Optimism By Employers: India Most and Italy Least

Matt Ferguson, CEO of Careerbuilder

A new job forecast for the 10 largest world economies tells a tale of both confidence and caution. Brazil and India are voicing the greatest confidence with more than two-thirds of employers in these markets planning to add full-time, permanent headcount in 2013. Italy is the least optimistic, housing more employers who expect to decrease staff than those who expect to hire.

“The job outlook presents varying degrees of growth and deceleration as governments and businesses strive to rebuild and expand and deal with large deficits,” said Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder. “Hiring activity in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) is projected to be significantly higher than other markets while recruitment in Europe remains sluggish as leaders struggle to resolve a debt crisis that has global implications. The overall hiring picture is improving, but companies will remain watchful as they navigate headwinds and maneuver through somewhat precarious economic terrain.” Continue Reading

Producing Entry-Level Jobs

There is more than one type of production job, in film or TV, which I think of typically, and then you have your “garden variety” production people who come from a wide-range of vocations (including mechanics and oil and accounting). Keep reading if this sounds like you at all.
In the searches I performed with entry-level production jobs I saw the most promising results with Smart Hunt and so I say start there for all you entry-level production needs. It even provides tips for resumes in the production genre. It has a lot of jobs listed, I don’t’ believe you will be disappointed; you can even browse by state.
I found some nice results as a site called Saskatoon (don’t worry I provide the entire website below) and this site provides positions from many companies—some you will even recognize (Smuckers for example). There is one catch though…all of these jobs are located in Saskatoon, CA. I know, how many of us are really headed there, or even know where that is? I know I don’t. Even so, look up the contact information of these companies and see if there are opportunities located where you want to be. If not, do a search on Saskatoon, CA, and who knows, it just might be the next hip spot to live.
I also found some other odds and end in the entry-level production job search and so look at the ones I provide below. They could be of some use.
Resources:
http://www.smarthunt.com/Jobs-Smart.cfm?SubCatID=116
http://regionalhelpwanted.com/AdvSearch/AdvJobSearch_Result.cfm?SN=175&A=manuf
http://manufacturing.thingamajob.com/jobs/Illinois/Entry-Level-Production-Associates/866349
http://www.jobdig.com/details.php?job_id=40005&co_id=12471