Immediate
Press Release / Interview Request
Release Date: August 30, 2013
Media Contact: CJ Eason, Community
Outreach Director – (734) 956-4550 email: cj@jobfairgiant.com
In Renewed Job Market, Recruiters Struggle
To Hire Job Seekers At Michigan Job Fair
In
what was once a lukewarm jobs market; is now a growing jobs market plentiful
with hundreds of local job opportunities as fifty recruiters struggle to fill over
five-hundred immediate job opportunities at Michigan Career Fair
sponsored by JobFairGiant.com on August 29.
With
the current unemployment rate, dropping recruiters tussle to find candidates
for full and part-time positions in Metro Detroit. When many job seekers are
protesting, “no one is hiring” employers are now offering hiring incentives and
great salaries to lure new hires. At the widely advertised job fair on Thursday
local recruiters eager to interview potential candidates were lightly
disappointed when only a few hundred job seekers showed up at the preholiday
career fair. A recruiter with Art Van Furniture Stores was surprisingly shock
at the turnout after participating at lasts month event on July 31 were
attendance had reached over 2,500 job seekers. Many recruiters with only a few
positions available were grateful to interview and hire several candidates
onsite at yesterday’s career fair, while companies such as Quicken Loans with
major hiring needs struggled.
According
to a recent survey by JobFairGiant.com, the average company is now paying
entry-level candidates $ 8.00 to $ 11.00 hourly and experienced candidates $
14.00 to $ 25.00 hourly with benefits and vacation pay. Nearly 93% of
participating companies at JobFairGiant.com events are based in Oakland, Macomb
and Wayne County; engineering, manufacturing, technology, healthcare, sales,
management, restaurant, banking and mortgage continue to be the most promising
career fields.
As
the manufacturing industry rebuilds in Michigan, many of the supplier companies
spearheading production and administrative hiring are responsible for reviving
the job market in the metro area. Our monthly job fairs are the connector
source uniting suppliers with job seekers; the position opportunities are
enormous for candidates.
The need for consumer and business product/services
has increased in the last two years creating a demand for sales professionals bringing
hundreds of jobs to the communities where companies set up shop. For instance,
companies like First Financial Insurance Group headquartered in Carleton,
Michigan are training entry-level insurance agents with a base salary of $35-50k
plus commission. Many employers in need of sales representatives have abandoned
their former commission only pay structure to generate candidate interest by
offering salary pay.
The
booming growth of the Michigan economy can be reflected in current employment
trends on job site GiantJobs.net. A
large number of job fair recruiters are currently listing opening on
JobFairGiant.com, due to a pent-up demand and lack of candidates at Michigan Job Fair. Over 500 openings are available, primarily
concentrated in blue-collar work, engineering, manufacturing, tooling,
healthcare, sales, management, restaurant, banking, mortgage and IT.
In
an effort to fill hundreds of positions, recruiters will be ready to interview
candidates at the Hired In Detroit Saturday Career Expo held on September 14th
at the Westin Hotel in Southfield, Michigan. Candidates can pre-registered and
see who is hiring at JobFairGiant.com.
About JobFairGiant.com
JobFairGiant.com
is the largest job fair sponsor and job search site based in Michigan. It is a
part of the HiredInMichigan.com and GiantJobs.net hiring brand.