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The United States is experiencing an unemployment rate that’s the lowest we’ve seen since the 1960s, according to Trading Economics. It’s currently hovering below 4%, and that low number is having a huge impact on the staffing industry. So what trends are on the horizon for temporary workers and employers in 2019? And where can workers find jobs in a tight talent pool?

Increased employment in the field of social work doesn’t necessarily mean that finding a job is going to be easy. Social work is not easy work and requires experience, training, and dedication. The key to finding your ideal job in social work is to make sure it’s the right fit for both you and the organization. These seven tips will help you in your search to find your dream job as a social worker.

Social workers are in high demand, and the US Department of Labor predicts continued growth in the employment of social workers into and beyond 2019. Overall, job prospects should be positive for social workers in all fields.

Hiring someone for a temporary position has many benefits for your company. It allows you to save money on taxes & benefits for a position that you might only need part of the year. More importantly It gives you the opportunity to evaluate someone in the position before committing to the hire.

Group interviews are a popular option for many companies, and for good reason. Interviewing many candidates at once offers a host of benefits for the hiring company. Interviewing potential candidates in a group saves a significant amount of time in the resource search.

It can certainly be easy, when preparing for an interview, to focus on what potential questions the interviewer may ask of you and plan your answers accordingly. While this is clearly a great way to mentally prep for your interview, preparing some of your own questions is a vital step that, many times, interviewees forget.

In theory, all you need to prepare for a video interview is an internet connection and a webcam. In reality, the ability to shine on-camera takes a bit of skill and planning. You do not need broadcast journalism experience to perform well in a video interview, but knowing a few video interviewing basics can help set you apart from the competition.

Your job description is your ticket to determining whether or not candidates are going to pay attention to your open position. You need to provide enough information to catch the attention of interested candidates: something that will set your open position apart from the crowd of other, similar positions in your industry. Stuck on how to write a great job description? Make sure you keep some of these tips in mind.

Private Equity Fund managers anticipated a rollback in compliance regulations with the Trump administration, and in fact the House passed a bill early this year that would repeal the Dodd-Frank Act. The Senate, however, did not take a vote on the bill and chances are that it has little chance for passage in the upcoming 2019 Congressional session. This means that the move towards more transparency in Private Equity investing continues, as investors and fund managers alike see the benefits in cle

With over 20,000 companies using LinkedIn for recruiting and 3 million jobs posted per month in the U.S. alone, candidates have a great opportunity to use their profile to land a great position. One of the most powerful ways to do this is with a purposeful LinkedIn headline.