launch of our new and improved Resources section for employers. This Resources section (http://www.simplyhired.com/resources) provides valuable tools and updated information for employers to improve their job listing visibility and more effectively recruit qualified candidates online.

This starter set of the new resources section includes:

1. SEO and Social Media Guide - This guide shows you ways in which you can get your jobs more visibility on search engines and social media sites. The recommendations in this guide apply both to Simply Hired’s JobRank as well as broadly to general search engines like Google.
2. Made Simple series - Not sure what PPC stands for (or means)? Want to know how social media can play a part in your recruitment strategy? These tools go into detail about topics such as these and why they matter.
3. Upcoming webinars - Simply Hired presents a number of educational webinars each month that explain the importance of a social media strategy and how to get your jobs on thousands of sites across the Web.

We will post fresh content into this resource on an ongoing basis. Suggestions for new content are welcomed. Comment below!