Companies Hiring This Month

One of the most annoying things to say to a job seeker is, "There are plenty of jobs to be had; you're just not looking hard enough." Yes, there are many companies hiring, but on the job hunt you can begin to feel as if the only places not hiring are the ones in your industry. Not every job posting is for every job seeker.

To help ease the difficulties of your job hunt, we searched for employers who are hiring right now. Even better, they're hiring in a variety of industries even as the economy slowly recovers. For example, online marketing company Red Ventures plans on expanding throughout 2010 as more companies see the value of social media in marketing strategies.

Meanwhile, Superior Technical Resources is responsible for talent acquisition and management solutions for employers across several industries. According to director of client recruiting services Chris Delaney, the hiring situation is improving.

"Areas that have historically been leading indicators of overall job market health are beginning to seek out qualified candidates for a wide range of positions," Delaney says.

For the sake of making your job search go more smoothly, here are 18 companies in different industries that are hiring right now:

ADT Security Services (TYCO)
Industry: Security
Number of openings: 1,000
Sample job titles: Commercial, small business and residential sales, customer care associates, installation and service technicians
Location: Nationwide

All About Staffing*
Industry: Health care
Number of openings: 1,000
Sample job titles: Registered nurses (critical care, ER, OR, L&D, telemetry, medical, surgery, NICU), directors, managers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, speech language pathologists
Location: Nationwide (including Florida, Texas, Nevada, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee)

Alliance Data
Industry: Financial Services
Number of openings: 200
Sample job titles: Call center collection positions, roles in Finance, IT, mid- and upper-management
Location: Nationwide

American Family Insurance
Industry: Insurance
Number of openings: 150
Sample job titles: Insurance agent, agent in training, agency sales support, marketing specialist, customer service representative, claims, actuarial and customer care centers
Location: Various states (currently operating in 19 states)

Century 21 Real Estate LLC
Industry: Real estate and sales
Number of openings: 3,000
Sample job titles: Real estate agents
Location: Nationwide

Hooper Holmes, Inc.
Industry: Health care services
Number of openings: 75
Sample job titles: Phlebotomists, business analysts director of marketing, production scheduler, executive assistant, technical support specialist
Location: Nationwide (including New Jersey)

ICF International
Industry: Energy, environment and human services consulting
Number of openings: 544
Sample job titles: IT PMO deputy program manager, meeting planner - juvenile justice, senior computer systems analyst - child welfare, java developer, associate - energy efficiency HVAC systems, research assistant - fuels and technology, research associate/malaria analyst, senior conservation biologist/planner
Location:  Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., California

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Industry: Finance/banking
Number of openings: 1,500
Sample job titles: Financial advisor, impaired loan accounting, mortgage loan officer, relationship manager
Location: Nationwide

Providence Health & Services - California Region
Industry: Health care
Number of openings: 140
Sample job titles: Nurse, occupational therapist, physical therapist, pharmacist, respiratory therapist
Location: California

Red Ventures
Industry: Online marketing
Number of openings: 250
Sample job titles: Web developer, sales, customer service, accounting, recruiters, online marketing, management
Location: Nationwide (including North Carolina, Florida, and Texas)

ResCare, Inc.
Industry: Human services
Number of openings: 150
Sample job titles: Direct care, LPNs, RNs
Location: Nationwide

Savers, Inc.
Industry: Retail
Number of openings: 165
Sample job titles: Store managers, operations supervisors, production supervisors, sales clerks, cashiers, on-site donation attendants, production team members
Location: Nationwide

Securus Technologies, Inc.
Industry: Telecommunications
Number of openings: 80
Sample job titles: Customer service, work force managers, call center supervisors, sales, territory managers, account managers, marketing
Location: Nationwide (including Texas)

Superior Technical Resources*
Industry: Various
Number of openings: 550
Sample job titles: Senior spacecraft systems engineer, senior mechanical engineers, senior software engineers, senior avionics software developers, global controller, director of global treasury, environmental health and safety manager, data model consultant
Location: Virginia, Florida, Arizona, Iowa, California, New York, Texas, Ohio

Time Warner Cable
Industry: Telecommunications
Number of openings: 1,700
Sample job titles: Account executive, customer service representative, installation technician, engineer
Location: Nationwide

Unilever
Industry: Consumer products
Number of openings: 150
Sample job titles: Supply chain, finance, manufacturing, research and development, marketing, customer development
Location: Nationwide (including New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri)

Valvoline Instant Oil Change
Industry: Automotive service retail
Number of openings: 100
Sample job titles: Customer service advisors
Location: Nationwide

Warner Chilcott
Industry: Pharmaceutical, sales
Number of openings: 75
Sample job titles: Pharmaceutical sales representatives
Location: Nationwide

*Staffing and recruiting employers find workers on behalf of companies and organizations across various industries.

Anthony Balderrama is a writer and blogger for CareerBuilder.com and its job blog, The Work Buzz. He researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/abalderrama.