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Fast Facts: A Stocking Full of Goodies to Keep You Working

To attract or retain key execs/employees, U.S. companies are considering:

Expanding or implementing flexible work schedules (59%)

Allowing telecommuting (46%)

Implementing compressed work weeks (34%)

Creating discretionary bonus pools for special employee groups (33%)

Offering part-time work (26%)

Offering subsidies to defray commuting costs (10%)

(Source: Deloitte, Retention During Difficult Economic Times)

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Over 4,436,000 Jobs Posted Online Now

Over 4,436,000 new jobs were posted online in October, one for every two unemployed people.  That’s an increase of 21,000 over September.  California is the state with the most jobs posted online, but New York City is the city with the most.  Check out the available jobs.

CITIES WITH MOST JOBS
New York, NY
Los Angeles, CA
Washington, [...]

Orange County Companies Growing, Hiring

These Orange County (California) tech companies have experienced hyper-growth, growing as much as 21075.18% (#1 ISTA Pharmaceuticals).  They’ve each earned at least $5 million last year, and…they’re hiring!
JOBS AT THE OC’S TOP TECH COMPANIES

COMPANY NAME

ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Caneum Inc.

Acacia Research Corp.

Neudesic

Crescent Solutions

Smith Micro Software, Inc.

DealerSocket, Inc.

VillageEDOCS, Inc.

Ceradyne, Inc.

West Coast Consulting, LLC

Masimo, Corp.

Newport Corporation

TTM Technologies, Inc.

HireRight, [...]

More Jobs in Blue States

Inspired by Soledad O’Brien and Bill Snyder at CNN, I decided to deli slice some of the election data too.  Since this is Careersthatdontsuck.com and job data is our thing, I thought it might be interesting to see which states–blue states or red states have the most available jobs.
First, you should know that my blue [...]

Businesses Scrambling to Keep and Attract Key Employees

Prior to the recession, businesses used pricey incentives like stock options, equity stakes, profit-sharing and performance bonuses to attract and retain talented employees.  But, decreased earnings and obliterated stock prices have left many companies scrambling to salvage those incentives and retain key employees.
A new survey from Deloitte revealed that, of the 151 U.S. companies surveyed, [...]

Freelance Jobs On the Rise

Our economic turmoil has hastened the demise of many jobs and businesses, but it’s also creating its share of opportunities.  One such opportunity is the growth of freelance jobs.
Employers are posting jobs and projects on freelancer and work-at-home websites at a faster clip than they did prior to the recession.  Elance.com, a website for freelance [...]

NY, NJ, CT “Tech Fast 50″ Growing, Hiring

Deloitte recently released its the list of its 2008 New York, New Jersey and Connecticut “Tech Fast 50″ companies.  These Tri-State area tech employers are growing at rates between 675% and a mind-boggling 111,580.00%.
JOBS AT NY, NJ, CT TECH FAST 50

COMPANY

2008
RANK

Alexion Pharmaceuticals
3

Sirius XM Radio
4

SpeechCycle
5

Brighton Cromwell
7

XCEL Solutions
8

US Tech Solutions
9

PTC
10

TopCoder
11

Higher One
12

Sensor Technologies
13

MaxisIT
15

ContextWeb
16

Diverse Lynx
17

Phacil
18

Juma Technology
19

Didit
21

Vibrant Media
22

Billtrust
23

Scivantage
24

Axispoint
26

Synechron
27

Application [...]