Microsoft Corp. has announced its plan to work with community colleges across the United States to fill 250,000 cybersecurity jobs over the next 4 years. The purpose is to address the continued workforce shortage in the industry and provide job opportunities for community college students. Microsoft’s Plan Microsoft said that it will provide assistance and […]
Technology giant Cisco is all set for expansion in Atlanta. Cisco said that it will expand its presence in Georgia by setting up new office in midtown Atlanta. The new office is expected to create 700 new jobs in Atlanta office. 700 New Jobs Cisco, a Fortune 100 company has announced to build a talent […]
The U.S. energy technology and services sector added more than 17,000 jobs from August till October 2021. This was reported by Houston-based Energy Workforce & Technology Council last week. Key Findings An estimated 6,051 jobs were added during October and it is considered as a positive indicator for energy sector. The job increase during September […]
Wages in United States were stagnant over the years. In recent months, workers in U.S. are getting big salary raise thanks to millions of job openings. The prospective workers find themselves in the best position to negotiate a better deal from employers. This situation is becoming a challenge for the employers to attract and retain […]
The U.S. economy has added 531,000 jobs in October 2021. This is a great leap as compared to last month’s number of 194,000 jobs only. This increase also indicates growing recovery of U.S. economy. The coronavirus cases are also declining across the country. Positive Outlook of Economy The economists estimated that around 450,000 jobs will […]
The Alabama’s legislature passed bills regarding vaccine mandate on Thursday and it will be into effect soon. The bill has made it easier to for people to opt out of federal vaccine mandate and it also prohibits minors from getting vaccinated without consent of their parents. The bill will now be return to Alabama’ senate […]
Solar and renewable energy sector have successfully managed to hire and retain their employees in 2021. Recently, a salary survey was conducted by RO (renewable energy recruitment company). The survey included 400 respondents working in U.S. solar industry. Flexible Work Arrangements It has been observed that the solar and renewable energy companies were able to […]
Unpaid Leave NYC – Covid-19 mandate went into effect on 1st November 2021 in New York City. Thousands of New York municipal workers opted for unpaid leaves instead of getting vaccinated. They include New York municipal workers, firefighters and police officers. Vaccine Mandate into Effect There are 378,000 public workers and some 9,000 are put […]
US employers are facing a severe labor shortage crisis. There are surplus jobs as compared to available workforce. In wake of this crisis employers are forced to increase the wages to attract and retain the workers. During the last few weeks companies like Amazon, Walmart, Starbucks and Costco have increased their minimum wages. This is […]
Costco has announced to increase their minimum wages to $17 an hour. The company was offering $15 per hour starting wage back in 2019 and it was increased to $16 an hour last year. In view of the on-going labor shortage crisis Costco has once again raised the minimum wage. The hikes salary plan is […]