ProfNet Experts Available on Entry-Level, Grad Hiring Market

EXPERT ALERTS

• Entry-Level Hiring Market for College Grads
• College Grads Enjoy the Best Job Market in Years

MEDIA JOBS

• Energy Reporter – Houston Business Journal (TX)
• Courthouse Reporter – Courthouse News Service (CA)
• Features Writer – Las Vegas Review Journal (NV)

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES

• The Art of Risk: How Smart Risk-Taking Can Improve Your Life
• Fair Use: What Journalists Have in Common With Weird Al
• PR Newswire Media Moves

EXPERT ALERTS:

Entry-Level Hiring Market for College Grads
Bob LaBombard
CEO
GradStaff, Inc.
"Young grads are about to enter the best entry-level job market in a decade. Small and mid-sized employers are driving more than 75 percent of job growth, according to the latest BLS reports. These are the companies that desperately need to recruit entry-level talent to keep pace with baby boomer retirement, especially in 'aging' industries like insurance, finance, health care and manufacturing. However, most of these companies don't recruit enough new grads to justify an on-campus recruiting program, and new grads simply don't know jobs exist with these growing small and medium companies, as they are mostly filled through referral. Growth-oriented businesses must make the entry-level recruiting process more efficient and effective in order to hire the talent they desperately need to cultivate future leaders."
With spring graduation approaching, LaBombard, a "career matchmaker," can provide perspective about the trends driving the 2016 hiring market, with specific advice to mid-market employers seeking to streamline their recruitment efforts in a very competitive job market. LaBombard's company places thousands of new grads in professional positions each year using a behavioral science-based skill-matching technique that results in a higher success rate and longer tenure for entry-level hires than traditional third-party recruiting strategies. He has more than 30 years of business experience in the chemical, environmental, professional services and staffing industries, including 18 years of staffing industry experience as CEO of GradStaff and founder and CEO of EnviroStaff, Inc. He is a leader in helping client companies develop comprehensive strategies to fill both short- and long-term staffing requirements. LaBombard's perspectives have been featured in dozens of national media outlets, including the Washington Post, Forbes, Mashable, U.S. News & World Report, Arizona Republic, Sirius XM Satellite Radio and many more. He also has good camera presence and experience doing TV in both live and taped settings.
ProfNet Profile: http://www.profnetconnect.com/boblabombard
Website: http://www.gradstaff.com
Contact: David J. Hlavac, [email protected]

College Grads Enjoy the Best Job Market in Years
Winnie Sun
Financial Guru and Managing Editor
Sun Group Wealth Partners
"It's the hottest job market in years for the expected 1.9 million students who will graduate. Employers are estimated to hire about 5 percent more graduates from the class of 2016 than last year, according to a recent report."
Sun is the managing director and founding partner of Sun Group Wealth Partners, a trusted award-winning financial consulting firm providing financial planning services to small-business owners, senior executives, celebrities, tech elite, and established families throughout the West Coast. She is a regular on CNBC's "Closing Bell" and Fox Business News as a market commentator; a regular contributor to Forbes; and is often quoted in publications including Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Yahoo! Finance, AOL Finance, HuffPost LIVE, TheStreet TV, USA Today and many others.
Contact: Mark Goldman, [email protected]

MEDIA JOBS:

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• Energy Reporter – Houston Business Journal (TX)
• Courthouse Reporter – Courthouse News Service (CA)
• Features Writer – Las Vegas Review Journal (NV)

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES:

Following are links to other news and resources we think you might find useful. If you have an item you think other reporters would be interested in and would like us to include in a future alert, please drop us a line.

• THE ART OF RISK: HOW SMART RISK-TAKING CAN IMPROVE YOUR LIFE. "Risk" can be a scary word for many, but taking a risk, as frightening as it might be, can open you up to new opportunities, better decisions and, perhaps, a more fulfilling career. We recently talked about risk-taking with Kayt Sukel, author of "The Art of Risk: The New Science of Courage, Caution & Chance." In the book, Sukel interviews scientists, extreme athletes, an entrepreneur, an Army Special Forces operator, and a neurosurgeon, among others, to learn more about how they look at the world -- and how they make risk work for them: http://prn.to/1R8yNC6
• FAIR USE: WHAT JOURNALISTS HAVE IN COMMON WITH WEIRD AL. What does "fair use" -- a doctrine that allows limited use of material without permission from the copyright holder – mean for journalists? And what does it have to do with Weird Al Yankovic? ProfNet's Wes Benter breaks it down: http://prn.to/23XbYIN
• PR NEWSWIRE MEDIA MOVES. Updating your contact lists? Here's who's in and who's out at Prevention, Advertising Age, Politico, South Florida Business Journal, Business First, American Banker, Mashable, Dallas Morning News, Houston Business Journal and more: http://prn.to/1TERy1Y

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