Posted on 04/22/2009 4:38:21 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
As many big companies are announcing mass layoffs, these Fortune 100 employers have at least 150 openings as of mid-April.
It's no secret that many big companies are announcing mass layoffs and pay cuts in the recession. With 5.1 million jobs lost nationwide since 2008, and the current unemployment rate at the 25-year high of 8.5%, it's easy to feel down about the battered labor market.
But the job prospects aren't entirely bleak. We looked at the top 100 of this year's Fortune 500 list and found 28 with at least 150 job openings as of mid-April. Some, like Wal-Mart, say they're hiring thousands of people to staff new locations. Others, like Motorola, have hundreds of positions open in a variety of fields: engineering, sales, finance, marketing and project management.
Brush up the résumé and iron the suit. Your next job could be a click away.
1. Wal-Mart Stores
2009 Fortune 500 rank: 2
Headquarters: Bentonville, AR
Number of job openings: Thousands
What they're looking for: To staff new locations, Wal-Mart is hiring store managers, human resource managers, pharmacists, customer service associates and cashiers, among others.
2. Hewlett-Packard
2009 Fortune 500 rank: 9
Headquarters: Palo Alto, CA
Number of job openings: 150*
What they're looking for: HP is hiring in several areas of its businesses, including information technology, human resources, research and development, marketing, finance and administrative.
3. Bank of America Corp.
2009 Fortune 500 rank: 11
Headquarters: Charlotte, NC
Number of job openings: 1,860
What they're looking for: Positions are available in several areas including consumer banking, small business banking, credit cards, home loans, global banking, wealth management, technology, human resources, finance, communications, marketing and administration.
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http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/fortune/0904/gallery.F500_hiring.fortune/11.html
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So... in the Obama economy good news is that some company somewhere is hiring. And a terrible economy under Bush is 4% unemployment, 15,000 stock market, and 200,000 jobs created in a month?
Got it!
And an average $200 billion dollar budget deficit/yr under Bush is bad, and a $2 trillion dollar budget deficit/yr under Obama is good?
Got it!
B of A 1800 openings? After all the mergers to reduce staff? Something doesn’t pass the smell test.
Ping.
I thought so as well. But remember all the TARP funds and Joe Biden? He wasn’t called the Senator from Bank of America (and MBNA before their merger) for nothing.
I hear you—this smells fishy.
I’ve seen job postings online and in the local papers for companies whom I’ve been personally assured currently have hiring freezes. There’s nothing that stops a company from listing jobs on their web site or on Monster, or taking full-page ads in a newspaper’s career section. I noticed a couple on that list that have announced big layoffs in the last few months.
Maybe they’re applicant-mining, looking for the perfect applicant whom they can hire to replace people who leave on their own. Then there’s always the openings for positions they “expect” to open up in the near future.
As has always been the case since time began ... if you can offer a service that will add value to a potential employer and you have a sought after skill, you will always be employed or not far from your next position.
If your one of the herd, well, then not so much.
Good news. LOL. It is like telling a woman that her husband fell 14 stories to the ground instead of 18 stories.
I had two friends who had been with BOA lose their jobs...both had had long careers (20 years.) They did get a generous severance, and were able to get jobs with other banks.
My kid’s in grad school and I’ve perused the career site that his school maintains...it lists jobs. I noticed BOA was hiring. Seems to me a lot of jobs are for “customer reps” and “marketing reps”...I think they’re hiring people to do phone work to try to drum up business....just MHO.
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