The Marketing Directors have announced that in addition to other jobs, they have added realtor jobs in Atlanta.

The Marketing Directors has achieved unbridled success in one of the most challenging real estate markets in history. That success has led to the hiring of 35 new employees since spring of this year. The company continues to show exceptional growth. Based on sales across Atlanta in the 2nd Quarter alone, The Marketing Directors has a 58% market share of sales in new condominiums. The company also represents seven of the top 10 top-selling condominium communities in Atlanta. Since its inception in January 2007, The Marketing Directors has closed $400 million in sales and has signed real estate listings worth a total of $2.85 billion. Read the rest of this entry »

Calling all cops: the metro area is aggressively hiring for police jobs in Atlanta.

City Hall wanted 2,000 police by the year 2,000, but that figure never became a realization, even though independent studies backed up that figure and even increased it by 500, saying the city needed about 2,500 to operate and fight crime efficiently. Now the city is stepping up their recruiting game to get 2000 by the end of 2012.

And the Atlanta PD is launching an aggressive recruitment campaign aiming at Georgia’s finest. Read the rest of this entry »

Manhattan Associates has announced that after initial layoffs they are now hiring for logistics jobs in Atlanta.

The company released its second quarter results and said that after laying off 140 people last year, they are now looking to add about 50 people.

Most will be IT positions. They currently have about 900 associates total in the Atlanta area.

Revenue rose 33 percent in the second quarter to $77.6 million. Profit was $8.2 million, or 36 cents a share, compared to a loss of $556,000 a year ago, or 2 cents a share. Read the rest of this entry »

Chase Bank is opening new branches all across Georgia and plans on hiring new tellers in Atlanta, among many other positions.

Chase is the retail and commercial banking arm of JP Morgan Chase. The bank plans on opening ten new bank branches across the Atlanta area within the year. The average cost of opening a bank is about $2.5 million.

Total, Chase plans on opening about 35 branches through 2012, which equates to approximately 300-400 new jobs.
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Harvest Partners, a private equity firm, has announced they made an investment in Insight Global, a company that helps staff IT jobs in Atlanta.

According to a press release, Insight Global, based in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the fastest-growing providers of information technology staffing solutions in North America, with nearly $350 million in annual sales. Insight Global operates a nationwide network of 21 regional offices, providing exceptional staffing solutions and customer service to more than 1,500 customers. Insight Global fills nearly 10,000 IT staffing placements each year for a diverse range of Fortune 1000 corporations in end markets such as technology, healthcare, energy, telecom, financial services, and government.
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Delta Airlines says it has about 1,000 new openings across the U.S. and will be hiring for transportation jobs in Atlanta.

Positions include pilots, flight attendants, and other carrier jobs. Reservation agents and customer service agents are also in demand.

The Atlanta-based airline said it expects about 65,000 applicants to respond to the 1,000 openings due to the lackluster economy. Delta’s CEO said the response has already been overwhelming, and Delta has become inundated with applications.
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Sono Bello, one of America’s fastest-growing body contouring specialists, has announced plans to advertise and fill medical, administrative, and nursing jobs in Atlanta.

According to a press release, in preparation for the opening, Sono Bello is now recruiting for all positions within the clinic. All hiring will be extremely selective to ensure the company’s promise of best results and impeccable client service. Open positions include: trained registered nurses, experienced medical assistants, and client-friendly office staff.

The clinic will be located in the Perimeter Town Center at the intersection of Peachtree-Durwoody Road and Hammond Drive. This will be Sono Bello’s first clinic in the eastern U.S. A summer 2010 opening is planned.
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Virgin Mobile is getting creative when it comes to helping create Atlanta jobs.

According to a press release from the company, the unemployment rate in Atlanta is 9.9 percent, which is higher than the national average of 9.7 percent. According to the Department of Labor, the number of unemployed workers in the Atlanta metro area, increased by 3,113 to reach 262,571.

To help local residents in Atlanta, Virgin Mobile is partnering with JobsDirectUSA to host a Pink Slip Party that allows job seekers to connect with recruiters of companies looking to hire and network in a relaxed and casual environment - think speed dating for the unemployed. Read the rest of this entry »

Wells Fargo, a nationwide bank, has declared they will continue adding finance jobs in Atlanta after a recent hiring spree.

The bank, which acquired Wachovia Corp. over a year ago, said they plan to continue expanding in the metro Atlanta area. The merger gave them 199 branches in Atlanta alone.

Wells Fargo recently hired 300 people around branches in Georgia and 200 people in the metro area alone.

Jobs they are hiring for include tellers, branch managers, financial specialists, and loan officers. They bank is focused on growing and improving their customer service and offerings.
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According to a new report released by Manpower, a leader in staffing, Atlanta jobs will be plentiful throughout 2010. That’s great news for Georgia residents who have been plagued by job losses since the recession.

The Employment Outlook Survey states that Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA area employers expect to hire at a steady pace during the third quarter of 2010.

What’s more, from July to September, 16% of the companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while 8% expect to reduce their payrolls. Another 69% expect to maintain their current staff levels and 7% are not certain of their hiring plans. This yields a Net Employment Outlook* of 8%.

Here are the salient points from the survey:

For the coming quarter, job prospects appear best in Durable Goods Manufacturing, Nondurable Goods Manufacturing, Wholesale & Retail Trade, Professional & Business Services, Education & Health Services, Leisure & Hospitality and Other Services. Employers in Construction, Information, Financial Activities and Government plan to reduce staffing levels, while hiring in Transportation & Utilities is expected to remain unchanged.

Of the 18,000 U.S. employers surveyed, 18% expect to increase their staff levels during the third quarter, while 8% expect to reduce their payrolls, resulting in a Net Employment Outlook of 10%. When seasonally adjusted, the Net Employment Outlook becomes +6%. Seventy percent expect no change in hiring, and 4% are undecided about their Quarter 3 2010 hiring plans.

The next Manpower Employment Outlook Survey will be released on September 7, 2010 to report hiring expectations for Quarter 4 2010.

Workforce solutions company Manpower Inc. releases the global Manpower Employment Outlook Survey quarterly to measure employers’ intentions to increase or decrease the number of employees in their workforce during the next quarter. The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey’s United States results are based on interviews with 18,000 employers located in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, which includes the top 100 Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The mix of industries within the survey follows the North American Industry Classification System Supersectors and is structured to be representative of the U.S. economy.