San Francisco, CA, July 02, 2009 --(PR.com)-- GigFish is an online job site specializing in the high-tech sector, which includes the fields of engineering, research & development, web development & design, information technology (IT), technical sales & marketing, product management, science, biotech, and various other technical fields.

According to GigFish Founder, Robert Adams, "One of the strongest job sectors continues to be high tech; however, employers are more cautious than ever when it comes to their recruiting budgets. This is where GigFish comes in - a single job posting costs only $49, which includes unlimited access to the resume database at no additional charge. GigFish is also designed to attract the most difficult to find technical talent, which makes the service a strong value proposition."

"Employers are able to create a free company profile, which may include a company summary, corporate logo, website address, and various other organizational information. Other employer focused features include an easy, one-page job posting form, multiple ways of managing job applicants, job posting statistics, billing management, resume searching, and job post editing and management."

"Job seekers should find GigFish to be simple and straightforward, yet packed with the most relevant features, including advanced job searching based on distance/location, keywords, job categories, salary range, company type, and more. Other features include the ability to save searches, jobs, and create job search agents with email alerts."

"Additionally, it is recommended that job seekers post their resume. Since GigFish does not charge employers a premium to search the resume database, a job seeker's chances of being found increase significantly when they choose to post their resume."

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for a sample, copy or demo), contact Robert Adams or visit www.gigfish.com.

About GigFish.com:
GigFish is an online job site specializing in the high-tech sector, which includes the fields of engineering, research & development, web development & design, information technology (IT), technical sales & marketing, product management, science, biotech, and various other technical fields.

It is the end of the exam season in British universities and schools, and students are emerging, blinking, into the sunshine. But the joy of finishing the last gruelling paper is turning to despair as they survey the job market. The prospects for our young people are bleak.

A report from the OECD has found an alarming surge in youth unemployment in the UK, which began even before the current downturn. In the mid-1990s, prospects were good for young jobseekers, but by 2007, the unemployment rate for 16 to 24-year-olds had soared to 14.4 per cent. The rise was fuelled by joblessness among the unskilled, named the Neets in Westminster — not in education, employment or training.

Skilled youngsters bucked the trend until the downturn began to bite. Figures released yesterday by the Higher Education Statistics Agency show that 16,835 graduates did not find a job last summer, up 6 per cent on the previous year. That figure is expected to soar this summer as employers scale back their recruitment.

This was a recession created in the City, which is having a disproportionate effect on the young: whether they are educated and mired in student debt, or low-skilled and burdened by low expectations and the acceptance of a benefits culture.
Within the statistics lie thousands of personal tragedies. Unemployment is dispiriting and depressing. It creates a vicious cycle of joblessness that is hard to break. The gaps on the CV, and the toll on ambition and confidence, can too easily turn a jobless few months into an unemployed year, and then into a wasted life.

But each of these personal tragedies add up to a much wider problem for society. When the long-awaited upturn comes, and the recruitment begins anew, employers will look to a new, fresher generation of graduates, bypassing their older brethren. A mini-generation of graduates will see their potential untapped and ambitions unfulfilled. The wasting of this talent will not aid any economic recovery, but slow its progression.

At the other end of the scale are the unskilled workers. Unemployment is particularly rife among young men. We face the prospect of a new wave of the unemployed, bored and disenfranchised dominating Britain’s deprived corners.

The Government’s response to this growing social issue, is the guarantee to find a job, education or training place for anyone under 25 who has been unemployed for one year. Ministers have appealed to businesses, social entrepreneurs and councils to create jobs, paid for by the Government from a £1 billion fund.

This idea could be a dismal flop. It could be a £1 billion fund to sponsor a tide of non-jobs, viewed with contempt by employers and coerced employees alike. If youngsters turn down one of these jobs they lose benefits. If the jobs were really needed, the market would have created them.

But if business engages with the government plans, the job guarantee could work well, by keeping youngsters in touch with the world of work and breaking the cycle of unemployment. It is in employers’ interests to sponsor a generation of skilled, motivated young workers. It is in their interest to think creatively about jobs and work experience, paid for by the Government, to motivate a generation that is in danger of being swallowed whole by the credit crunch.

In such hard times when jobs are scarce and you need a paycheck, should you settle for a position, even if it means earning less than you need or deserve? Many businesses, facing their own economic constraints, are giving new hires less money than they made in their last job.

"As the downturn deepens, an increasing number of job seekers will find themselves getting lower-paying offers," Mark Royal, a senior consultant at Hay Group, told the Wall Street Journal. "We are on the cusp of a trend."

Experts suggest eagerness to work for lower pay can send the wrong signal that you are desperate. But rather than immediately reject or accept a low ball deal, employment experts suggest carefully negotiating to try to win a compromise, such as a faster pay review.

Jim Camp, president of Camp Group, a negotiaiton consulting firm, said you must grasp a potential employer's problems so you can promote yourself as a problem solver worth more than the proposed low pay. "To negotiate in tough times, you have to be able to create a vision," he said.

Of course, there are time when you must just say no. That could be when you just can't live on the salary, your negotiations fall flat, or other and better opportunities might be awaiting.

Rising numbers of graduates failed to find a job last summer - before the recession took hold, according to statistics just published.

Eight per cent of students leaving full-time first degree courses last year were not in employment - up from 6% in both 2006/07 and 2005/06. The figures are expected to soar this summer as the recession forces employers to stop recruiting - reducing the job prospects of thousands of graduates.

A survey of the top 100 graduate employers published earlier this week found that vacancies for students leaving university this summer have been cut by 28%. The statistics, published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa), reveal that 16,835 graduates did not find a job after leaving university last summer.

Unemployment among men was higher than among women (8% compared to 5%) - and that both figures are up on 2006/07 (6% and 4% respectively). The level of unemployment among post-graduates was 4% (2,280 people), up from 3% in 2006/07. Unemployment rates varied between subjects, the statistics show.

While medicine and dentistry and education had low rates of unemployment (0% and 3% respectively) others such as mass communication and documentation and computer science had much higher rates (12% and 14% respectively).

The statistics show that 62% of graduates from full time degree courses (124,065 people) found a job last summer - down from 64% in 2006/07. Of these 94% found work in the UK, while the rest were working abroad. Those who were working were earning between £15,000 and £24,000 - with a mean salary of £20,500 - up from £20,000 in 2006/07.

Eight percent of university leavers from full-time degrees courses combined work and study, while 17% chose to just continue with their studies - this is up 1% on 2006/07. Among part-time students, 5% were unemployed after finishing their studies last year - up from 4% in 2006/07.

Two thirds (66%) were in employment (14,520 people in total) - this is down 3% from 69% in 2006/07. Of those graduates leaving universities in England after completing a full-time first degree, 9% did not find work, compared to 6% in 2006/07. Just under two thirds (62%) were in employment, down from 64% in 2006/07.

Wes Streeting, president of the National Union of Students (NUS), said: "These figures foretell the crisis awaiting graduates this summer as a result of the recession. Only a few days ago, we heard that the country's top employers will be cutting this year's intake of new graduates by 28%.

"Students are racking up thousands of pounds of debt because of fees, and many will be extremely worried at the lack of job prospects when they leave university. And it isn't just graduate jobs which are at risk from the credit crunch. Many students have to work part-time to finance their studies, and we may see more of them having to drop out if they lose these jobs."

It's a tough job market, and many IT executives are finding that it may take as long as a year to get another job. Joe Goodwin, president of Atlanta-based executive search firm The Goodwin Group, breaks the bad news to CIO magazine: The amount of time it will take to find a job is at least three times longer than it was when the economy was good.

"A few years ago, you could count on getting three interviews during the first three months you were out of work," Goodwin tells CIO. "Out of that, generally speaking and assuming your qualifications are there, you were probably going to get an offer. Based on what I'm seeing in the market today, it's now probably taking 10 to 12 interviews to yield the same results."

Goodwin adds that if you're averaging one interview a month in this job market, you're doing very well. Job searches are taking longer because fewer companies are hiring and when there is a position open, hundreds of highly qualified candidates apply.

If you're an IT exec who still has a job, consider yourself lucky. If you are unemployed, remember, "This, too, shall pass." Stay patient, stay current and network like crazy.