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Job Openings Increase Nationwide in February Reports Simply Hired

Simply Hired reported in its March 2013 Employment Outlook that for the eighth time in 10 months the U.S. has experienced growth in job openings. In February, job openings increased 8.5 percent month-over-month and 19.6 percent year-over-year. Nationwide job competition held steady at a ratio of three unemployed persons for every one job opening.

Job openings increased in all 50 major metros in February. One quarter of metros experienced double-digit growth, with Nashville (14.0 percent), Austin (13.6 percent) and Las Vegas (13.1 percent) facing the largest gains. 

16 out of 18 industries experienced job growth in February, the largest gains being in the agriculture (21.6 percent) and construction (18.8 percent) industries. This is the second month in a row that agriculture experienced a double-digit gain. Year-over-year, three-quarters of industries have experienced growth.

Nearly all occupation categories (22 out of 24) experienced growth in job openings in February. Construction and extraction workers (16.5 percent) and journalists and media workers (15.6 percent) experienced the largest amount of growth month-over-month. 

These findings are part of Simply Hired's March 2013 Employment Outlook which highlights job industry and employer trends in national and regional U.S. markets. 

Simply Hired Nominated for About.com 2013 Reader's Choice Awards

We are very excited to share that Simply Hired has been named a finalist in the 2013 About.com Reader's Choice Awards! These prestigious awards showcase the best products, features and services in multiple categories, including job search. 

Simply Hired is a finalist in three categories: Best Mobile App for Job Searching, Best Site to Find HR Jobs and Best Site to Find Potential Employees.

So job seekers, if you haven't already, jump on over to your smart phone's app store, iTunes or GooglePlay, and check out Simply Hired's mobile app!  And recruiters, continue leveraging Simply Hired to find the ideal candidates for your open jobs!  

Voting is open now, so please visit About.com and vote for Simply Hired!

 

Six Ways to Personalize your Job Search Experience

Everyone knows job searching is hard work. Here are five tools on Simply Hired that personalize the site for your needs and make it easier to find your next job.

1. Who Do I Know®

Who Do I Know, Simply Hired's networking feature, enables you to leverage your professional network in your job search. Accessible on the homepage and search result pages, Who Do I Know enables users to view potential connections at job openings side-by-side with corresponding job listings. From here you can privately message friends about job opportunities, and get the inside track on job openings. Check it out by logging into LinkedIn or Facebook from simplyhired.com. 

2. Special Searches

Finding a job that you love means working at a company that meets your individual needs. Simply Hired’s special search filters give unique search results that no combination of keywords can deliver. They include companies hiring New Graduates and Veterans, Mom-Friendly companies and Green Jobs. These filters are also available in the special searches filter section to the left of your job search results. 

3. Recent Searches and Email Alerts

After you’ve performed a few searches on Simply Hired, the site will begin to remember your searches. Rather than having to perform a set of the same searches each time you visit, your recent job searches are displayed on the homepage. 

Turn your inbox into your own personal recruiter! Sign up for daily or weekly email alerts, which notify you of when new jobs become available that meet your search criteria. To begin receiving alerts, perform a search and click the “Create email alert” link to the right or bottom of your search results.

4. My Jobs

When you find a job you are interested in, what do you do? Create a bookmark? Email the link to yourself? Instead, you can organize the jobs you’re interested in by saving them in your Simply Hired job seeker account. Under each job listing, you’ll find a "Save Job" link , where you can save jobs, and come back to them later to read more or apply. 

5. Mobile

Take your job search to-go! Simply Hired’s mobile apps (available on iOS or Android) and mobile website, give you access to over 8 million jobs worldwide conveniently from your mobile device. From the app and mobile website, you can save jobs and searches, and apply to jobs. 

6. Personalized results

After performing a few searches on simplyhired.com, our smart search can begin to provide you with personalized search results containing jobs similar to the titles, keywords, and locations you search for and click on.

Simply Hired Releases 2013 Mobile Recruiting Outlook

Who: Simply Hired®, a technology company that operates one of the world's largest job search engines, today released its 2013 Mobile Recruiting Outlook.

What: Mobile technology is changing the way people search – in fact, according to iSuppli smartphones now make up nearly 50 percent of the mobile market. Today’s job seekers are embracing the mobile trend with seven out of 10 people already searching for jobs on mobile devices. Conversely, employers are now facing the need to incorporate mobile technology into recruiting strategies to not miss out on top talent.

To help recruiters, hiring managers and anyone involved in the hiring process understand this shift in the recruitment world, Simply Hired has issued its Mobile Recruiting Outlook. This paper discusses: the rise of mobile technology, job seeking in the age of mobile, mobile technology as a recruiting tool, challenges of mobile job search and recruiting, and new opportunities for employers to leverage mobile for recruiting.

When: Mobile is no longer the future – it is here today and already playing a vital role in recruitment thanks to its convenience and immediacy.

Where: Download Simply Hired’s 2013 Mobile Recruiting Outlook.

Why: The rise of mobile adoption by consumers, especially in job search, presents a new set of challenges for employers. Today’s businesses must embrace mobile if they want to succeed in reaching and recruiting top talent.

Simply Hired Celebrates Diwali 2012

All the lights were on at our office yesterday as Simply Hired celebrated Diwali!

Everyone had a chance to enjoy a gift of cashews, pistashios, and almonds. Here are a few of the folks who joined in the celebration.