Posted by Rathin Sinha, President

Nation’s unemployment rate remained steady at 9.6% and the number of unemployed workers remained mostly unchanged at about 15 million in September. Overall nonfarm payroll employment edged down (-95,000) as employment shrunk in the public sector (-159,100) due to unexpected loss of state and local government jobs and expected reduction of temporary census workers. Read more…

Posted by Rathin Sinha, President

While the entire nation continues to endure one of the most severe unemployment scenarios, the mood at the 74^th annual conference of the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) is quite upbeat. This conference is the largest gathering of state administrators of employment services, several other related programs provided through public funds. In a nutshell, it is the forum of ideas exchange and learning between the practitioners, and a platform for the development of private and public relationships to address the critical needs of the America’s workforce, and in particular, provide for the short term needs of potential and displaced workers needing immediate help to weather the recession. Read more…

Posted by Rathin Sinha, President

As America celebrates Labor Day to pay tribute to the contributions of its workforce, the mood is anything but festive for millions of Americans. While shifts in the labor system has been occurring for years, the recent global recession has taken a far greater toll on the American worker than workers in any other developed nation. Since the beginning of 2007, unemployment in the US has increased by 5 percent compared to only 1 percent increase in France and Japan, and a 2 percent rise in Britain. In the same period unemployment rate remained mostly unchanged or even went down in the economies of China, India and Germany. American employers have responded to the recession with far more layoffs and staff reduction than those in other countries. Read more…

Posted by Rathin Sinha, President

Most employers devote only a portion of their corporate website for careers, and are limited to leveraging best in class search and social marketing to effectively bring their job openings to the job seekers. So, it makes sense for a company with the URL ‘ourcompany.com’ to also buy a domain called ‘ourcompany.jobs’ to build a recruitment site to attract job seekers by using state-of-the-art search and social media. This should help individual companies market their jobs better, and hopefully job seekers will also have a better time searching for relevant jobs instead of going through each company’s main websites. Read more…

Posted by Rathin Sinha, President

To our valued customers and prospective clients:

I recently came across an alarming email from a job board claiming to be the sole authority on OFCCP compliance programs. The email struck a chord with our team at America’s Job Exchange (AJE) because it virtually discredited all other providers who offer similar services. While we respect our competitors and understand the impetus to attract attention to their products, we feel compelled to clarify so that misconceptions are not formed due to such misleading communications from this job board.

Government Gives you a Choice: When it comes to reporting diversity recruitment efforts, the rules are actually very simple: the government gives you a choice and doesn’t endorse one service provider over another. Read more…

Posted by Rathin Sinha, President

Today America honors its military veterans for their patriotism, commitment, and sacrifice while serving in the armed forces. Veterans Day has been a national holiday since 1938, and was originally named Armistice Day to commemorate the end of World War I combat. The name was changed to Veterans Day in 1954 to recognize all veterans, not just those who served in World War I. Read more…

Posted by Rathin Sinha, President

President Barack Obama talks about education

In his remarks after the release of the April unemployment figures, President Obama reminded us that America needs to fundamentally change the concept of unemployment from a period of ‘wait and see’ to a chance to train for and seek out the next opportunity. The president urged the states to allow the jobless to get the education and training they need for a better job without losing their unemployment benefits. As the president asks Americans to commit at least a year or more of higher education or career training, the Department of Labor and the Department of Education also announced the launch of www.opportunity.gov, a website to help job seekers with online tools. Read more…

Posted by Rathin Sinha, President

If you are wondering if where you should be investing in the middle of this economic downturn, the answer is simple – now is the time to invest in your career.

The one investment that consistently beats returns in equity, income or real estate is the investment in education. Your career is an asset, similar to stocks or home, that can significantly increase in value if you invest time and money. Read more…

Posted by Rathin Sinha, President

As unemployment numbers keep climbing without an end in sight, many people are wondering if their jobs are safe or if they are next in the line in case of a layoff. People often ask me if they should be looking for a job even if they are fully employed. Is the best way to cope with the downturn is by lining up new jobs – just in case? Read more…

Posted by Rathin Sinha, President

In the summer of ‘07, we launched America’s Job Exchange. Our goal was to continue the legacy of the pioneering career site – America’s Job Bank. AJB, as it was commonly referred to, was the first national job site built to help job seekers, especially those unemployed or disadvantaged, to find job search information free of cost. Employers could also post job openings free at AJB, which was sponsored by the US Department of Labor and built by NaviSite. No wonder, AJB became one of the largest online job sites, helping millions of job seekers through the’01-’02 recession and high unemployment rates of the ‘03-‘04. Read more…