Latest CareerBuilder Press Releases

Small Businesses Reporting Increases in Hiring and Sales

CHICAGO – May 23, 2012 – A major driver of the U.S. economy is feeling more optimistic. Small businesses with 250 or fewer employees are reporting stronger sales and increased hiring plans, according to CareerBuilder’s latest nationwide study. Nearly one-third (32 percent) said their sales increased over the last two quarters (October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012) and nearly half (46 percent) expect sales to increase over the next two quarters (April 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012). Nineteen percent added full-time, permanent employees over the last two quarters and 24 percent expect to add full-time, permanent employees over the next two quarters. The study, conducted by Harris Interactive© from February 9 to March 2, 2012, included more than 1,000 small businesses with 250 or fewer employees across industries.

Small businesses are also playing a key role in retraining workers and reducing the talent deficit in the U.S. In another CareerBuilder study conducted by H

Employers in Manufacturing, Hospitality and Retail Drive Increase in Summer Hiring, According to CareerBuilder’s Annual Job Forecast

CHICAGO, May 16, 2012 – The pace of job creation may pick up over the summer months, fueled by an expected increase in seasonal hiring. Three in ten (29 percent) U.S. employers plan to hire workers for the summer, up from 21 percent in 2011 and an average of 22 percent over the past four years. This is according to CareerBuilder’s annual Summer Job Forecast, conducted by Harris Interactive© from February 9 to March 2, 2012, among more than 2,000 hiring managers and human resource professionals.

Stronger than expected growth in the manufacturing sector, as well as increased consumer confidence heading into vacation season, are likely behind the busier summer hiring season. Employers in the following industries are expected to lead seasonal hiring:

· Manufacturing: 45 percent [plan to add summer workers]

· Hospitality: 44 percent

· Retail: 34 percent

· Finance: 31 perce

Working Moms Taking Less Maternity Leave, CareerBuilder’s Annual Mother’s Day Survey Finds

CHICAGO – May 9, 2012 – The struggle to balance career and family starts in the earliest stages of parenthood, according to CareerBuilder’s annual study of working moms. One-in-four (26 percent) working moms who have had a child in the last three years reported they did not take the full maternity leave allowed by their company. One-in-ten took two weeks or less. The national survey, which was conducted by Harris Interactive© from February 9 to March 2, 2012, included 601 working mothers and 729 working fathers with children 18 and under who are living with them.

How much maternity leave are workers taking?

Competitive work environments and demanding positions may be causing more women to reduce their time off from work after delivery. While most working moms who’ve had a child in the last three years (44 percent) reported taking more than eight weeks of maternity leave, 12 percent said they took two weeks or less. Forty percent we

Three in Ten Companies Expect to Hire for Executive Level Positions Over Next Six Months, According to CareerBuilder and HeadHunter.com Survey

CHICAGO, May 3, 2012 – The hiring landscape for executives is improving along with the rest of the labor market, according to new survey from CareerBuilder and HeadHunter.com. Thirty-one percent of employers expect to hire for executive-level positions over the next six months, up from 23 percent in October’s forecast.

The study also looks at the number of Millennials* who are in executive positions today and explores the deficits in diverse workers and women in executive roles. The survey was conducted by Harris Interactive© from February 9 to March 2, 2012, among more than 2,000 hiring managers and human resource professionals.

Executive Hiring Outlook

Employers are recruiting senior leadership for a range of business functions, but certain areas will see the most focus. Of employers hiring executives, nearly a quarter (24 percent) will hire in business development, followed by information technology (23 percent), sales (2

CareerBuilder Acquires Top Language Jobs, Continues European Expansion

CHICAGO, April 25, 2012 – CareerBuilder, the leader in human capital solutions, continues to grow its European business with the acquisition of Top Language Jobs (TLJ), the leading global online jobsite for multi-language jobs and candidates. TLJ operates more than 40 sites in 25 countries across Europe and in the U.S. The primary site www.toplanguagejobs.co.uk can also be accessed by using the .com domain.

Language skills are in demand worldwide. According to data from TLJ, job postings requiring multiple language skills continue to increase across Europe with over 120,000 job listings in France, the U.K. and Germany alone -- and more than 200,000 in total. In the U.S., there are more than 180,000 job listings with a language skills requirement.

“Entering the ever-growing global language jobs market presents a strategic opportunity for CareerBuilder since many companies today rely on multilingual workers as th

More than Half of Employers Plan to Hire Recent College Graduates in 2012, CareerBuilder’s Survey Finds

CHICAGO – April 25, 2012 – The college graduating class of 2012 is heading into a better job market than alumni of the previous three years, according to a new study from CareerBuilder and CareerRookie.com. More than half of employers (54 percent) reported they plan to hire recent college graduates in 2012, up from 46 percent in 2011, 44 percent in 2010 and 43 percent in 2009. The national survey, which was conducted by Harris Interactive© from February 9 to March 2, 2012, included more than 2,000 hiring managers across industries and company sizes.

“This is the first time since the recession that we’re seeing a majority of employers planning to add recent college graduates to their employee roster,” said Brent Rasmussen, President of CareerBuilder North America. “Companies across industries are placing a strong emphasis on recruiting fresh talent for technology-related roles and positions designed to drive revenue - and they’re willing to pay more for high-skill,

CareerBuilder Acquires CEVIU in Brazil

CHICAGO – April 18, 2012 – CareerBuilder is making a much-anticipated move into the South American market with the acquisition of CEVIU.com.br, the leading information technology job board in Brazil. CEVIU features the most IT job listings in the country and its online traffic has had a compound annual growth rate of 158 percent over the last three years, providing CareerBuilder with an accelerated entry into the sixth largest economy in the world. Together, CareerBuilder and CEVIU will bring Brazil’s employers and workers a broader range of recruitment and job search resources for IT and beyond.

Despite its standing as the fifth most populous country in the world, Brazil’s unemployment rate was at 5.7 percent in February 2012, according to the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics. Nearly two-in-five Brazilians use the Internet, a statistic that is quickly increasing, according to Internet World Stats.

“Brazil is

Thirty-seven percent of companies use social networks to research potential job candidates, according to new CareerBuilder Survey

CHICAGO, April 18, 2012 – With the pervasive, worldwide adoption of social media, job seekers know that the all-important first impression is potentially made well before the first interview. But just how many hiring managers browse social media profiles, and what type of information are they hunting?

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Nearly two in five companies (37 percent) use social networking sites to research job candidates, according to a new survey from CareerBuilder. Of the employers who do not research candidates on social media, 15 percent said their company prohibits the practice. Eleven percent report they do not currently use social media to screen, but plan to start.

In a 2009 study of employers who conduct online background checks, 45 percent said they used social media to screen job candidates.

The nationwide survey, which was conducted by Harris Interactive from February 9 to March 2, 2

CareerBuilder and Liberty Tax Service Share List of Job Search and Work Expenses You May Be Able To Claim on Your Taxes

CHICAGO – April 11, 2012 – Did you know you may be able to write off resume paper and travel to job interviews? How about steel-toe boots for work and home office furniture? A new nationwide study from Liberty Tax Service and CareerBuilder found a significant number of U.S. workers may not be maximizing their tax refunds with only one-in-five (20 percent) reporting they have claimed work-related expenses on their taxes. Only 7 percent have claimed job search expenses. The national study, conducted by Harris Interactive© from February 9 to March 2, 2012, included 6,000 workers across industries and company sizes.

Eligible Job Search Expenses

When asked if they thought certain job search expenses would qualify for tax refunds, at least three-out-of-four workers were not aware that you may be able to claim professional resume-writing services and resume paper. While more than half didn’t know travel to and from job interviews may be claimed, the maj

CareerBuilder and the National Restaurant Association Team Up to Bring More Resources to Industry Employers and Job Seekers

WASHINGTON and CHICAGO, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Restaurant owners and workers will now have a faster, easier way to connect on new employment opportunities. CareerBuilder will be powering the career channel for the National Restaurant Association, the restaurant industry's leading association representing more than 380,000 restaurant businesses. At www.restaurant.org, job seekers will gain instant access to a wide variety of restaurant and foodservice industry jobs, job search tools and career advice, and employers will be able to reach an expansive talent pool for service, management and corporate positions.

Under the two-year agreement, CareerBuilder will become the exclusive provider of recruitment and job search services for National Restaurant Association members as well as its state rest