The Job Market is “Less Bad”

Post Written By Valerie Freeman, CEO of Imprimis Group

In searching for positive signs in the job market, I discovered lots of “good news, bad news” articles supported by studies and statistics to confirm a good or bad point of view.  My unscientific but studied opinion is that the job market as well as the rest of the economic picture is “less bad.”

In May of this year there were 1.1 million more job openings than last year; most staffing companies are reporting increased job order activity including yours truly; yet there are 6.35 people out of work for every given job opening (Bureau of Labor Statistics) so we’ve got a long way to go for “less bad” to turn into “real good”.  I have noticed that a large number of out of work executives have turned themselves into consultants and have gotten work to sustain themselves until the next big job opportunity comes along.  They are also upping their networking activities and beefing up their online presence to brand themselves and their expertise and making it much easier for people to find them.  Job search techniques are changing rapidly in this online world – keeping up presents both a challenge and an opportunity.  The only thing that hasn’t changed is that it still takes  a lot of time to find the right job for the right person.