Overview
Looking for jobs and careers with top American employers-the companies that are recruiting and hiring today? Job seekers rely on our complete profiles of the 500 fastest-growing, major corporate employers in America today-companies creating the best job opportunities. This reference book includes hard-to-find information, such as benefit plans, stock plans, salaries, hiring and recruiting plans, training and corporate culture, growth, new facilities, research & development, fax numbers and Internet addresses. We rate over 100 firms as ""Hot Spots"" for advancement opportunities for women and minorities. In addition, The Almanac of American Employers includes a job market trends analysis and 7 Keys For Research. We give indices by career type, locations, industry and more. Whether you're a new college graduate seeking the best salaries, training and advancement opportunities, or an experienced executive, this will be your complete reference to today's hottest companies. Purchasers will find a form in the front of the book enabling them to register for 1-year, 1-seat online access to special tools at Plunkett Research Online, including the ability to view the market research/industry trends section and industry statistics. In this manner, you have online access, at no additional charge, to the very latest data posted to Plunkett Research Online. Online tools will enable you to search, filter and view selected companies, and then to export selected company contact data, including executive names. You'll find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research report in one superb, value-priced package.
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Author: Jack W. Plunkett , Jack W. Plunkett
Publisher: Plunkett Research, Ltd
Imprint: Plunkett Research, Ltd
Edition: 2011 ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 3.60cm
, Length: 28.00cm
Weight: 1.631kg
ISBN: 9781593921828
ISBN 10: 1593921829
Pages: 716
Publication Date: 24 September 2010
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
THE ALMANAC OF AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 2011 CONTENTS Introduction 1 How To Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting Job Seekers 7 1) U.S. Job Market Overview 7 2) Cost Control is a Major Concern at Employers/Downsizing and Consolidation Through Mergers Continue 9 3) Unemployment Will Remain High 10 4) Consumers Spend Less, Save More, Affecting a Wide Variety of Companies 10 5) Technology Continues to Create Sweeping Changes in the Workplace 10 6) Continued Growth in Outsourcing, Including Supply Chain and Logistics Services 11 7) Millions Working as Temps 12 8) Offshoring and the Globalization of Business 12 9) Older Americans Will Delay Retirement and Work Longer/Many Employers Find Older Employees Desirable 13 10) Employment Sectors that Will Offer an Above-Average Number of Job Opportunities in 2010 14 Chapter 2: Statistics 15 U.S. Employment Overview: 2009-2010 16 U.S. Civilian Labor Force: 1997-August 2010 17 Number of People Employed and Unemployed, U.S.: August 2009 vs. August 2010 18 Unemployed Jobseekers by Sex, Reason for Unemployment & Active Job Search Methods Used: 2009 Average 19 U.S. Labor Force Ages 16 to 24 Years Old by School Enrollment, Educational Attainment, Sex, Race & Ethnicity: October 2009 20 Mean Hourly Earnings & Weekly Hours, Private Industry & State & Local Government: 2009 21 Medical Care Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2010 22 Retirement Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2010 23 Top 30 U.S. Occupations by Numerical Change in Job Growth: 2008-2018 24 Top 30 U.S. Occupations by Percent Change in Job Growth: 2008-2018 25 Occupations with the Largest Expected Employment Increases, U.S.: 2008-2018 26 Occupations with the Fastest Expected Decline, U.S.: 2008-2018 27 Chapter 3: Research: 7 Keys for Job Seekers 28 1) Financial Stability 28 2) Growth Plans 28 3) Research & Development Programs 28 4) Product Launch & Production 28 5) Marketing & Distribution Methods 28 6) Employee Benefits 28 7) Quality of Work Factors 29 Other Considerations 29 Chapter 4: Important Contacts for Job Seekers 36 Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites Continued on the next page Continued from the previous page Chapter 5: THE AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 64 20 Largest Employers of the AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500, By Number of Employees 65 20 Largest Employers of the AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500, By Revenues 66 20 Largest Employers of the AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500, By Profits 67 Industry List, With Codes 68 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 71 (The AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500 grouped by industry and ranked for sales and profits) Alphabetical Index 86 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 89 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 93 Index of Firms with International Operations 105 Individual Data Profiles on each of THE AMERICAN EMPLOYERS 500 108 Additional Indexes Index of Firms Noted as Hot Spots for Advancement for Women & Minorities 610 Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 613 Index by Companies for Specific Types of Job Seekers 639 Information Systems 639 Liberal Arts 647 Management 657 Professionals 671 Sales/Marketing 686 Technical/Scientific 698
Reviews
""The best of the employer directories... The first easy comparative reference I have come across that gives job seekers a chance to pre-view the stability and policies of a prospective employer.A"" Nationally-syndicated columnist Joyce Lain Kennedy - The almanac is more than simply a collection of profiles. Also included are practical hints and guidelines for job-seekers, trends in the U.S. economy that are likely to affect employment, an extensive list of websites related to job-seeking, and aggregate employment of specific industries and occupations, as well as outlooks for each.A"" This guide is a must-purchase for career collections.A"" American Reference Books Annual A useful resource which reflects a lot of work on the part of its publisher.A"" Career Opportunities News A good tool for the job-seeker, full of information and reasonably priced.A"" Library Journal An idea worth reading-the wonder is that such a book has not been published before.A"" San Antonio Express-News Of obvious value as a guide for job-seekers - Useful for researchers, marketing executives and personnel professionals.A"" Pittsburgh Business Times-Journal Companies are classified by geography and industry, enabling the reader to compare, for instance, high-tech companies on the West Coast or communications companies headquartered near New York.A"" USA Today
Companies are classified by geography and industry, enabling the reader to compare, for instance, high-tech companies on the West Coast or communications companies headquartered near New York. -- USA Today USA Today
Author Information
Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors. Jack Plunkett's work has been widely covered by hundreds of magazines, newspapers and broadcast stations, including stories in USA Today and Inc. Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists.
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