Jennifer Schramm

• SHRM: Job growth anticipated for second quarter

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  April 8, 2013

  Hiring is expected to grow in April and through the second quarter, according to two reports from the Society for Human Resource Management.

• Manufacturing, service hiring expected to rise in February

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  February 1, 2013

  Manufacturing- and service-sector hiring are projected to grow in February in comparison to last year.

• Manufacturing, service hiring expected to grow in January

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  January 3, 2013

  From one year ago, hiring in the manufacturing and service sectors is expected to grow in January, according to the Leading Indicators of National Employment report from the Society for Human Resource Management.

• 4 HR challenges for 2013

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  December 28, 2012

  As human resources professionals are preparing for 2013, they should be aware of the challenges they can expect to face in the next year. Recruiting and retention are both expected to remain problems while HR professionals must also focus on providing career development paths and improving their own business acumen.

• Service-sector hiring projected to hit 4-year high

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  December 7, 2012

  While 43.3 percent of service-sector companies are hiring in December, 9.3 percent of employers are cutting staff for a hiring net of 34 percent.

• More employers plan to hire

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  November 5, 2012

  About a third of manufacturing and service-sector employers have plans to hire workers in November, marking an increase for the fourth consecutive month from this time in 2011, according to the Leading Indicators of National Employment report from the Society for Human Resource Management.

• Hiring in October projected to rise slightly

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  October 5, 2012

  Among manufacturing and service-sector companies, about three in 10 expect to hire workers in October, according to the Leading Indicators of National Employment report from the Society for Human Resource Management.

• Employers expect modest September hiring gains

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  September 11, 2012

  Forty percent of manufacturers and 25 percent of service-sector companies expect to bring on more employees in September, according to the Leading Indicators of National Employment report from the Society for Human Resource Management.

• August hiring gains expected to surpass last year’s

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  August 3, 2012

  While August’s hiring gains are expected to be small, they should surpass the rate from August 2011, according to the Leading Indicators of National Employment report from the Society for Human Resource Management.

• SHRM expects slow July hiring

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  July 6, 2012

  U.S. hiring gains are expected to be slow in July 2012 in comparison to this time in 2011, according to a report from the Society for Human Resource Management.