Issue 13:04, Sunday, April 1, 2011
www.vetjobs.com
VetJobs is an appropriate employment service delivery system for EEOC, VEVRAA/JVA and OFCCP compliance support!
Please feel free to forward this newsletter to friends and other recruitment advertising agencies. The VetJobs Agency Eagle is the VetJobs newsletter for recruitment advertising agencies.
This issue sponsored by TECHEXPO Top Secret and CRI University
Contents:
1. Message from the Top
2. Veteran Owned Businesses
3. SVA Relaunches Chapter Location Map
4. Demand for Mechanical Engineers Up
5. War for Talent is Underway
6. HHS Issues Final Rule for State-Run Health Exchanges
7. National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of March 29, 2012
8. Significant Events this Month in Military History
Thank you for reading the VetJobs Agency Eagle recruitment ad agency newsletter. If you like this newsletter and what VetJobs and the VFW do to assist veterans and their family member find employment, please go to http://www.weddles.com/poll.htm and vote VetJobs for the WEDDLE’s User’s Choice Award!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1. Message from the Top
While some in government like to say the United States is out of the recession, we at VetJobs still are dealing with hundreds of thousands of veterans and their spouses who are seeking employment. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in February there were 777,000 unemployed veterans. The good news was that the 18 to 24 year old veteran Current Population Survey (CPS) unemployment rate had fallen to 12.4%. Their unemployment rate had been 37.9% back in November. So there has been progress, but I expect to see it go back up as many National Guard and Reserve (NG&R) units start returning. Plus, the returning NG&R will be competing with 140,000 military personnel the administration is cutting from our military. When that cut takes place in the next few months, the NG&R will be larger than the active military!
This will create some new challenges for employers who are seeking veteran employees. With the NG&R representing over half of the military, you will be seeing more applicants from the National Guard. You will need a strong reach into the NG&R to meet your veteran hiring requirements. Fortunately, VetJobs is the leader is assisting members of the National Guard find employment. And I am happy to announce that the National Guard Association of the United States has endorsed VetJobs!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
April is the month when working people have to submit their tax reports to the Internal Revenue Service. For some, it means a tax return, but for many, it means paying more money to the government. Tax Freedom Day 2012, the day when a person starts working for themselves rather than the government will arrive on April 17 this year, five days later than in 2011. That means Americans will work well over three months of the year, from January 1 to April 17, before they have earned enough money to pay this year’s tax obligations at the federal, state and local levels.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
This month we celebrate the 104rd anniversary of the United States Army Reserve! Over the last century the Army Reserve has proven itself on the battlefields of seven major wars and multiple overseas operations. Today it plays a prominent role in both Afghanistan and Iraq. If you meet a member of the Army Reserve this month, tell them Happy Birthday and thank them for their service! To learn more about the Army Reserve, please visit http://www.usar.army.mil/
April has several other important dates, including:
April 1 – April Fool’s Day
April 6 – Good Friday
April 6 – Army Day
April 7 – Passover begins
April 8 – Easter
April 9 – National POW Recognition Day
April 15 – Orthodox Easter
April 16 – Income Tax Day
April 22 – Earth Day
April 25 – Administrative Professionals Day
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
On the economic front, the United States and many other countries’ economies continue to remain in an economic malaise. The political strife and conflict currently taking place in Washington is adding to the economic problems because companies want certainty and this administration has developed a reputation for not being business friendly. Over the last three years due to actions in Congress there has been no certainty to give a business person confidence in investing or growing a business.
The U.S. economy has now been in growth mode for 33 months…ever since the Great Recession ending in June 2009. However, U.S. economic growth has averaged a 2.4% real (inflation adjusted) annual growth pace since the expansion began, the weakest economic expansion since the 1940s.
Here is a quick look at the negative and positive factors for March:
On the negative side:
-Orders for long-lasting U.S. goods climbed 2.2% in February from January, below the 3% gain expected. Excluding the transportation segment, durable goods orders rose 1.6%, slightly less than the 1.7% expected
-Rising prices at the gas pump and for groceries are dampening spending by consumers.
-The Conference Board’s reading on consumer confidence came in at 70.2 in March, lower than an upwardly revised 71.6 in February. The reading was slightly under expectations of 70.3.
-The S&P/Case-Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas shows home prices fell 0.8% on a non-seasonally adjusted basis in January, a slightly bigger decline than the 0.6% drop expected. Home prices were down 3.8% from a year ago, in line with estimates
-Existing home sales fell 0.9% in February to an annualized rate of 4.59 million units, slightly less than the 4.62 million rate expected, according to the National Association of Realtors
-Sales of new single-family homes fell 1.6% in February to a 313,000-unit annualized rate, short of the 325,000-unit rate expected
-A bout of weak factory data on major economies in Europe and Asia is taking a toll on Wall Street, sparking fears that global headwinds could stunt the U.S. recovery
On the plus side:
-Conventional thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.92% in recent weeks, the lowest level in 60 years
-Consumer spending in the U.S. jumped 0.8% in February, largely because of higher energy costs, even though income rose a much smaller 0.2%
- A final reading on U.S. gross domestic product showed the economy expanded at an annualized rate of 3% in the fourth quarter of 2011, matching previous readings and in line with estimates
The bottom line is that the country is moving forward, but at a very, very slow and anemic rate, hindered by the ongoing political problems in Washington. The good news is that some employers are hiring! Today VetJobs has over 43,000 REAL jobs posted by several thousand employers, up over 19% from the same day last year.
If you are having problems finding a job, definitely visit the Employment Assistance section on VetJobs (www.vetjobs.com) and review the articles and the lists of vetted job boards.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Finally, as I am finishing this newsletter I checked the traffic on the VetJobs site and see that there are 2,208 visitors on the site looking for jobs. The VetJobs traffic has continued to climb the last few months which is a good thing for employers seeking to hire veterans.
VetJobs is growing. We have added two new sales people at a time with Monster.com has laid off 400 people and is now up for sale! Thank you for your support!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
As always, if there is anything we at VetJobs can do for you, please do not hesitate to call or email.
Remember, Freedom Is Never Free – Support Our Armed Forces and Veterans
Best regards,
Ted Daywalt
President
/—April Agency Eagle sponsor is TECHEXPO Top Secret—-\
TECHEXPO Top Secret’s next job fairs are:
4/3, TECHEXPO Top Secret Career Fair, BWI Marriott, 1743 West Nursery Road, Linthicum Heights, MD, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Security clearance is required for attendance. Register at www.techexpousa.com
4/4, TECHEXPO Top Secret Career Fair, The Sheraton Reston Hotel, 11810 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, VA, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Security clearance is required for attendance. Register at www.techexpousa.com
TECHEXPO Top Secret job fairs bring you face to face with security-cleared professionals. For 2010 event schedule, contact Nancy Mathew 212-655-4505 x225 or NMathew@TechExpoUSA.com. http://www.TechExpoUSA.com
\—–Please visit your Agency Eagle sponsor TECHEXPO Top Secret —-/
2. Veteran Owned Businesses
The SBA recently released information regarding veteran businesses. According to the Census Bureau, in 2007 there were 2.45 million businesses with majority ownership by veterans. Of these, 491,000 were employers and 1.956 million were nonemployers. They represented 9 percent of all U.S. firms. Nearly one third of all veteran-owned firms were in two industry groups: construction and profes¬sional, scientific, and technical services. By state, California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Georgia had the largest numbers of veteran-owned businesses. Ranked by the veteran-owned percentage of businesses in the state, the top five states were South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and Alabama.
/—April Agency Eagle sponsor is CRI University—\
CRI University provides informative and dynamic one-hour webinars and recorded educational sessions on important HR topics that impact every employer who employs fifteen or more people. CRI University topics are offered both live and as recorded sessions for registrants who choose to view the materials and listen to the recording at their leisure.
These webinars and educational sessions are as important to CEOs, COOs, and CFOs as they are for HR personnel due to the myriad of changes in employment laws, regulations, discrimination findings and court case findings in 2009 and thus far in 2011.
April webinars are:
EEOC and OFCCP Compliance
Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 11:00 AM Central Time
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 11:00 AM Central Time
Understanding the Achiever in the Selection and Development Process.
Friday, April 13, 2012, 11:00 AM Central Time
Each webinar is $65 and the website to register for a webinar is www.criuniversity.com
\—–Please visit your Agency Eagle sponsor CRI University at www.criuniversity.com ——/
3. SVA Relaunches Chapter Location Map
Student Veterans of America have relaunched the Chapter Map. Now, student veterans and service providers can locate chapters easily by searching an interactive Google Map. The SVA Chapter Map links local leaders to incoming student veterans, other nonprofit organizations, and companies interested in supporting veterans in higher education. The Student Veterans of America Chapter Map may be accessed by visiting the link below.
http://www.studentveterans.org/?page=Chapter_Map
4. Demand for Mechanical Engineers Up
Wanted Analytics, reports that during February, more than 9,000 job ads were placed online for Mechanical Engineers. Despite slow job growth in manufacturing industries that typically utilize these power-producing machines, hiring for Engineers to design and build machines has grown quickly in the past years and is approaching pre-recession levels. The volume of job ads has increased 10% year-over-year growth from February 2011, 87% compared to 2010, and more than 65% versus 2009.
5. War for Talent is Underway
Dr. John Sullivan wrote a heads-up alert for you: be prepared because not only will the infamous “War For Talent” be returning to impact your firm, but it is already underway in its full intensity here in the Silicon Valley. Begin planning for this next round of talent wars, because once the intense competition begins, there simply won’t be time to catch up with, no less get ahead of your talent competition. If you’re not familiar with the “war for talent” phenomena, it involves a prolonged period of intense competition where top applicants are both scarce and arrogant, employees leave by the droves, firms regularly raid each other for talent, and bidding for top talent is commonplace. For more on this, please go to http://www.ere.net/2012/03/19/the-war-for-talent-is-returning-dont-get-caught-unprepared/
6. HHS Issues Final Rule for State-Run Health Exchanges
On March 12, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule outlining a framework for state-run health care exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The exchanges are intended to offer private health insurance options that meet government standards and to coordinate the eligibility of low-income individuals for premium tax credits and other assistance. For more information visit http://www.shrm.org/hrdisciplines/benefits/Articles/Pages/HealthExchangesRule.aspx
7. National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of March 29, 2012
The total number currently on active duty from the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 52,267; Navy Reserve, 4,749; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 9,722; Marine Corps Reserve, 4,714, and the Coast Guard Reserve, 774. This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been activated to 72,226, including both units and individual augmentees. A cumulative roster of all National Guard and Reserve personnel who are currently activated may be found on line at http://www.defense.gov/news/d20120327ngr.pdf
8. Significant Events this Month in Military History
1775 – British troops under LTC Francis Smith, with MAJ John Pitcairn, Royal Marines, as second in command, marched to Lexington MA and fired on American minutemen on the town green, beginning the American Revolution (Revolutionary War).
1776 – The Continental brig Lexington captures the British ship Edward.
1836 – General Sam Houston and his Texan forces defeated Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto (War for Texas Independence).
1861 – South Carolina state troops under GEN P.G. T. Beauregard began the bombardment of Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, SC, beginning the Civil War
1865 – General Robert E. Lee surrendered his remaining Confederate forces to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, effectively ending the Civil War.
1893 – Rank of Chief Petty Officer created in the United States Navy
1900 – The US Navy acquires its first submarine, a 53 foot craft designed by Irish immigrant John P. Holland
1908 – United States Army Reserve established
1915 – Poison gas was first used in battle by the Germans against the British at the Battle of Ypers, Belgium (World War I).
1917 – The Navy takes control of all wireless radio stations in the United States.
1941 – German Luftwaffe raid on the city of Coventry, England. Much of the city was destroyed, including parts of the medieval cathedral. Winston Churchill, the British prime minister, had advance notice of the raid as the Allies had the German “Ultra” code, but Churchill could not warn the city, lest the Germans became aware of how Churchill had received the information (WWII).
1942 – Fall of Bataan and start of the Bataan Death March (WWII).
1942 – The Navy accepts African Americans for general service.
1945 – Lieutenant Junior Grade Ann Purvis and Ensign Jane Kendeigh become the first Navy flight nurses to land on an active battlefield (Iwo Jima).
1945 – Carrier aircraft defeat the last Japanese Navy sortie at the Battle of East China Sea; Yamato, the world’s largest battleship, and five other ships are sunk.
1945 – Invasion of Okinawa began (WW II).
1945 – German Unconditional Surrender to Italian Allies (WW II).
1945 – American planes sank the IJNS Yamato, largest battleship ever built, off the Japanese coast. The Yamato had never fired a shot against an enemy vessel (WWII).
1949 – NATO was established.
1953 – Battle of Pork Chop Hill (Hill 255) began (Korean War).
1968 – Operation Pegasus was launched by the 1st Air Cavalry Division to relieve the marines at Khe Sanh (Vietnam War).
1975 – The former imperial capital of Hue fell to North Vietnamese troops, along with the entire Thua Thien Province (Vietnam War).
1979 – The first Trident submarine, USS Ohio (SSBN 726), is launched at Groton, CT.
1991 – Persian Gulf War official cease fire begins (Persian Gulf War).
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
VetJobs is exclusively sponsored and partially owned by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (www.vfw.org) and endorsed by the Vietnam Veterans of America (www.vva.org), the Association of the US Navy (www.ausn.org), the Veterans of Modern Warfare (www.vmwusa.org), Student Veterans of America (www.studentveterans.org), Military Order of the Purple Heart (www.purpleheart.org), Hope4Heroes (www.hope4heroes.org), United States Army Warrant Officers Association (www.usawoa.org), The Retired Enlisted Association (www.trea.org) and the National Guard Association of the United States (www.ngaus.org)
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
You were opted-in when you as a recruitment ad agency brought an employer member to VetJobs, were referred to VetJobs or were part of an organization which opted-in to VetJobs.
To REMOVE or CHANGE your subscribed address, click here:
http://mh.databack.com/c.php?L=agencyeagle&E=#email#
VetJobs
P. O. Box 71445
Marietta, GA 30007-1445
877-Vet-Jobs (877-838-5627)
770-993-5117 Office
770.993.2875 Fax
Veterans make the best employees!
Freedom Is Never Free – Support Our Armed Forces and Veterans!
VetJobs is an appropriate employment service delivery system for EEOC, VEVRAA/JVA and OFCCP compliance support!
CareerXRoads Top Site
Eight year recipient of AIRS Top Recruiting Site
Eight year recipient of WEDDLE’s User’s Choice Award
Four year recipient of Workforce Management Top 10 Recruiting Sites
Only military job board selected by Internet Inc, Reader’s Digest and BusinessWeek
2010 AOL Hot Job Site Award
VetJobs is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business
RSS