Employers looking to fill a new position have a difficult task. Even when the interview process yields qualified individuals, it's difficult to tell if a candidate is dedicated to the long run. To cope, many companies are hiring workers temporarily, with an understanding that a permanent position could be offered later. According to Joyce Russell, an…

The majority of Americans feel their current job is not on course with their long-term career vision, according to a poll by Monster employment service. Fifty-six percent of respondents said they were "not on course at all" while only 6 percent said they were "totally on course."Responding to the results, Mary Ellen Slayter, career advice expert…

Employment at health care facilities is following a new pattern. Illness prevention is replacing fee-for-service practices that were in demand last decade. As a result, primary care practitioners are replacing radiologists and cardiologists as the most sought after specialty physicians, U.S. News reported.Factors driving the new trend are a growing elderly population, a shortage of physicians and…

Many firms in the recruiting industry are optimistic about the future of their businesses. According to a survey from NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network, 86.6 percent of firms expect to see improved business conditions in the next six months. These businesses, who focus on hiring permanent and temporary workers for other companies, are expecting some of…

New college graduates are staying at their first jobs for less than a year, according to a survey of 264 Express Employment Professionals franchises. Seventy-four percent are at their first job for less than a year and 16 percent last under six months. Unlike contract workers whose term of employment is specified, many of these…

The percentage of contract workers in the IT industry, which increased heavily last year, remains high for 2013. According to Computer Economics, 15 percent of employees are contract workers compared to 6 percent in 2010 and 2011. Last year, the number had surged to 17 percent.The last spike in IT contract hiring came in the…

The surge in holiday sales leads businesses to hire hundreds of thousands of temporary workers every year. Over the past decade, that number experienced a hefty dip: bottoming out during the recession and growing to a 12-year high last year with 751,800 jobs, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. Hiring this year reveals interesting…

The boost in packages and letters sent around holidays requires some extra help. Many USPS facilities are hiring temporary workers to assist the rush. Des Moines, Iowa and Kansas City are among the cities to recently announce hundreds of open jobs.The positions include postal support clerks and casual mail handlers. The work will take place…

As baby boomers reach retirement age, many will continue working. Whether its to due to dwindled retirement funds or simply a desire to stay active, 82 percent of working Americans over 50 say it is likely they will work for pay in retirement, according to a recent survey by Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs…

With the government shutdown reaching day 11, around 800,000 federal employees continue to be out of work. A number of companies, however, are giving furloughed employees the option to become temporary workers at new jobs while they wait to return to their jobs.One service aims to connect furloughed workers to employers with temporary positions. Tom Clark launched…