Posted by Jill Gaynor on Mon, Aug 02, 2010 @ 09:20 AM
In terms of employment, three industry sectors are dominant in Boston: Healthcare, F.I.R.E. (Finance, Insurance and Real Estate) and Higher Education. These three sectors make up for 78.1% of the city’s total employment.
Healthcare is the largest, contributing 41.6% to Boston’s total employment with top three industry employers being Mass General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Beth Israel Co. The three hospitals together employ more than 26,000 individuals.
F.I.R.E. constitutes 28.9% of Boston’s total employment. “Four banks, four insurance companies, and four financial services companies employ more than 1,000 employees each,” according to the Boston Redevelopment Authority. The top three F.I.R.E. industry employers are Fidelity Investments, BostonBank and Liberty Mutual.
Higher Education comes in third contributing a total of 8% to Boston’s total employment. The top Higher Education employers are Boston University with 7,410 employees and Northeastern University with 3,186 employees.
[data via Boston Redevelopment Authority]
Posted by Andrea Poldoian on Mon, Apr 05, 2010 @ 08:28 PM
Temporary employment can be your job ticket
Everyone wants the brass ring-often viewed in the workplace as the full-time job with benefits at a great company with a bright future.
In today's economy, that's not always possible, at least not in the traditional model of "apply, interview, get hired, live happily ever after."
But a new model has arisen where accepting or seeking temporary work has become a great strategy in the search for direct hire employment, one that improves your chances to grab the next brass ring that comes along.
As a temporary employee, you have a distinct advantage over most other candidates-you're working from the inside, they're not.
Temporary work not only provides outstanding networking employment opportunities in your department, but companywide.
- Getting some game time in
Whether you're directly hired or temporary, being in the game keeps your skill-set honed and knowledge base current.
It also allows hiring managers to see you in action, someone who, by accepting temporary employment, is professional and driven to succeed.
- Your creditors will never know the difference
Unemployment benefits expire, but expenses, not so much.
Perhaps the most compelling reason to accept a temporary job: It puts green in your pocket. As far as the bank and the people from whom you buy your daily bread are concerned, temporary or direct hire, a paycheck is a paycheck is a paycheck.