New York City Job Market Update

Newsletter for LHH New York City office (Go to: http://www.esnips.com/web/LHHNYCJMC) June 11, 2007

In This Issue
• Job Market Intel “JMC Live” – Wednesday, June 13 at 10:30AM in
• Career Events the Park Avenue Conference Room. Come out
• Networking Events and hear the latest on the NYC Job Market in real
• JMC Job Search Tips time from your very own Job Market Consultant –
Rod Williams… (Seating is limited so don’t forget to register)
Also Included
• Useful Web Sites
• Media Resources
Job Market Intel
• Blue Steps
• Network of Experts Demand for IT professionals to rise: survey
• Job Lead Sampler
By: Amanda Fung
The demand for information technology professionals in the New York area will continue to increase,
according to a recent survey by Robert Half Technology.
Get Your Copy
NYC Job Market Update Nineteen percent of chief information officers at New York area companies plan to hire more IT
available online at: professionals in the third quarter, says the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report.
http://www.esnips.com/web/LHHNYCJM The results are up two points from the previous quarter and four points higher than the national
C Access the latest and average. Nationwide, 15% of CIOs plan to grow their IT staff.
back editions. Copies are "New York City tech hiring has been ahead of the national average since last year," said Rich Maloy,
also available in the division director at Robert Half. "Area companies have made a lot of investments in interactive and
common areas and from network security."
your consultants… If you
IT professionals with specific skills in Ajax programming, web development and infrastructure security
have information to
will be highly sought after. But New York area IT hiring is estimated to be slightly behind Silicon Valley
submit, contact Rod and other Pacific Northwest states by one point. Twenty percent of CIOs in the Pacific states expect
Williams at to expand IT departments.
[email protected] or
212.455.8583. Thanks in "It will be harder to fill jobs," said Mr. Maloy, who anticipates the hiring trend in New York to continue
advance! at least through the next six months. "Candidates with strong skills will have multiple offers to choose
from."
The survey results are based on responses from 200 CIOs from a random sample of New York area
CRN SpotLight companies with more than 100 employees. More than 1,400 CIOs nationwide were surveyed.

Check out the approximately

150,000 jobs on LeadLink
NYC businesses face high tax burden:
and don’t forget to keep your study
resume updated on Resume
Reserve. New employers By: David Jones
and recruiters are added and Business taxes in New York City are dramatically higher than in other major cities, and are stunting
are searching daily. business growth, according to a study by the Citizens Budget Commission.
The average effective tax rate on businesses is 7.5% in the city, more than twice the tax rate in
Access both on the web at: Westchester County and 70% higher than Los Angeles, according to the CBC, a nonpartisan

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organization that monitors state and local fiscal policy. The eight localities in the study had an
Blue Steps average state and local tax rate of only 4.5%.
"It's a longstanding problem," said Charles Brecher, director of research at the CBC. "The city
We have negotiated a 20% imposes taxes on business that are distinct from most other locales around the country."
discounted rate for LHH clients The report comes at a time when the city is experiencing an economic boom. The city expects a
with Blue Steps the executive surplus of more than $4 billion for the fiscal year, marking the third year in a row that the surplus
search web site owned and exceeded $3.5 billion. In March, unemployment hit a record low of 4.3% in the city, and job growth
operated by the AESC remains strong.
(Association of Executive Mr. Brecher said the city will faces a long-term erosion of businesses expanding in the city unless
Search Consultants) which is something is done to address the high tax burden. CBC officials say the city should convene a
their professional organization commission to review tax policies.
made up of over 200 of the top
The Bloomberg Administration has discussed a relief package that would cut $1.3 billion in taxes in
executive search firms. See the coming fiscal year. The plan calls for a 5% cut in property taxes and an extension of the $400
your consultant for details. property tax rebate for homeowners. It also includes about $200 million in new tax cuts for certain
AESC has around 200 business, such as granting greater tax credits to unincorporated businesses, adding new tax credits
member search firms, with for S-Corporations and simplifying tax filing for small businesses.
around 4000 consultants The CBC study also found that businesses that expand in the city have a 12.8% rate of return on
around the world. their investment, the lowest among the major regions analyzed. That compares with 13.7% for
upstate New York and the New York City suburbs, and 13.3% for New Jersey, Florida and
Massachusetts.
It's not just New York City businesses feeling weighed down by taxes. A report released in May by the
Public Policy Institute showed that New York state had the highest per capita tax rate in the country,
beating the national average by 57%. New York state had a per capita rate of $5,770 for the 2004-05
fiscal year, compared with the national average of $3,699.

Lighten up a little…

10 dumbest resume blunders

Having trouble finding a new job? Cheer up. When it comes to resumes, a new survey reveals
just how clueless some of your competition is.
By Anne Fisher, Fortune senior writer
(Fortune) -- You've worked hard on your resume, trying to squeeze all your experience in and make
yourself stand out from the crowd, and chances are you've done a pretty good job. But even if your
resume isn't perfect, it's unlikely to include any real howlers.
Not everybody can say that. Job site CareerBuilders.com recently asked pollsters Harris Interactive
to survey hiring managers and find out the wackiest resume items they've seen lately. Out of 2,627
responses, here are the top ten:
A job candidate...
1. ... attached a letter from her mother.
2. ... used pale blue paper with teddy bears printed around the border.
3. ... explained a three-month gap in employment by saying that he was getting over the death of his
cat.
4. ... specified that his availability to work Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays is limited because the
weekends are "drinking time."
5. ... included a picture of herself in a cheerleading uniform.
6. ... drew a picture of a car on the outside of the envelope and said the car would be a gift to the
hiring manager.
7. ... listed hobbies that included sitting on a levee at night watching alligators.
8. ... mentioned the fact that her sister had once won a strawberry-eating contest.
9. ... stated that he works well in the nude.
10. ... explained an arrest record by stating, "We stole a pig, but it was a really small pig."

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Feel better now?

Career Fair
New York State Department of Labor
&
The Asian Job Service Employer Committee
Presents
ASIAN JOB FAIR 2007
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
10:30AM to 3:00PM
Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel Flushing Center
135-20 39th Ave. Flushing, NY 11354

(#7 train to the last stop, 1st block on Roosevelt Ave.)

Bring at least 30 copies of your resume.

Proper Attire Encouraged.
Come and interview with businesses in the following industries:
Airlines, Communications, Finance & Insurance, Radio, Engineering, Marketing, Banking, Retail,
Social Service, Utility and Transportation, Manufacturing, Security, Health Services, Government,
and more !!

Equal Opportunity Employer Program

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

JMC Job Search Tips (Simple Things pt 55…)

Follow-up Search Strategy pt. 2

Last time, our discussion centered on the problem of too little or no follow-up. This time,
we will consider the other end of the spectrum. Follow-up should always be done
judiciously or as goes the old adage “Do unto others…” It’s simply too easy to cross the
line between appearing conscientious versus appearing desperate. The best way that I
know of to accomplish this is to set up a regular schedule for your follow-up. This will keep
your whims out of the process. By “whims” I simply mean how we’re feeling from day to
day. We all recognize that when things are going well, we tend to think one way and on
more challenging days, we tend to think differently. Thus, we’re prone to drive right past
our logic and reason on those days and call too soon or too often. A schedule will provide
the right guide for keeping you consistent and less subject to change your pattern and let
you do it, your networking follow-up, just right…

Networking Events (free / low cost events that may interest you)

The "C" Network

"Surviving Corporate America"; Tuesdays, 1 p.m.; people of various professions are brought together
to debate how to break through the elements for finding work; paid preregistration required; call for
locations and further information.
Fees: $12
100 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
Sponsor information
The "C" Network
Contact: [email protected], 718/263-3501

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Useful Web Sites
Here are a few free online locations that could prove helpful (if you know of other new or
unique sites forward them to me at [email protected])
www.worldwit.org. It's a new design, new navigation and a ton of new content. But most excitingly for
us, our site now includes something that so many of our members have asked for: a careers site!
Our careers area, WorldWIT's Hire Ground, is the first online recruiting site that reaches women 'at
the intersection of work and life' with job alerts in the daily WorldWIT email digests. Jobs are also
posted on the searchable WorldWIT's Hire Ground website
http://newyorkcity.employmentguide.com/ bills itself as a portal for entry-level or a mid-management
positions. EmploymentGuide.com has got you covered. With our FastAPP feature we have made
searching for jobs faster and easier than ever. Simply complete an application and we’ll send it to
matching employers in your area.
http://www.janplace.com/ a site for those seeking opportunities in publishing, licensing, children’s &
family media, entertainment, interactive media, and related areas
http://www.gadball.com an excellent site that provides Free Job Search - over 100,000 Active Jobs!
Free Resume Distribution, Free GadBall Discussion Forums, Free Career Email Address, Free
Personal Email Address features links to For Sale Listings and many other types of information
portals from television/movie listings to the weather. It also has an online calendaring tool, news,
games, and entertainment links.
http://www.JobsOnWallStreet.com bills itself as the leading financial services online job board
http://www.efinancialcareers.com/ bank jobs, finance jobs, recruitment in the financial markets,
accounting and investment banking
http://newyork.craigslist.org/ another site that’s pretty cool. It bills itself as the following: craigslist is
about: giving each other a break, getting the word out about everyday, real-world stuff. restoring the
human voice to the Internet, in a humane, non-commercial environment. keeping things simple,
common-sense, down-to-earth, honest, very real. providing an alternative to impersonal, big-media
sites. being inclusive, giving a voice to the disenfranchised, democratizing ... being a collection of
communities with similar spirit, not a single monolithic entity.
http://www.worklife.com/ Worklife.com provides industry specific career channels with a wealth of
information tailored to your career goals. Select a career channel to research industry information,
search jobs and build your portfolio.
www.ComputerJobs.com Recruiting Trends reports that ComputerJobs.com, an employment website
for Information Technology (IT) professionals and those who employ them, has launched a new web
site where IT professionals can discuss their careers, technology, current events, and more. The new
community called "The ComputerJobs.com Community," also offers employers resume keyword
searches, and job seekers the ability to search for high tech jobs on www.ComputerJobs.com.
http://www.teamworkonline.com/ a listing site that focuses on jobs in professional sports with teams,
offices, and connected entities (sports management, sporting goods, etc.). Here’s what they say
about themselves: 71% of the jobs posted here were filled by online candidates!
www.WomenSportsJobs.com currently has over 1,000 jobs posted in the following fields: Sports
Marketing, Sales, Advertising & Promotions, Public Relations, Sports Media, Broadcasting, Facilities,
Sports Events & Operations, Recreation, Health & Fitness, Website, Technology & Computers
http://www.job-hunt.org/ a terrific informational resource for job seekers
http://www.hightechny.com/ NY Labor Bureau site for IT employment (thanks Jay Colan)
http://www.ithotjobs.com/ bills itself as “ITHotJobs.com launched in 2001 to assist BIG 4, Top Tier,
Software 500, Fortune 1000 IT job seekers most impacted during the downturn has grown to
286,000 members and is utilized by over 9,775 IT specific recruiters.”
http://www.jobcircle.com/ JobCircle.com currently operates in CT, DC, DE, OH, MD, NY, NJ, PA, VA,
and WV , and provides a totally regional job search experience using our unique Latitude/Longitude
functionality.
http://www.dogpile.com great search site that uses Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, About, Look Smart,
Overture, and FindWhat (talk about powerful!)
http://www.allretailjobs.com/ the name says it all

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Free web sites continued…
http://www.nj.com/jobs/quicksearch/ links to job postings for 11 New Jersey newspapers including
the statewide Star-Ledger
http://www.chiefmonster.com a Monster.com site for Senior Executives
http://www.6figurejobs.com lists executive Jobs
http://www.ceoupdate.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
http://www.execsearches.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
http://www.bigfivetalent.com lists Big Five Jobs
http://www.employment911.com/asp/index.asp claims currently over 3,000,000 jobs posted by
companies that use them and searched from over 300 major career sites along with jobs including 1-
Jobs.com, Hotjobs.com, American Jobs, Infoworks USA, America's Employers, JobBank USA,
America's Job Bank, Job Pilot USA, Bakos Group, MarketingJobs.com, Career Avenue,
Monster.com, Best Jobs USA, NationJob Network, Career Builder, Net-Temps.com, Career Mosaic,
Perot Systems, Career.com, Prohire.com, Career Magazine, Recruiters Online Network, Career
Web, Select Jobs.com, Computerjobs.com, Softwarejobs.com, Computerwork.com, The Job
Resource, Crosswalk.com, Top Echelon, Dice.com, TopStartups.com, Employment 911, US Careers
Resource Center, Headhunter.net, Westech Virtual Job Fair. Offers some pay services but quite
effective without them.
http://seeker.dice.com/profman/searchEngineMarketing.jsp?rel_code=100 more tech jobs
http://www.guru.com/pro/professionals.cfm?tc=20010&kw=job%20search%20web%20 site helps you
find IT, creative, business and office/admin projects all on one website!
http://www.e-careercenter.com/ &
http://www.job.com/index.cfm?us=164&AID=6944408&PID=1225587 2 sites for posting resumes and
searching jobs

Fee Based Sites:

http://www.bluesteps.com Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) resume database.
LHH has a discounted rate (See your consultant)
www.theladders.com Based in New York City, TheLadders.com, Inc. is a privately held company
offering premier online job search destinations and content for the $100k+ sector of the employment
market. The company operates its primary consumer destination at www.theladders.com as well as
specialized job search Web sites for Sales, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Law,
Technology, Operations and all other $100k+ fields. For corporate and executive recruiters,
TheLadders.com operates TheLadders for Recruiters, enabling them to easily post and manage job
openings.
http://www.executivesonly.com lists executive jobs
http://www.netshare.com lists executive jobs
http://www.execunet.com lists executive jobs
http://www.executive.computerjobs.com lists executive technical jobs
http://www.vicepresidentjobs.com a resume posting site

Entrepreneurial Sites:
http://www.startupzone.com employment
http://www.topstartups.com employment
http://www.garage.com lists tech ventures and employment
http://www.fastcompany.com online version of magazine
http://www.vfinance.com funding for entrepreneurs
http://www.vcbuzz.com venture capital info

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Non-Profit Sites:
http://www.philanthropy.com non-profit info and employment
http://www.nonprofits.org/ non-profit info
http://www.chronicle.com higher education info and employment
http://www.guidestar.org/ national database of non profits

Executive Job Listings in the Not-for-Profit Sector Advertised openings:

http://www.ceoupdate.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
http://www.execsearches.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
www.fdncenter.org/pnd/jobs
www.idealist.org

Search firm listed openings:

www.howe-lewis.com
www.drgnyc.com
www.pogsearch.com
www.imsearch.com
www.auerbach-assc.com
www.slesingermanagement.com
www.explorecompany.com

Media Resources
Please update by sending additional resources/corrections to [email protected] news and
trends:
television/print/music/interactive/digital/telecom/advertising
http://www.mediabistro.com/ -- Media Bistro: media industry networking and informational site.
Includes, news, advice, events listings, job boards, and discussion groups.
http://www.iwantmedia.com/– daily round up of media and industry news; extensive links to
other, related publications and sites.
http://www.poynter.org/medianews– Jim Romenesko’s media news: news, trends, extensive
links to other news and media related sites.
http://www.mediachannel.org/ -- Media Channel: global media news, issue guides, educational
aides.
http://www.mediaweek.com/ -- Media Week: online media news magazine.
http://www.insidemedia.com/
http://www.media.guardian.co.uk/ -- The Guardian online specialized media site.
http://www.eweek.com/– eWeek online version: media and new media news and resources
http://www.media-news.com/– Media news site, segmented by industry.
http://www.internews.org/– Internews: promoting free and open media on a global scale.
http://www.broadbandweek.com/– Broadband Week online version.
http://www.telecomcareers.net/– TelecomCareers.net: career resources, etc.
http://www.catv.org/-- CATV Cyberlab: news, resources for cable, broadband, and new media;
extensive list of links.
http://www.cabletoday.com/index.html– Bigpipe.com: cable news, resources, extensive links.
http://www.emonline.com/index.html– Electronic Media online version.

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 http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi– DM News: online direct marketing news.
http://www.headlinespot.com/-- comprehensive news site: news, extensive links
http://www.tvinsite.com/broadcastingcable/index.asp?layout=webzine– Broadcasting Cable
online: news for broadcast and cable industries.
http://www.cableworld.com/– Cableworld online version: cable and broadband news
http://www.minonline.com/index.html—Min magazine: media business resources

television/print/music/interactive/digital/telecom/advertising (cont’d)
www.paidcontent.org focus on "the economics of content"
http://www.212nyc.org/ - interactive focus
www.mediapost.com
www.inanet.com for designers and art directors
www.cynopsis.com - daily briefing for broadcasting and cable, with job postings for NY and LA
Digital Music News (site/publication?)
www.nyctechwire.com
Inside Radio (site/publication?)
www.adage.com Advertising Age site
http://www.poynter.org/ - Web Tips – tracks U.S. TV
www.entertainmentcareers.net
www.rightmedia.com
www.venturewire.com – v.c. focus?
www.variety.com Variety - entertainment focus –including job links
This Week in Technology
British Academy of Film and Television Artists
http://www.digitalmusic2006.com/ - digital music forum
www.worldscreen.com Int’l News on programming /content that inevitably includes notes on
many NY companies
www.lightreading.com technology news with many notes on content deployments
www.digitalmedia.com – conference listings are searchable to obtain contact info for speakers
Multi-Channel News – publication?/site?
www.fierce.com – mobile media including wireless, IPTV and mobile media
BillBoard – music publication
www.journalismjobs.com
associations:
http://www.catm.com/-- Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing: library,
research, job bank, etc.
http://www.ncta.com/index.cfm– National Cable & Telecommunications Association: industry
news, legislative information, career resources, etc.
http://www.cthra.com/indopps.html– Cable and Telecommunications Human Resources
Association: job opportunities and career related links
http://www.aaaa.org/news/related_assoc.html– American Association of Advertising Agencies:
related industry links.
http://www.nynma.org/– New York New Media Association:
http://www.cabletvadbureau.com/– Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau: news, research, links,
career information.
http://www.ctpaa.org/– Cable Television Public Affairs Association
http://www.wict.org/main.cfm– Women in Cable & Telecommunications: resources and links
dedicated to improving the standing of women in the cable industry.
http://www.interactivehq.org/ -- Association for Interactive Marketing: research, education,
events, networking.

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 www.americanbusinessmedia.com – association of business media companies
www.namme.org – National Association of Minority Media Executives
Magazine Publishers Association (MPA)
Online Publishers Association (ironically I don’t have the URL)
theory and scholarship:
http://www.ctheory.com/– CTheory: current scholarship on cultural, media, and critical theory
http://www.theory.org.uk/– media and social/cultural theory focusing on pop culture
http://www.utexas.edu/coc/journalism/SOURCE/j363/keywords.html– quick resources to major
leaders in mass communication studies
www.release1.0.com – Esther Dyson publication on v.c. and new technologies
Edventures – same on Ester Dyson
other resources:
http://www.hbscny.org/upcoming_events.htm - Harvard Business School Club of Greater NY –
Look for the Media Guru breakfasts
Media Staffing Professionals - Chicago based with jobs throughout the country
"The Soul of the New Consumer" - book on thinking for marketers and product developers
www.current.org – resource on NPR?
www.voice123 – voiceovers
One World? – cable advertising?
Promo magazine and Events Marketer for event marketing people
Provided by Ben Baumes, Jay Colan and the generous, spirited people who participated in the NY Media and
Entertainment networking group in January and February of 2007.

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