Benefits August 27, 2007

Business Operations, HR and Financial Services Offer Most Entry Jobs

August 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Business operations, human resources and financial services have the greatest number of job opportunities for college graduates this fall, according to a recent MonsterTRAK poll.
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According to a press release, MonsterTRAK monitored online job demand to come up with the list of the industries that are most likely to hire entry-level workers:

  • Business Operations, HR and Financial Services: Offering nearly one-fourth of all job opportunities for entry-level workers. This includes jobs in accounting, financial analysis and research, management and administration, and human resource and labor relations.
  • Sales and Marketing: Brand and product marketers were the fastest growing segment from within this category, growing more than 300 percent, year-over-year.
  • Architecture and Engineering: Naval architects and marine engineers are the most highly sought specialists by employers hiring in this category, followed closely by electrical, civil and mechanical engineers.
  • Computer, Information Technology and Mathematical: This category experienced the most growth (18%) over the year. Opportunities for workers in programming, computer maintenance and support, geographic information systems (GIS) and web design are the most desired positions.
  • Office, Administrative and Customer Support: The most popular jobs in this category include administrative assistants, customer service representatives, receptionists and data entry clerks.

“Employers’ demand for workers in the white-collar industries have been consistently growing and will presumably continue to do so, as evidenced by entry-level hiring trends witnessed last year and supported by the Monster Employment Index(2) findings,” said Mark Charnock, Vice President and General Manager, MonsterTRAK, in the press release.

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Benefits August 24, 2007

Employers' Anti-Drinking Attitude Trickles Down to Workers

August 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees at jobs where social drinking is strongly discouraged were 45% less likely to be heavy drinkers than those at companies that are cavalier about drinking, according to a recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
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The survey of more than 5,300 workers found that workers at companies with more stringent no-drinking policies were54% less likely to be frequent drinkers and 69% less likely to drink during the workday.

“At work” drinking was defined as: as having consumed beer, wine or liquor during the workday or two hours before going to work; drinking during lunch or a work break; drinking while working; drinking before driving a vehicle on company business; or drinking at a company-sponsored event in the 30 days prior to the study.

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According to the survey, 19% considered themselves heavy drinkers outside of work. Heavy drinking was defined differently among men and women: five or more drinks in one day in the 30 days before the survey for men, and four or more for women.Eight percent said they were frequent drinkers, which was defined as consuming beer, alcohol or wine five or more days of the week.

Smokers and workers age 35 and younger are most likely to drink.

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