Seriously .... does anyone know of anyone who is hiring to fill real jobs?

[Stinky The Clown]

Honest question. Who is hiring? You need not name the specific company, but are you aware of anyone - private sector, public sector, or non profit - who is hiring?

I see "help wanted" signs, but always in places where you know damned well you would not have applied even if you were a high school or college kid, were still unemployed for the summer, and it was early July.

Have any jobs materialized since all the way back to when this shit economy went bust on Idiot Son's watch? Any jobs at all? I heard about 600,000 of them, but haven't heard where they are or what kinds of jobs.

So ...... who is hiring?

[LynzM]

1. My husband was hired at the end of August.

I'm not sure if that counts as part of this, but he is an electrical engineer and got hired as such by a company in Connecticut.

[leftstreet]

2. The military apparently n/t

[FarCenter]

8. On monster I see quite a few job postings requiring clearances

[HowHasItComeToThis]

26. EIGHT YEARS OF BUSH & REPUBS MEANS

EVERYTHING IS PRIVATIZED... PEEL YOUR OWN POTATOES ARMY.

[Thickasabrick]

3. A friend at Nestle said all they were hiring now is interns at basic

slave wages with no guarantee that after the 3 year evaluation - they would be a regular employee.

Meanwhile, I'm reading books on turning the backyard into a mini-farm.

[nadinbrzezinski]

San Diego had 900 real jobs in the medical field

last month.

They were the FIRST positive growth in 18 months.

Does that count?

[mullard12ax7]

25. Yes it counts, morgues are expected to see 15% job growth per year until 2016

Organ donation, aging population, etc...

[SouthernLiberal]

4. The company I work for is

And actually never stopped. I am judging this not by any 'jobs available' news, either internal or external. Instead, I am referring to the 'welcome these folks to the company' e-mail that comes out pretty regularly.

The other side of this is that the same company lays people off just as frequently. If your area stops making money... bye!!!

[KG]

5. does it really matter when the leading economic indicators are up?

i find that news comforting as i prepare to live under a bridge. :eyes:

[leftstreet]

7. A jobless recovery means exploring new housing opportunities

Under Bridge living is like, kinda, Green in a way

[Stinky The Clown]

9. You're supposed to cheer about those leading indicators.

You're supposed to cheer that the technical recession is over. Its all cold and technical.

Except under bridges.

There, its just cold.

[KG]

19. hoo-fucking-ray!

[PVnRT]

6. My company does a lot of government contracts (infrastructure), so we are

Mostly skilled positions, since we don't do a lot of direct construction, mostly design and oversight.

[FSogol]

10. My company hired 3 people this year and 3-5 interns. Also, head hunters call me

everyday. There is a demand (in Northern VA) for electrical-, mechanical-, and civil- engineers. These are jobs that are not easily outsourced due to both the need to understand local regulations/ building codes and the ability to go to construction sites to investigate conditions or solve problems.

[gkhouston]

11. I doubt much of anyone is hiring in December. Everything seems to go into stasis. n/t

[StarfarerBill]

12. Not many around here (Knoxville, TN) that I know of.

I've sent out over 100 resumes and applications to every architect I could find since I came back here 7 months ago (I'm a drafter with 24-years experience), as well as to many big and local retailers. My best catch so far has been one architect who gives me occasional work (averaging about 15 hours over the past eight weeks).

[Fleshdancer]

13. The small company my husband and I started just hired 2 people

and we'll be searching for a 3rd in a few months, if not sooner. It doesn't make a big difference to the economy overall, but it feels good to finally be stable enough to add more people (and hopefully not have to continue working 12-15 hrs/day like we have for the past two years). 2008 kicked our ass and I was afraid we weren't going to make it. Here's to hoping we continue this trend in 2010.

[napi21]

14. Depends on what you call a real job. I know a supermarket

chain that is & has been hiring, and not only the minimum wage jobs like stocker, but bakery, meat dept., produce, etc. My husband recently retired from one of their stores, and they were always looking for people who were willing to take pride in doing a good job.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

15. i have four new hires in my class right now...

don't know if that fills us out or not...

sP

[Dawgs]

16. My company hired a guy that is starting today.

We haven't hired anyone in over a year and a half.

He's an electrical engineer.

[WhiteTara]

17. our company hired a half time employee

and hope to make him full time in February.

[snooper2]

18. my place of employment is hiring

nt

[JuniperLea]

20. My company is doing great, and looking to hire entry level PR associates...

The crisis communications business is booming, as one might imagine. Not a lot of M&A going on, but IR and BK work is up.

I understand from several employment agency owners I know that temp hiring is up, which makes sense in a recovery situation. One agency owner, who until now has only done permanent, full-time placement, has expanded his business to include temporary employees.

[MineralMan]

21. Hospitals are hiring.

My wife got a job at one, doing clerical work. They ran the ad for a long, long time. It's a casual position, but she's getting more hours than she really wants. Pay's actually very decent for the work and the area.

[Peace_Sells]

22. Well...

Well I recently got hired at telemarketing but thats not really a "real" job. But other than that no.

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

23. yes - private sector - HR Recruiting position

very large company with excellent benefits. I have an interview in 10 days with them.

[Ruby the Liberal]

24. Hospitals

Medical staff positions are crowding out the job sites.

Also, commission-only sales jobs. Because they don't have to pay, they will take anyone.

[Better Today]

27. Not around here, of the 30 or so craigslist postings, 25 are scams,

the other local helpwanted type sites are posting tops 2 a week and one is always for an insurance agent, the other is usually National Guard. The state jobs site has probably the most reliable for real jobs but they are 10 a day, mostly requiring advanced nursing or medical experience or degrees. Or conversely if you want into the field with no experience, you can get 7.50 to take care of disabled or elderly. Seems there's an increase in demand for in-home care, but it seems rarely to be full time (ie no benefits).

[pleah]

28. No.

It's like they have to list job openings, but I haven't heard of anyone getting jobs lately.

[Brickbat]

29. Some railroads. They keep hiring where Mr. Brickbat works. And if you can handle it, it's a great

job. A helluva job, but a great job.

[sfwriter]

30. ORNL Oak Ridge National Lab...

They have a lot of energy related openings in science and support.

[paulsby]

31. police and fire are hiring

it's quite competitive (as it always is during recessions), but they are hiring.

my grandfather got a job with NYPD during the great depression and it was extremely competitive. there were plenty of phd's, and former high paid professionals taking the test.

[MorningGlow]

32. My mom works for H&R Block (seasonal help)

She started yesterday, and she said one of the people at work said the company had a booth at two job fairs, looking for people, but nobody showed up. Why not? :shrug:

[HopeHoops]

33. "Do you want fries with that order?"

That's about it.

[slackmaster]

34. Yes, my employer is hiring

We are in the financial services industry. In June I quit a job I had held for five years to come here.

I am in San Diego.

[rg302200]

35. My company is always hiring

This is due to growth, expansion and the need to ensure a positive customer experience. And the wages are not "crap" wages, they offer health insurance, educational benefits, 401k (that they have NOT stopped matching) paid weeks vacation and get short and long term incentives. Plus I forfeited my career as an educator to assume my current position. This decision was based on the fact that I would and do make more money!

Also: Just saw where 2 of my local factories were hiring individuals to fill new shifts being added. So in short yes I do know of a lot of companies hiring. The only real problem that I see is that many of the jobs (minus the two factories I wrote about) require some sort of certification or specific skill but many of the unemployed, including my best friend, lack those skills or degrees. All he did was work in a factory and he is having a hard time finding work. I have finally convinced him to go back to school to obtain a specific trade.