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Local Executives Share Strategies for Creating New Jobs
ST. LOUIS (SLFP.com), September 20, 2009 - Gov. Jay Nixon brought his Show-Me Business Tour to St. Louis, where he met with representatives of several local employers to discuss strategies to create jobs and move the state's economy forward.
Gov. Nixon led the roundtable discussion with the business leaders at the headquarters of Express Scripts, one of the region's major employers, which is located on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. During the conversation, local executives and Gov. Nixon discussed opportunities and challenges for business growth, the strength of Missouri's workforce, and opportunities for the state to support the expansion of existing the state's businesses. Joining Gov. Nixon for this meeting was Katie Steele Danner, interim director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
"To overcome our economic challenges, it's vital that we look to the future to identify opportunities to help existing Missouri businesses grow and create new jobs," Gov. Nixon said. "That's what this Show-Me Business Tour is all about. I appreciate the business leaders from across the state who have taken time to sit down with me to discuss the opportunities and challenges they see, and to share their ideas about how we can get this economy moving forward. When the General Assembly returns in January, I look forward to detailing a policy package that will help existing Missouri businesses compete and win in the 21st-century economy."
The roundtable followed a tour of Express Scripts' main headquarters building, during which the Governor learned about the company's home delivery and retail pharmacy benefit operations.
"The St. Louis regional economy is poised for tremendous growth, especially in high-tech fields, such as life and plant science," said Dick Fleming, president and CEO of the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association. "We applaud Gov. Nixon for taking time to listen directly to a diverse group of St. Louis business leaders about the opportunities and challenges facing our companies and industries. The RCGA looks forward to continuing our work with the Governor to realize the exciting potential of our region and to turn this economy around."
Millions of People Are Looking for Jobs, but Over 4 Million Positions Remain Unfilled
ST. LOUIS (PRNewswire), September 20, 2009 - We are in the worst recession in over 20 years, but employers still have millions of jobs going unfilled. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, outplacement counseling programs are struggling to assist job hunters get the job done.
Bob Gerberg Jr, the CEO of ITS, said that this is partially because many people are doing the wrong things and some counselors are still advising job hunters to use methods from the 1990s.
But, traditional job hunting is no longer effective. Why? Gerberg says too many people still start by preparing a historical resume that says, "Here lies John Doe, he went to these schools, he had these jobs and these achievements." Then they just start answering ads, networking some friends, contacting a few recruiters and posting resumes on the Internet. It is hard to believe, said Gerberg, but that's all that tens of millions of people still do. In a typical month they generate only one or two interviews. Today, much more is needed.
A great many job hunters have good backgrounds and just need better approaches
Because of the recession, the jobs for people seeking more than $100,000 will shrink from 3.8 million jobs filled last year to 3.5 million jobs this year. The market is down, but there are still millions of jobs out there. Professionals with good backgrounds and marketable skills should be connecting. But, they need to approach all the segments of the job market in a much different way.
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New job hunting approaches are called for
In their free 25 minute video, ITS reveals all of the major points a job hunter should know about the job market and some major new innovations in this field.
Here's just part of what the ITS Job Market Tour covers: how the job market really works, the new resume styles that are producing better results, where the jobs are, both published and unpublished, how to find more openings, leads and contacts, and how people can get their resumes placed with top prospects, including growth firms through major employers.
The video also shows how people can uncover up to 97% of the right openings that are out here for them, not the 2 to 3% they usually find with old methods.
Recognizing that something new was needed, ITS invested over $30 million to pioneer a faster approach to job hunting for anyone with a marketable background. Most of this went toward development of The Job Market Access Center (JMAC) which enables people to instantly connect with the openings, leads and contacts that are so vital to job hunters.
Why did ITS invest so heavily in a new approach to job hunting?
It may surprise you, but before the current recession, the U.S. Labor Department said it took many professionals from 9 to 12 months to find a suitable new position.
Fortune Magazine, in two cover stories in the last year, documented the difficult journey people face and the strain and worry that can be involved. The Chicago Tribune has also done many articles. One survey said that of people who lost their jobs, only 1 in 20 get back to their previous level of responsibility and income.
Given this environment, Gerberg said that everyone in the employment world knew something better was needed, so they raised venture capital to bring new technology to this field.
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