More Jobs in the Northeast

Job posting on dice.com grew by 22% during the first three months of 2005. The New York metro area ranked as the region with the second most positions, slightly behind only Washington, D.C..

April, 2005

The times are getting good again.

The supply of talent is stable for applications jobs is stable and demand is booming. every major firm that could be in the market is in hiring again. Some hedge funds have eased off, but they have been replaced by the dotcoms.

Did I just say, dotcom??

Yes, it sounds odd to hear that term again after so long but internet firms are back hiring which, to my ears, is one of th best indicators for technology job growth imaginable> This sector, plus consulting firms, suggest that business is good for large firms and that those large firms and consumers are spending money (and making money). Dotcom investment in staff indicates optimism about their future after several years of "capital conservation" (or simply, we've got to stretch our money as far as we can becasue we have no earnings!).

Project managers are getting jobs. J2EE middleware developers. Help desk and desktop professionals. Junior staff and seniors. The recovery is across the board.

And, best yet, candidates are receiving multiple job offers again.

Oh, happy days!

Jeff Altman
Concepts in Staffing
jeffaltman@cisny.com

March survey by American Express

In a survey released last month by American Express 85 percent of 627 small-business owners and managers questioned said they saw growth opportunities in the next six months, up from 72 percent in a similar poll a year earlier and 56 percent in 2003. Fifty-seven percent said they expected their sales to outpace last year's, and 66 percent reported plans to make capital investments within six months, up from 59 percent in 2004.