Not exact matches
First, while we do pay close attention to the NAPM
figures,
given their long history, it is important to recognize that manufacturing is only about 20 % of the overall economy, and that manufacturing
employment has also dropped to a fraction of total
employment.
Employment increased by 197,000 in the quarter to March to the highest
figure since records began in 1971,
giving a record rate of 75.6 %.
«It's probably a conservative
figure, but when you're faced with the decision to
give up your
employment income, I think you had better be pretty conservative,» says the 60 - year - old businessman in Kelowna, B.C.
Given the primacy of student loans in higher education, measures that focus less on
employment and salary
figures and more on actual ability to pay bills provide the type of nuanced information that students would find useful.
Using the earlier example of a bar association article, when you have finalized your article,
give it a name that's consistent with your naming conventions (i.e., 2015-11-01 E-Discovery in
Employment Litigation), add tags (i.e. bar association, publication), and move it to your Archive notebook (see
Figure 5.23).
So the basic advice recruiters and career coaches are
giving is the same guidance they always
give during dips in IT spending or
employment: Make sure your skills are current; focus on the ones that can cut costs or increase revenue; and do your research to
figure out not only which companies are hiring but which industries are expanding and increasing their reliance on technology.
Media reports about how much graduates earn often don't
give the full story about their
figures (see our article on the top five myths about university, degrees and
employment prospects).
You may not be able to
figure out what everyone wants, but you absolutely CAN look at a
given industry, company, or job category and identify key skills and attributes that would make you a relevant candidate for
employment.