Job Front

Christmas is in the books, but area employers say they expect the cheer to stretch into the New Year.

For military men and women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, readjusting to life at home and claiming their place in the civilian work world can be battles all their own, greater still for those disabled in service to their country.

A Sacramento Works program to train a new generation of alternative-vehicles technicians kicks off enrollment this week.

Job hunters seeking opportunities with the state of California will soon be able to find job and testing information more easily.

The California Job Journal will host its annual Business & Career Expo on Dec. 13.

Retail job postings online in the Sacramento region rose in October, according to the state Employment Development Department's latest Help Wanted Online report, as retailers began to gear up for the holidays.

California Community Colleges and the state's Department of Veterans Affairs want to smooth veterans' transition from military service to the civilian workforce.

Seasonal hiring could look a lot like it did last year as employers try to gauge consumers' confidence heading into the holiday shopping season.

Restoring jobs to the nation's manufacturing sector is the focus of the upcoming Sacramento Manufacturing Summit at California State University, Sacramento.

Online job ads for nurses continue to dominate Sacramento's help-wanted posts, but computer systems analysts and retail positions were also in demand.

Insurance firm Esurance is hiring for as many as 25 positions at its regional office in Rocklin, in fields from sales to information technology to operations.

California's employment picture remains gloomy, but the state's travel and tourism industry provided a bright spot, picking up 1,500 jobs in August.

Sacramento companies, still uneasy over the economy, are stalling hiring decisions heading into the fourth quarter, according to a new report on area employment trends.

Online employment ads for nurses, computer systems analysts and retail staffers topped Sacramento's help-wanted lists, while health networks led the way in employers' job postings, according to the state's Employment Development Department.

What can employers ask you about in a job interview? How do you start over when switching to a new career?

Switching careers is always tricky, especially in a crimped job market. For those seeking some how-to advice, local jobs expert Terri Carpenter offers practical tips. To see more of her "Ask the Experts" advice, go to: www.sacbee.com/ask.

Staffing at Sacramento's small businesses has shrunk more than 11 percent so far this year, but individual paychecks have risen nearly 4 percent, according to the latest survey by SurePayroll.

It will take a regional effort to create jobs and boost Sacramento's moribund economy, says corporate and government consultant Lenny Mendonca.

Richard Bolles has counseled job seekers for a generation. His influential job search guide "What Color Is Your Parachute?" has helped millions find work.

Local data center management firm SynapSense Corp., fresh from a recent multimillion-dollar round of funding, is hiring – another sign of good news from Sacramento's tech sector.

Tech job postings are up in Sacramento, one local segment that has appeared to defy the region's hiring doldrums, industry website Dice.com reports.

A report from Chicago outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas showed 714,000 16- to 19-year-olds were hired nationwide in June, the biggest June job gain for teens in four years and a 44 percent increase from last June, when 497,000 teenagers won jobs.

The job search meets the tweet on Tuesday when social networking's Twitter hosts its first-ever American Jobs Conference.

Online job postings showed little change in June, mirroring the month's weak employment report, according to Internet job site Indeed.com.

Employers are growing more concerned that other firms will steal their most talented workers, even in tough economic times, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported last week.

Little more than a week after encouraging news on the Sacramento job front, local employers are expressing renewed concerns about hiring fueled by fluctuating gasoline prices and the ongoing state budget fight, according to a survey released today by employment firm Pacific Staffing.

Local job seekers can be encouraged by reports released last week.

The nation's employers say they plan to hire more tech professionals in the second half of the year, but finding the talent to fill open positions still frustrates recruiters.

Health care and tech employers continued to set the pace for Sacramento online job postings in May, but little has changed for many area job seekers, according to employment website SimplyHired.com.

Unemployment may be easing statewide, but finding a job is still a strenuous, uphill climb for many.