Posted on June 20, 2014
A new report from Careerbuilder points out that baby boomers hold a larger percentage of science jobs in Rhode Island, among other locales, than millennials. According to the survey, the number of jobs held by baby boomers (age 55-64) grew 9 percent from 2007 to 2013, a gain of 1.9 million. The millennial workforce (age […]
Posted on June 4, 2014
A recent survey from Monster shows the lengths people will go to interview for Rhode Island jobs, among other locations. The survey found that 44% of respondents consider telling their boss they have a medical appointment to be the best excuse to leave work for a job interview. Another health related excuse, illness, was the […]
Posted on May 28, 2014
Communication is the greatest challenged CIOs face when managing those with Rhode Island IT jobs, according to a survey from Robert Half. Nearly one-third (30 percent) of U.S. chief information officers (CIOs) interviewed said communication is their greatest challenge in managing a remote workforce. Productivity and technology challenges followed, each cited by 22 percent of […]
Posted on May 19, 2014
Employers may be distinctly aware of those who are ready to job-hop from Rhode Island healthcare jobs, according to a recent survey from Careerbuilder. More than half (55 percent) of employers surveyed said they have hired a job-hopper and nearly one-third (32 percent) of all employers said they have come to expect workers to job-hop. […]
Posted on May 6, 2014
A survey from Jobvite on employee satisfaction points out that employees, including some who have Rhode Island customer service jobs, may be unsatisfied with their current jobs and may be actively seeking a new one. According to the survey, about 51 percent of people are actively looking for another job. In addition, 71 percent of […]
Posted on April 29, 2014
The latest labor market reports show that food service jobs in Rhode Island are growing. Employment continued to trend up in March in food services and drinking places (+30,000). Over the past year, food services and drinking places has added 323,000 jobs. Construction employment continued to trend up in March (+19,000). Over the past year, […]
Posted on April 20, 2014
If workers at Long Island jobs or other jobs across the nation were concerned they weren’t being paid fairly, would they go to their bosses? A new survey from Monster says that yes, they would. The majority of respondents are likely to go straight to their boss if they found out they were being paid […]
Posted on April 6, 2014
A recent poll points out that IT jobs in Rhode Island may be growing. CareerBuilder.com released their US jobs outlook, showing that certain industries are expected to outperform the national average for hiring. The number of manufacturing employers planning to add full-time, permanent headcount increased three percentage points over Q2 2013 and beat the national […]
Posted on March 28, 2014
Several companies are reporting that they have no mobile strategy in place to fill Rhode Island jobs, according to a recent survey from Robert Half. One in four companies (28 percent) surveyed by Robert Half Technology has no mobile technology strategy. About 70 percent of firms said they have implemented some type of mobile technology […]
Posted on March 20, 2014
According to labor statistics, retail jobs in Rhode Island have grown slightly. Retail trade employment changed little in February (-4,000). Among the component industries, a job gain in food and beverage stores (+12,000) was more than offset by declines in electronics and appliance stores (-12,000); sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores (-9,000); and department […]
