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Millennials in this economy are finding it hard to land a job interview let alone a job!  As this growing population of educated tech savvy individuals (born between 1980 and 1995) come into the job market, they are finding that not only are there fewer jobs available, but that employers seem to becoming ever more demanding about what they are looking for in candidates.  “Employers all say they want at least one or more years of experience for a job that is supposed to be for someone right out of college?!” , says blog.Simplyhired.com.  I can say from personal experience that this is no joke!  After graduating in 2009 with a double major I looked around for an entry level position for over two years.  During those two years I worked as a barista and held contract roles to stay viable in the job market, and I am not the only one.

OK. So there’s been a lot of criticism about the recently cancelled CBS show, The Job, a reality TV show where candidates compete for their dream job. If you haven’t seen or heard of the show, the premise holds that job seekers undergo an extensive and competitive interview process, and one winner gets hired.  Pulling in “an anemic 3.4 million” views caused the show’s cancellation after just two episodes.

Unemployment…

The national unemployment rate fell to 8.6% in November, down from 9.0% in October.  Employers around the country added 120,000 jobs last month and 100,000 jobs in each of the previous five months, which obviously has contributed to the decrease.

What job descriptions will work –ones that contain “future” focused content.

There’s so much content out there about the current state of the U.S. labor market, how do you stay up-to-date about company layoffs, unemployment rates, and career advice? Maybe you’re using your morning newspaper or online newsfeeds.  A few of us here at John Leonard like to search Twitter because just a small handful of real-time tweets provide the information we need to keep up with the current trends. Let me explain…by searching keywords for certain topics on Twitter, we keep up with the latest U.S. and local labor statistics and therefore more accurately understand our local workforce and better strategize how we will interact with those affected.