Professional~Level Hiring Expected To Increase in First Quarter ~ Shortage of Skilled Professionals
MENLO PARK, CA /PRNewswire/ ~ Employers expect to increase hiring for professional-level positions in the first quarter, but they have concerns about finding qualified candidates for these roles, a new Robert Half survey shows. A net 10 percent of executives interviewed for the Robert Half Professional Employment Report plan to add full-time staff in the first three months of the year, up three points from the fourth-quarter forecast. However, the number of respondents who report recruiting challenges also is on the rise: 67 percent of executives said it is at least somewhat challenging to find skilled employees today, up from 59 percent last quarter and 42 percent in the third quarter.
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Eighty-seven percent of respondents said they are at least somewhat confident in their organizations’ ability to grow in the first quarter.
The Robert Half Professional Employment Report is based on telephone interviews with more than 4,000 C-level executives and other leaders from a variety of fields throughout the United States who are asked about their hiring plans and general level of optimism for the upcoming quarter. Survey respondents include more than 1,400 chief financial officers (CFOs); 1,400 chief information officers (CIOs); 500 senior human resources managers; 100 lawyers at law firms and 100 corporate lawyers; and 125 advertising executives and 375 marketing executives, all of whom have hiring authority. The Robert Half Professional Employment Report is the first quarterly executive survey of its size and scope to concentrate exclusively on professional-level hiring.
Key Findings
~ A net 19 percent of respondents in the transportation sector said they expect to make staff additions.
~ Businesses in the West North Central[1] states will be hiring most actively, with a net 15 percent of executives planning to add professional-level staff in the first quarter, research shows.
~ The legal field is expected to see the strongest hiring activity, with a net 27 percent of lawyers planning to increase staff levels. The information technology (IT) and finance fields showed the largest net gains in projected hiring activity from the prior quarter.
~ Sixty-seven percent of survey respondents( )said they are having recruiting challenges, up eight points from the fourth quarter.
~ Sixteen percent of respondents anticipate hiring professional-level staff and 6 percent expect reductions in personnel. The resulting net 10 percent increase is up three points from the fourth-quarter forecast.
Hiring Expectations: By Profession Increase //Decrease//Net Increase ======== ======== ============
Total 16% 6% 10% ~~- ~- ~- ~- Accounting and finance 20% 11% 9% ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~- ~- ~- Advertising and marketing 18% 4% 14% ~~~~~~~~~~~~- ~- ~- ~- Human resources 11% 3% 8% ~~~~~~~- ~- ~- ~- Information technology 20% 10% 10% ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~- ~- ~- Legal 31% 4% 27% ~~- ~- ~- ~- Sales and business development 15% 4% 11% ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~- ~- ~-
Executives Reporting Recruiting Challenges: All Professions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- Quarter Executives Citing Recruiting Challenges ~-
1Q12 67% ~~ ~- 4Q11 59% ~~ ~- 3Q11 42% ~~ ~- 2Q11 37% ~~ ~- 1Q11 29% ~~ ~-
“The U.S. unemployment rate for college-educated workers is roughly half the overall rate, and for many professional specialties it is even lower,” said Max Messmer, chairman and CEO of Robert Half International. Messmer pointed out that in the third quarter of 2011, the unemployment rates for financial analysts and computer network architects were less than 1 percent, according to the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Brett Good, a senior district president with Robert Half International, added, “The common wisdom is that jobs are simple to fill in this market, but many employers are struggling to find the talent they need. Professionals with highly specialized skills are in short supply ~ particularly in the information technology and finance fields.”
Professional-Level Hiring ~ By Region
Respondents in the West North Central states anticipate the strongest hiring activity in the first quarter, with a net 15 percent of executives planning to add staff. “Healthcare, manufacturing and financial services firms are responsible for much of the hiring activity in the West North Central region,” Messmer noted. “Businesses in these fields seek accounting operations professionals, customer service representatives, web developers and IT systems administrators, among other roles.”
Professional-Level Hiring ~ By Industry
First-quarter professional-level hiring is anticipated to be strongest in the transportation sector, where a net 19 percent of respondents said they expect to make staff additions. A net 14 percent of executives in both the wholesale and construction industries also indicated they will hire during the quarter.
Professional-Level Hiring ~ By Profession
While the legal profession maintained its top spot in the survey with a net 27 percent of lawyers planning to hire, IT and finance showed the largest sequential gains, each yielding net increases in hiring activity that are up four points from the fourth-quarter survey.
The IT and finance fields also reported the greatest difficulty in finding skilled professionals, at 73 percent and 68 percent, respectively.
About Robert Half International
Founded in 1948, Robert Half International, the world’s first and largest specialized staffing firm, is a recognized leader in professional staffing services. The company’s specialized staffing divisions include Accountemps, Robert Half Finance & Accounting and Robert Half Management Resources, for temporary, full-time and senior-level project professionals, respectively, in the fields of accounting and finance; OfficeTeam, for highly skilled temporary administrative support personnel; Robert Half Technology, for information technology professionals; Robert Half Legal, for legal personnel; and The Creative Group, for interactive, design, marketing, advertising and public relations professionals. Robert Half International has staffing and consulting operations in more than 400 locations worldwide. Find more information at www.roberthalf.com, and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/roberthalf.
[1] IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD
SOURCE Robert Half International
CONTACT: Michael Weiss, michael.weiss@rhi.com
Web Site: http://www.roberthalf.com
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2012.01.27/ Jan 27th ~ Defense Technology & Intelligence Career Fair ~ BWI Airport, Maryland
Defense Technology & Intelligence Career Fair – BWI Airport, Maryland
January 27, 2012 Time: 10:00 – 15:00
Place: DoubleTree by Hilton (Prev. Holiday Inn)
Address: 890 Elkridge Landing Rd. BWI / Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
Map/Directions: http://g.co/maps/5s8mm
Facility Contacts: 410.859.8400
More Info: 1.800.919.8284 or CustomerService@IntelligenceCareers.com
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Meet recruiting teams from A-T Solutions Inc. – Avid Technology Professionals, LLC – BCANetwork, LLC – Bridges Consulting, Inc. – CENTRA Technology, Inc. – CGI Federal – CyberCore Technologies – Fulcrum IT Services, LLC – iNovex Information Systems, Inc. – IntelliGenesis, LLC – MAR, Incorporated – PiccoTek, Inc. – Premier Management Corporation – Software Engineering Institute (SEI) – State of Maryland/DLLR – ZAVDA Technologies, LLC
IT Technologists with Top Secret or higher clearances are in high demand by several of these employers.
A U.S. DoD Security Clearance and U.S. citizenship is required for almost all positions.
U.S. citizens with a strong defense industry background are encouraged to attend.
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MAR, Incorporated seeks cleared IT Professionals, Jan 27th ~ BWI/Linthicum
MAR, Incorporated is a privately held professional services firm with over 40 years experience providing superior technical and management services to government agencies and commercial customers. We specialize in four inter-related core competency areas of Information Technology Services and Cyber Security, Intelligence and Special Programs, Systems Engineering and Integration, and specialized Facilities Management and Marine Operations.
Meet MAR, Incorporated recruiters
Friday, January 27th, 2012
Time: 10AM-3PM
Location: BWI/Linthicum, Maryland – Doubletree by Hilton BWI Airport
Address: 890 Elkridge Landing Road
Linthicum, MD 21090
Get more info: http://www.intelligencecareers.com/cf/20120127
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Offered Jobs and Positions
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Security Clearance requirement: all jobs need Full Lifestyle Poly!
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Raytheon Intelligence & Technical Professional Open House ~ Sterling, Virginia ~ Jan 25th
Raytheon SMT & IIS Open House – Sterling, Virginia – Jan 25th, 2012
SMT & IIS Open House Wednesday, January 25, 3 – 6 p.m. 22260 Pacific Blvd. Sterling, Va. 20166
Opportunities exist in McLean and Herndon, Virginia for:
The success of our world-class teams has never been much of a secret.
The people of Raytheon work on projects whose level of sensitivity is matched only by a similarly high level of sophistication. So while it may not be widely known what kinds of problems our people are solving, it is well understood that they do it with remarkable vision and technical prowess. If you are interested in challenging yourself to take on enormously complex projects addressing critical global needs, join the world-class team at Raytheon.
We are seeking professionals with active TS/SCI or TS/SCI with Poly clearance to provide world-class expertise and support for unique activities in human intelligence, analysis, signals and telecommunication services, as well as logistics and inventory control.
© 2012 Raytheon Company. All rights reserved. “Customer Success Is Our Mission” is a registered trademark of Raytheon Company. Raytheon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and welcomes a wide diversity of applicants. U.S. citizenship and security clearance are required.
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DROP TEST INTERNATIONAL, LLC (DTI) WINS Counterinsurgency Advisory and Assistance Teams (CAAT) government contract award ~~ SEND YOUR RESUME
DROP TEST INTERNATIONAL, LLC (DTI) WINS Counterinsurgency Advisory and Assistance Teams (CAAT) government contract award.
DTI is pleased to announce our recent award of the CAAT contract. CAAT program provides highly qualified HUMINT and other intelligence teams to support and augment Government military and civilian personnel. These teams identify, deploy, and manage advisory assistance and analytical teams with current expertise in key disciplines that support counterinsurgency operations and analysis.
These areas of expertise include but are not limited to intelligence, information operations, irregular warfare, stability operations, governance and development, strategic analysis, media production and dissemination, knowledge and information management.
The CAAT prerequisites are among the toughest within the government contract community. For information about our vacancies and application procedures please visit: http://www.dtijobs.com or contact DTI-Recruiter@droptestllc.com
DTI is currently seeking highly qualified personnel to fill the vacancies listed below:
COIN Advisor
Provides subject matter expertise in the theory, doctrine, and practice of COIN operations.Specifically, COIN Advisors shall provide COIN SME support to CAAT headquarters, RC Teams and supported units. REQUIREMENTS:Minimum of 10 years work experience in counterinsurgency-related fields and previous operational experience in OIF/OEF campaigns. Bachelor’s degree or higher in strategic analysis or COIN-related field.This position requires the contractor to be trained and equipped to operate in the field, and to spend approximately 15-20 days a month embedded at the tactical level under austere conditions.TS/SCI Clearance.
Information Operations Advisor
Provides reliable and frequent expert advice and assistance on multi-echelon Information Operations as they apply to COIN. The Information Operations Advisor shall provide analysis and recommendations to the RC Team Leader, COIN Advisors, and the RC Command and units they support within the RC. REQUIREMENTS: 10 years service in key advisory positions on joint military or equivalent national agency staffs;progressive experience, tactical to national, in psychological operations and information support operations in support of counterinsurgency operations. Bachelor’s degree.This position requires the contractor to be trained and equipped to operate in the field, and to spend approximately 15-20 days a month embedded at the tactical level under austere conditions. TS/SCI Clearance.
Intelligence Advisor
Provides reliable expert advice on all matters pertaining to the application and integration of intelligence into COIN operations and a multi-echelon, full spectrum COIN strategy in support of COMISAF intent. As directed, RC Intelligence Advisors shall produce analytical reports and products detailing intelligence processes and effectiveness in support of COIN operations. REQUIREMENTS: 15 years of verifiable professional experience in interagency intelligence operations-or 15 years combined applicable education and practical experience collecting, analyzing, and fusing information from various intelligence disciplines to support full-spectrum operations and implementation of COIN strategy. This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in intelligence or COIN-related field combined with formal professional intelligence training. This position requires the contractor to be trained and equipped to operate in the field, and to spend approximately 15-20 days a month embedded at the tactical level under austere conditions. TS/SCI Clearance.
Resume Submittal:
For information about our vacancies and application procedures please visit: http://www.dtijobs.com or contact DTI-Recruiter@droptestllc.com.
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FYI Tidbits // $9.7 Billion Linguist Service Contract for CACI
CACI International Inc. (CACI) recently announced that it has won a prime position at the Defense Language Interpretation Translation Enterprise (DLITE) worth approximately $9.7 billion to provide support solutions to the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) for five years. CACI has previously provided non-personal services such as equipment, supplies, transportation, materials etc. With this additional agreement, the company shall cater to the language translation and interpretation services to the U.S. Army.
Read more/learn more: http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/67795/Linguist+Service+Contract+for+CACI
Dear Virginia ~ Christmas is over. Santa is coming to repossess some goodies.
Future // Prepare NOW if in the mid-Atlantic region.
As a Virginian and as a defense industry specialist, am very concerned about the impact of Congress not passing balanced budgets or able to get its (our) financial house in order.
The failure of the Super Committee to reach agreement means that there will be mandatory budgetary cuts in defense spending beginning in FY2013, thus personnel cuts, per a study done by Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., of George Mason University for the aerospace industry.
FY2013 budget cuts being October 2012, just barely 10 months from now.
Virginia – we are at greatest risk in the country. Industry studies guesstimate that 123,000 Virginia jobs will be lost directly due to these cuts. Yet the impact will be much larger as Virginia and our neighboring states make up almost 20% of total cuts: 209,724 jobs are on the chopping block.
To put things into perspective, Baltimore is closer to Prince William County, Virginia (the southern edge of northern Virginia) than is Richmond our capital (52 vs 88 miles).
Most Maryland military bases are between Baltimore and the Virginia line.
Defense jobs at risk in the mid-Atlantic region due to mandatory defense cuts: 209,724
Many of the jobs in those neighboring states are filled by Virginians, and vice versa to some degree.
New Jersey does not border Virginia but it has a major impact on the function of many Maryland bases (such as Fort Meade) which in turn has major impact on many of the military functions and funding in Virginia ~ Fort Meade is home to the NSA, America’s largest intelligence agency and a major driver of the Virginia economy.
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URGENT NEED ~ Linux RED HAT System Administrator ~ Merrifield, Virginia
URGENT NEED – Linux RED HAT System Administrator – Merrifield, Virginia
Job Number: – IC JobID: 3964389 Offered by Freedom Consulting Group Location of Position: Merrifield, Virginia
Job Description
Freedom Consulting Group
URGENT NEED – Linux RED HAT System Administrator – Merrifield, Virginia
Freedom Consulting Group is seeking a Linux RED HAT System Administrator and Storage Engineer.
Location: Merrifield VA
Clearance: TS/SCI … CI POLY preferred
Customer Agency: DIA
Division: NMEC (National Media Exploitation Center.)
Status: IMMEDIATE
Apply Now: Linux RED HAT System Administrator
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