Recruiting and Staffing Professionals in the Gulf Coast Region
Many Americans are seeking jobs after layoffs, downsizing, new graduates, or changing careers, here are some 2008’s recession proof jobs in America.
* Education. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has historically shown teaching to be relatively recession-proof. But demographics are important: High-growth areas like the Sun Belt offer much better prospects than the Rust Belt.
* Energy. “This is a major issue for the global economy, and jobs related to oil and gas, alternative energy and even nuclear are likely to see strong growth,” Challenger said.
* Health care. Almost half the 30 fastest growing occupations are concentrated in health services — including medical assistants, physical therapists, physician assistants, home health aides, and medical records and health information technicians — according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
* International business. “If you have a strong knowledge of other cultures, and an ability to work in another country, you’ll find plenty of opportunities,” according to John Challenger. “If you’re first generation Chinese, with business skills and Chinese language skills, you’re in good shape.
* Environmental sector. There is a huge and growing industry geared to combat global warming. “Not only will professionals with skills in sustainability issues be in demand through the end of the decade, we are likely to shortages of professionals with ‘green’ skills,” said Rona Fried, president of sustainablebusiness.com, a networking service for sustainable businesses.
* Security. “Crime doesn’t stop during a recession, and police officers, port security specialists and international security experts will continue to be in demand,” Challenger emphasized.
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Forbes had an article in July of 2008. They advised job-seekers to consider, Nursing, Sales Representatives, Networking and Systems Administration, Accounting and others. Read the Forbes story here.
n the midst of a recession, huge job losses are expected to continue for at least several more months. But what really worries economists is that the job market could be slow to recover even when the economy begins to improve.
In the recession that began in December 2007, the economy has shed more than 1.1 million jobs. Economists expect the Labor Department’s monthly employment report to show another 325,000 job losses for November when it is released Friday.
November’s job losses would represent the largest monthly drop in non-farm employment in seven years, if the report meets estimates. A larger decline could represent the biggest monthly drop in more than 26 years.
The unemployment rate is expected to reach 6.8%, which would be the highest since February 1993.
All indications suggest there’s little stopping jobs from continuing to plummet. ADP’s monthly employment report showed private sector payrolls fell in November by 250,000 jobs from the previous month. And according to a report by outsourcing agency Challenger, Gray & Christmas, planned job cut announcements by U.S. employers soared to 181,671 last month, the second-highest total on record.
A slew of large-scale job-cut announcements came Thursday, with AT&T (T, Fortune 500), DuPont (DD, Fortune 500), Viacom (VIA) and Credit Suisse announcing they would cut a total of nearly 21,000 jobs. All cited the weak economic conditions for the cuts.
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Key Responsibilities:
Prepare customer invoices for equipment rental and on-site services performed.
Perform collection calls with customers to arrange payment of past due accounts.
Contact customers and/or sales personnel to resolve open items.
Provide weekly report-out to cash collections committee regarding status or specific details of past due accounts.
Obtain and analyze credit information to assist the Finance Leader and Controller with determining credit limits for new accounts or increase limit for existing accounts.
Prepare analysis of credit memos issued and determine root cause.
Process monthly customer statements.
Interface with sales, customer service, operations and other finance team members.
Required Capabilities:
3+ years experience in a corporate business environment in Accounts Receivable processing, Customer Service or Credit/Collections.
Associates or Bachelor’s degree in related fields a plus, but not required.
Strong computer skills preferably using Microsoft Office applications. Ability to operate multiple computer applications required.
Knowledge of general ledger accounting basics required.
Excellent communication skills in interacting with people at all levels including outside customers, sales, management, other outside credit people.
Bilingual (Spanish) a plus, but not required.
Send your resume to: Kyle T. Mosley at kmosley@kamcon.com or contact 281.412.5800 to apply for this position.
Negotiates pricing, delivery schedules and places purchase orders with suppliers in company procurement system module. PO’s are placed based on approved requests, approved requisitions, buy cards, or other automatic order systems such as kanban, programs and any other appropriate pull systems.
