Need some encouragement to start the job hunt again? This should help: According to a recent report from the Bureau of Labor, this past February the unemployment rate fell to 8.9% as the private sector added 222,000 jobs!
“Today you heard a big sigh of relief in a lot of places: on Wall Street, in the Obama administration and from people who are out of work,” said John Challenger, chief executive of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a Chicago-based outplacement firm.”If you let your job search slip a little, it’s time to re-energize your efforts.”
Among the new jobs, manufacturing and construction industries posted strong gains, a collective 66,000 new jobs. Meanwhile, government jobs dropped by 30,000 as state and local governments cut payrolls to mitigate budget woes.
But it's not all free and clear when it comes to landing yourself a permanent and secure placement -- when the economy starts to bounce back, temporary staffing firms are among the first to hire, said Jodi Chavez, senior vice president for Accounting Principles, a division of Adecco, a human resources firm. Many companies are still “a little gun-shy” to sign on full-time employees, she added.
A temporary post can be “almost like a job interview,” said Andrew Steinerman, an analyst who covers the temporary staffing industry for JP Morgan. “Once you’re on assignment, you have a chance to prove yourself for a full time job. It’s a good way to get your foot in the door.”
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Bambi Blue is a freelance writer, editor, and codemonkey living in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She moonlights as a jazz musician, a social butterfly, and most apparently a weisenheimer. Loves to cook, hates to clean, and can easily be found on Twitter.
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