New York City Job Market Update

Newsletter for LHH New York City office (Go to: http://www.esnips.com/web/LHHNYCJMC) May 21, 2008

In This Issue Today Only: BlackRock Career Fair

• Job Market Intel We are pleased to invite you to learn
about employment opportunities in Account Management, BlackRock
• Career Events
Alternative Advisors, BlackRock Solutions, Finance, Global
• Networking Events Operations & Administration, Portfolio Management and Real Estate.
Experience in financial services with a minimum undergraduate
• JMC Job Search Tips degree is preferred.
DATE: Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
TIME: 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Also Included PLACE: 55 East 52nd Street, 11th Floor Auditorium, New York
• Useful Web Sites All attendees must RSVP to tmphr2@blackrock.com with a resume.
Please indicate your area(s) of preference.
• Media Resources
Visit www.blackrock.com for more information and to view a list of current
• Blue Steps open positions.

• Network of Experts
FLASH!! A Career Event at Lee Hecht Harrison
• Job Lead Sampler
Thursday, May 22 from 9AM-1PM in the Park
• Just Thinking…
Ave and Amsterdam Conf rooms.
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made up of over 200 of the top
executive search firms. See
your consultant for details.
AESC has around 200
member search firms, with
around 4000 consultants
around the world.
-- Chinese proverb
Job Market Intel
U.S. Faces Growing Competition In Global Market, Report
Finds
By John Zarocostas
GENEVA — The U.S. has retained its status as the world's most competitive economy despite the
credit crunch and the sharp economic downturn, a new global survey said.
However, the report points out that new players in the global economy such as sovereign wealth
funds and local companies, and new local brands emerging in such countries as China, India, Brazil,
Turkey and Russia are rapidly becoming very global and will strive to challenge the status quo.
"The power base of the world economy, which used to be centered on the U.S., Japan, Europe, is
now more diluted," according to the report.
Looking ahead, the Lausanne, Switzerland-based IMD's "World Competitiveness Yearbook, 2008,"
which ranks 55 national economies on the basis of 331 criteria and data drawn from an opinion
survey by 4,000 executives worldwide, said during the next two decades a new middle class in Asia,
especially in dynamic China and India, Russia, Central Europe and the oil rich Gulf region, "will be
the engine of world growth."
The study notes that already since 2000, about 600 million people in these counties and regions
have reached middle class and spend on average some $4 trillion annually on consumer goods,
including luxury goods, and on infrastructure.
"The new middle class — just like in Europe and the U.S. in the 20th century — is eager to buy
branded products...as a consequence the private consumption portion of GDP is expanding rapidly,"
said Stephane Garelli, director of the IMD's World Competitiveness Center. "Companies could thus
be well advised to focus their products and services on the needs of this new middle class," he said.
In India, 50 million are middle class today but the figure is expected to reach 589 million by 2025,
noted the report.
But Garelli also warned that protectionist retaliation "will increasingly confront acquisitions pursued by
emerging powers.
"Public opinion and governments are increasingly sensitive to potential loss of economic power and
national prestige. Sovereign funds will be the first targets," he said and added: "Such protectionist
measures will rely on issues such as environment protection, corporate governance, social protection
or intellectual property."
So-called sovereign wealth funds — managed by governments — are estimated today at around
$3.3 trillion. ADIA from Abu Dhabi, for example, is said to be worth $900 billion, Garelli said.
The IMD chief said 2008 "will be rough" and added a recession in the U.S. "is a strong possibility."
"Will it last and will it spread? In both cases the answer is yes," he said.
JMC Job Search Tips (Simple Things pt 77…)
Career Events…
Often these are called “Job Fairs” and that‘s something of a misnomer today. When these sessions
first came to prominence, there were indeed hiring decisions made on the spot. Occasionally, it
happens today but usually for entry level and commission-only type jobs; not the better paying
positions. So what’s the allure? Two things: 1) it’s an excellent opportunity to do some concentrated
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networking without having to expend much sweat equity and other resources such as traveling to
multiple destinations; and 2) there are real opportunities to begin the dialogue that can lead to the
right position. So keeping these two objectives in mind can help manage expectations…

Career Events
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New York City

Career Fair

• Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008

• Location: Metropolitan Pavilion, North and South Pavilions

125 West 18th Street (Chelsea)
New York, NY 10011

• Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Networking Events (free / low cost events that may interest

you)

The "C" Network

"Surviving Corporate America"; Tuesdays, 1 p.m.; people of various professions are brought together
to debate how to break through the elements for finding work; paid preregistration required; call for
locations and further information.
Fees: $12
100 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
Sponsor information
The "C" Network
Contact: TheCnetwrk@aol.com, 718/263-3501

Useful Web Sites

Here are a few free online locations that could prove helpful (if you know of other new or
unique sites forward them to me at rod.williams@lhh.com)
***There are a number of new business networking sites popping up as alternatives and
competition for LinkedIn. A couple of the new entries are:
Naymz http://www.naymz.com/ Maximize your professional opportunities by promoting your good
name in our Reputation Community.

Plaxo Pulse http://www.plaxo.com/ The easiest way to stay connected is now also the easiest way
to share just about anything. Pulse now brings you "people feeds" from all over the web:

www.worldwit.org. It's a new design, new navigation and a ton of new content. But most excitingly for
us, our site now includes something that so many of our members have asked for: a careers site!
Our careers area, WorldWIT's Hire Ground, is the first online recruiting site that reaches women 'at
the intersection of work and life' with job alerts in the daily WorldWIT email digests. Jobs are also
posted on the searchable WorldWIT's Hire Ground website
http://newyorkcity.employmentguide.com/ bills itself as a portal for entry-level or a mid-management
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positions. EmploymentGuide.com has got you covered. With our FastAPP feature we have made
searching for jobs faster and easier than ever. Simply complete an application and we’ll send it to
matching employers in your area.
http://www.janplace.com/ a site for those seeking opportunities in publishing, licensing, children’s &
family media, entertainment, interactive media, and related areas

Free web sites continued…

http://www.gadball.com an excellent site that provides Free Job Search - over 100,000 Active Jobs!
Free Resume Distribution, Free GadBall Discussion Forums, Free Career Email Address, Free
Personal Email Address features links to For Sale Listings and many other types of information
portals from television/movie listings to the weather. It also has an online calendaring tool, news,
games, and entertainment links.
http://www.JobsOnWallStreet.com bills itself as the leading financial services online job board
http://www.efinancialcareers.com/ bank jobs, finance jobs, recruitment in the financial markets,
accounting and investment banking
http://newyork.craigslist.org/ another site that’s pretty cool. It bills itself as the following: craigslist is
about: giving each other a break, getting the word out about everyday, real-world stuff. restoring the
human voice to the Internet, in a humane, non-commercial environment. keeping things simple,
common-sense, down-to-earth, honest, very real. providing an alternative to impersonal, big-media
sites. being inclusive, giving a voice to the disenfranchised, democratizing ... being a collection of
communities with similar spirit, not a single monolithic entity.
http://www.worklife.com/ Worklife.com provides industry specific career channels with a wealth of
information tailored to your career goals. Select a career channel to research industry information,
search jobs and build your portfolio.
www.ComputerJobs.com Recruiting Trends reports that ComputerJobs.com, an employment website
for Information Technology (IT) professionals and those who employ them, has launched a new web
site where IT professionals can discuss their careers, technology, current events, and more. The new
community called "The ComputerJobs.com Community," also offers employers resume keyword
searches, and job seekers the ability to search for high tech jobs on www.ComputerJobs.com.
http://www.teamworkonline.com/ a listing site that focuses on jobs in professional sports with teams,
offices, and connected entities (sports management, sporting goods, etc.). Here’s what they say
about themselves: 71% of the jobs posted here were filled by online candidates!
www.WomenSportsJobs.com currently has over 1,000 jobs posted in the following fields: Sports
Marketing, Sales, Advertising & Promotions, Public Relations, Sports Media, Broadcasting, Facilities,
Sports Events & Operations, Recreation, Health & Fitness, Website, Technology & Computers
http://www.job-hunt.org/ a terrific informational resource for job seekers
http://www.hightechny.com/ NY Labor Bureau site for IT employment (thanks Jay Colan)
http://www.ithotjobs.com/ bills itself as “ITHotJobs.com launched in 2001 to assist BIG 4, Top Tier,
Software 500, Fortune 1000 IT job seekers most impacted during the downturn has grown to
286,000 members and is utilized by over 9,775 IT specific recruiters.”
http://www.jobcircle.com/ JobCircle.com currently operates in CT, DC, DE, OH, MD, NY, NJ, PA, VA,
and WV , and provides a totally regional job search experience using our unique Latitude/Longitude
functionality.
http://www.dogpile.com great search site that uses Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, About, Look Smart,
Overture, and FindWhat (talk about powerful!)
http://www.allretailjobs.com/ the name says it all.
http://www.nj.com/jobs/quicksearch/ links to job postings:11 NJ newspapers incl. the Star-Ledger
http://www.chiefmonster.com a Monster.com site for Senior Executives
http://www.6figurejobs.com lists executive Jobs
http://www.ceoupdate.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
http://www.execsearches.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
http://www.bigfivetalent.com lists Big Five Jobs
http://www.employment911.com/asp/index.asp claims currently over 3,000,000 jobs posted by
companies that use them and searched from over 300 major career sites along with jobs including 1-

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Jobs.com, Hotjobs.com, American Jobs, Infoworks USA, America's Employers, JobBank USA,
America's Job Bank, Job Pilot USA, Bakos Group, MarketingJobs.com, Career Avenue,
Monster.com, Best Jobs USA, NationJob Network, Career Builder, Net-Temps.com, Career Mosaic,
Perot Systems, Career.com, Prohire.com, Career Magazine, Recruiters Online Network, Career
Web, Select Jobs.com, Computerjobs.com, Softwarejobs.com, Computerwork.com, The Job
Resource, Crosswalk.com, Top Echelon, Dice.com, TopStartups.com, Employment 911, US Careers
Resource Center, Headhunter.net, Westech Virtual Job Fair. (Pay services not necessary).
http://seeker.dice.com/profman/searchEngineMarketing.jsp?rel_code=100 more tech jobs
http://www.guru.com/pro/professionals.cfm?tc=20010&kw=job%20search%20web%20 site helps you
find IT, creative, business and office/admin projects all on one website!
http://www.e-careercenter.com/ &
http://www.job.com/index.cfm?us=164&AID=6944408&PID=1225587 2 sites for posting resumes and
searching jobs
Fee Based Sites:
http://www.bluesteps.com Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) resume database.
LHH has a discounted rate (See your consultant)
www.theladders.com Based in New York City, TheLadders.com, Inc. is a privately held company
offering premier online job search destinations and content for the $100k+ sector of the employment
market. The company operates its primary consumer destination at www.theladders.com as well as
specialized job search Web sites for Sales, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Law,
Technology, Operations and all other $100k+ fields. For corporate and executive recruiters,
TheLadders.com operates TheLadders for Recruiters, enabling them to easily post and manage job
openings.
http://www.executivesonly.com lists executive jobs
http://www.netshare.com lists executive jobs
http://www.execunet.com lists executive jobs
http://www.executive.computerjobs.com lists executive technical jobs
http://www.vicepresidentjobs.com a resume posting site
Entrepreneurial Sites:
http://www.startupzone.com employment
http://www.topstartups.com employment
http://www.garage.com lists tech ventures and employment
http://www.fastcompany.com online version of magazine
http://www.vfinance.com funding for entrepreneurs
http://www.vcbuzz.com venture capital info
Non-Profit Sites:
http://www.philanthropy.com non-profit info and employment
http://www.nonprofits.org/ non-profit info
http://www.chronicle.com higher education info and employment
http://www.guidestar.org/ national database of non profits
Executive Job Listings in the Not-for-Profit Sector Advertised openings:
http://www.ceoupdate.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
http://www.execsearches.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
www.fdncenter.org/pnd/jobs
www.idealist.org
Search firm listed openings:
www.howe-lewis.com
www.drgnyc.com

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www.pogsearch.com
www.imsearch.com
www.auerbach-assc.com
www.slesingermanagement.com
www.explorecompany.com
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Media Resources
Please update by sending additional resources/corrections to jay.colan@LHH.com news and
trends:
television/print/music/interactive/digital/telecom/advertising
http://www.mediabistro.com/ -- Media Bistro: media industry networking and informational site.
Includes, news, advice, events listings, job boards, and discussion groups.
http://www.iwantmedia.com/– daily round up of media and industry news; extensive links to
other, related publications and sites.
http://www.poynter.org/medianews– Jim Romenesko’s media news: news, trends, extensive
links to other news and media related sites.
http://www.mediachannel.org/ -- Media Channel: global media news, issue guides, educational
aides.
http://www.mediaweek.com/ -- Media Week: online media news magazine.
http://www.insidemedia.com/
http://www.media.guardian.co.uk/ -- The Guardian online specialized media site.
http://www.eweek.com/– eWeek online version: media and new media news and resources
http://www.media-news.com/– Media news site, segmented by industry.
http://www.internews.org/– Internews: promoting free and open media on a global scale.
http://www.broadbandweek.com/– Broadband Week online version.
http://www.telecomcareers.net/– TelecomCareers.net: career resources, etc.
http://www.catv.org/-- CATV Cyberlab: news, resources for cable, broadband, and new media;
extensive list of links.
http://www.cabletoday.com/index.html– Bigpipe.com: cable news, resources, extensive links.
http://www.emonline.com/index.html– Electronic Media online version.
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi– DM News: online direct marketing news.
http://www.headlinespot.com/-- comprehensive news site: news, extensive links
http://www.tvinsite.com/broadcastingcable/index.asp?layout=webzine– Broadcasting Cable
online: news for broadcast and cable industries.
http://www.cableworld.com/– Cableworld online version: cable and broadband news
television/print/music/interactive/digital/telecom/advertising (cont’d)
http://www.minonline.com/index.html—Min magazine: media business resources
www.paidcontent.org focus on "the economics of content"
http://www.212nyc.org/ - interactive focus
www.mediapost.com
www.inanet.com for designers and art directors
www.cynopsis.com - daily briefing for broadcasting and cable, with job postings for NY and LA
Digital Music News (site/publication?)
www.nyctechwire.com
Inside Radio (site/publication?)
www.adage.com Advertising Age site
http://www.poynter.org/ - Web Tips – tracks U.S. TV
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 www.entertainmentcareers.net
www.rightmedia.com
www.venturewire.com – v.c. focus?
www.variety.com Variety - entertainment focus –including job links
This Week in Technology
British Academy of Film and Television Artists
http://www.digitalmusic2006.com/ - digital music forum
www.worldscreen.com Int’l News on programming /content that inevitably includes notes on
many NY companies
www.lightreading.com technology news with many notes on content deployments
www.digitalmedia.com – conference listings are searchable to obtain contact info for speakers
Multi-Channel News – publication?/site?
www.fierce.com – mobile media including wireless, IPTV and mobile media
BillBoard – music publication
www.journalismjobs.com
associations:
http://www.catm.com/-- Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing: library,
research, job bank, etc.
http://www.ncta.com/index.cfm– National Cable & Telecommunications Association: industry
news, legislative information, career resources, etc.
http://www.cthra.com/indopps.html– Cable and Telecommunications Human Resources
Association: job opportunities and career related links
http://www.aaaa.org/news/related_assoc.html– American Association of Advertising Agencies:
related industry links.
http://www.nynma.org/– New York New Media Association:
http://www.cabletvadbureau.com/– Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau: news, research, links,
career information.
http://www.ctpaa.org/– Cable Television Public Affairs Association
http://www.wict.org/main.cfm– Women in Cable & Telecommunications: resources and links
dedicated to improving the standing of women in the cable industry.
http://www.interactivehq.org/ -- Association for Interactive Marketing: research, education,
events, networking.
www.americanbusinessmedia.com – association of business media companies
www.namme.org – National Association of Minority Media Executives
Magazine Publishers Association (MPA)
Online Publishers Association (ironically I don’t have the URL)
theory and scholarship:
http://www.ctheory.com/– CTheory: current scholarship on cultural, media, and critical theory
http://www.theory.org.uk/– media and social/cultural theory focusing on pop culture
http://www.utexas.edu/coc/journalism/SOURCE/j363/keywords.html– quick resources to major
leaders in mass communication studies
www.release1.0.com – Esther Dyson publication on v.c. and new technologies
Edventures – same on Ester Dyson
other resources:
http://www.hbscny.org/upcoming_events.htm - Harvard Business School Club of Greater NY –
Look for the Media Guru breakfasts
Media Staffing Professionals - Chicago based with jobs throughout the country
"The Soul of the New Consumer" - book on thinking for marketers and product developers
www.current.org – resource on NPR?
www.voice123 – voiceovers

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 One World? – cable advertising?
Promo magazine and Events Marketer for event marketing people
Provided by Jay Colan and the generous, spirited people who participated in the NY Media and Entertainment
networking group in January and February of 2007.

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