They're hiring! (20 top employers have openings....)

[katty]

more: http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/fortune/0901/gallery.bestcos_mosthiring.fortune/index.html

They're hiring!
As many big companies are announcing mass layoffs, these 20 top employers have at least 350 openings each right now. Which Best Companies to Work For are doing the most recruiting and what kind of candidates are they looking for?
1 of 20Edward Jones2009 Best Companies rank: 2
Top 2 locations: St. Louis, MO; Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Number of job openings (as of Jan. 13, 2009): 1,040

What they're looking for: Financial advisors and branch office administrators.

[nichomachus]

1. They're hiring in one room

and laying off in the other.

They are laying off people with good salaries and hiring at bargain basement rates with no benefits. Very common practice.

But that's what you get when you don't have unions.

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2. This is what Circuit City did the past 4 years. What happened to that company?

n/t

[nichomachus]

4. A lot of companies do it

and have been for years

That's why they had the bust the unions

[katty]

3. indeed!

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5. Microsoft?