Houston-Based Recruitment Outsourcing Expert Joins Talent Acquisition Company
A local RPO expert has joined a well-known talent acquisition company. To learn more about recruitment outsourcing visit http://www.worldconcertrpo.com.
Futurestep, a company specializing in talent acquisition solutions, recently announced that it has hired Houston-based RPO expert Laura Eaton to serve as U.S. director of the company's RPO service delivery team.
Eaton has more than 20 years of experience in the recruiting industry and extensive knowledge in designing, implementing and managing RPOs and on-site client relationships. She has worked with such entities as Kellogg Company, Hershey's and Comerica Bank.
Texas Jobs Cut with Pilgrim’s Pride
One food producing company is planning to eliminate hundreds of positions, with the majority of cuts to effect Texas jobs.
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, an American company that produces chicken, recently announced that it plans to cut about 230 positions during its effort to integrate with JBS SA, a Brazilian-based meat company.
Only corporate and administrative salaried positions will be eliminated, while no production jobs will be lost. Displaced employees will be offered severance benefits and outplacement services from an undisclosed company.
Criminal Background Checks in Houston Jails
Jails in Houston now have the technology to complete criminal background checks (Click here) on incoming suspects.
Officials recently announced that all jails throughout the City of Houston will receive a technology upgrade allowing them to complete national criminal background checks, including fingerprint checks, and immigration background checks on all suspects booked into jail.
That upgrade will allow the city to participate in Secure Communities, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement program that completes biometric checks for the immigration history of a suspect when they are taken to jail.
Houston Medical Jobs in High Demand
The healthcare industry is one of the few that has managed to grow during the economic recession. Most places throughout the country have seen healthcare employment increase, and Texas is no exception, with many Houston medical jobs currently available.
The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area's education and health services industry employed 294,300 workers during September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 293,200 workers during August and a 2.5 percent increase from last year.
The Texas Medical Center, which is one of the more prominent medical institutions in Houston, currently has about 3,500 positions available. The downside, according to an article by KHOU, is that there seems to be a lack of workers to fill those open jobs.
Jobs in Texas, Nation Worry Residents
The lack of jobs in Texas and the state of the economy as a whole are worrying residents.
The University of Texas and The Texas Tribune recently released their annual poll, which found that the national economy tops the list of residents' concerns. The economy as a whole, unemployment and jobs, and federal spending and the national debt were mentioned more than any other worry.
Those three items together accounted to 53 percent of the worries mentioned by respondents. Healthcare, along with political corruption and leadership were the only other two issues mentioned by more than 10 percent of respondents.
San Antonio Jobs Created by Nationwide
A well-known insurance company will soon create hundreds of San Antonio jobs (Click here).
Gov. Rick Perry recently announced that the State of Texas will invest $2.5 million through the Texas Enterprise Fund to help Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company expand its operations in San Antonio. The investment will help create 750 high-paying jobs and generate more than $94.8 million in capital investment throughout Texas.
"Nationwide’s expansion in San Antonio is a testament to the success of the TEF and Texas’ status as the best state in the nation to invest, work and raise a family,” Perry said in an article by the San Antonio Business Journal. "Companies like Nationwide will continue to create jobs in Texas because of our state’s low taxes, regulatory environment and educated and diverse workforce."
Jobs in Dallas TX through Smart Grid Denied Funding
A smart grid project that would have created several jobs in Dallas TX has been denied federal funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded 100 grants totaling $3.4 billion for electric grid upgrade projects, and while other cities, such as Houston, were granted funding, Dallas did not receive any of the federal money.
Oncor, a power line operator in Dallas, would have used the funding to install advanced meters and create a smart grid, allowing customers to see their consumption in real time and help the company fix problems more quickly.
Austin TX Jobs Could be Created by Chinese Manufacturer
One Chinese company's decision could help create hundreds of Austin TX jobs.
Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. is considering Austin, San Antonio and a few cities in other states as the home base for the company's manufacturing hub for solar-electric panels. The operation could create up to 300 jobs in Austin.
The company currently has 4,700 employees and made $1.1 billion in revenue last year. Company officials have said they are close to choosing a site for the $20 million photovoltaic panel plant. If Austin is chosen as the site of the plant, according to an article by Austin Business Journal, it could serve as a catalyst for the city's ambitions to become a serious player in the solar energy market.
City of Houston Jobs
If you're looking for a career in the government industry, you might want to consider City of Houston jobs.
The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area has a strong government industry that has managed to see an increase in employment on a monthly and yearly basis as of late.
The area's government industry employed 360,800 workers during September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 342,200 workers during August and a .3 percent increase from last year.
1,100 State of Texas Jobs Created by ARRA
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is responsible for creating or saving more than 1,000 State of Texas jobs.
Officials recently reported that companies and local governments throughout Texas have saved or created about 1,100 jobs through federal stimulus funding. Those jobs stem from 236 contracts throughout the state, which have been valued at $534 million.
Many of that funding was used to save the jobs of construction workers who otherwise would have been fired. Many other projects have yet to begin, including work on the two largest contracts in Texas, $102.5 million for a federal courthouse in Austin and $61 million for levee repairs in the Houston Ship Channel.