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The top 10 industries hiring in Canada between April and June 2012

The results of the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey for the second quarter of 2012 have been released, and Canadian employers say they expect a relatively upbeat hiring climate between April and June of this year.

The survey of 1,900 employers in Canada shows that 21% of them across industries are planning to increase their payrolls in the second quarter of this year. Only 5% of employers surveyed said that they were planning to decrease their workforce. This is actually little changed from the employment outlook predicted at this time last year.

"Overall, Canadian employers tell us that they plan to maintain their payrolls during the upcoming spring months which is positive for job seekers. If we look at longer-term hiring trends, compared to last year this time, Outlooks are stable or improved," said Janis Sugar, Director of Marketing for Manpower Canada.

The biggest increases in hiring are expected in the Mining trade, with Transportation & Public Utilities, Construction, Services, Retail, and Manufacturing also faring well. "Strengthened by an active Outlook in the Mining industry sector where efforts are underway in Alberta to develop the largest oil field outside the Middle East, the Net Employment Outlook for the upcoming quarter indicates a respectable hiring climate for the April to June time frame," Sugar explains.

The top 10 industries planning to hire in Canada in Q2, 2012:

Mining	21%
Transportation & Public Utilities	16%
Construction	15%
Services	15%
Wholesale & Retail Trade	15%
Manufacturing - Durables	13%
Manufacturing - Non Durables	13%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	10%
Education	8%
Public Administration	6%

In a recent Workopolis poll, we asked our users "Would you move to another town or province for a better job opportunity?" Of the roughly 18,000 respondents, 66.39% said "yes, you have to go where the opportunities are."

Well, for those planning such a move, the hottest job market continues to be in Western Canada with employment growth fueled by booming natural resources and construction industries. Quebec and Atlantic Canada show 15 and 14 percent of employers surveyed planning to hire between April and June. Ontario trails the rest of the country with just 12 percent expecting growth.

The Manpower report is part of a larger global survey of over 65,000 employers in 41 countries. Canada ranks 5^th on their list of countries reporting hiring growth in Q2. India tops the list with 44% of employers surveyed planning to hire, while predictably Greece ranks last with no hiring growth predicted and over 10% of employers surveyed planning to actually reduce staff.

The Top 10 countries planning hiring in Q2, 2012

Country	% of employers planning increased hiring		% of YoY change
India	44	-2
Brazil	39	-1
Taiwan	31	-9
China	21	-11
Canada	21	0
Mexico	15	-1
Australia	13	-9
Japan	11	2
United States	10	2
Germany	8	-1

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Top 10 In-Demand Social Media Jobs & Services

1. Social Strategist

Social strategists are generally social media specialists who are in charge of creating the “big picture” behind an organization’s overall social media communications. They decide which social media outlets will be pursued, how much money can be dedicated to social marketing campaigns and design the framework from which an organization will pursue social media from an internal perspective.

2. Community Manager

Community managers are social media specialists that focus their time and attention on the maintenance of the friends and fans that an organization has accumulated. This could include major tasks like developing new polls, comments, surveys and discussions or relatively minor considerations like moderating comments and approving new posts. The greater the membership or subscriber base is, the more time and effort this will take.

3. Social Media Analytics

One of the most difficult aspects of monetizing social media stems from the fact that it can be difficult to measure the impact and results that originate from a specific campaign. Recently, there have been a number of innovative tools and programs that have been introduced into the social media sphere that empower the organization at the helm to track every user, evaluate which poll questions get the best results and ultimately how many of the social media network members are making the conversion to hot prospects or customers.

4. Social Media Design Specialist

Things look different on social media website than they do on a personally branded website. Because of this, special design skills and insights are necessary to insure that a business is able to keep their brand messaging and imaging cohesive. Add to this the fact that the design constraints vary between Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+ and you can easily translate building social media integrated experiences into a full-time job.

5. Social Media Developer

Social media developers are chiefly in control of deciding which features and add-ons are incorporated into the overall marketing strategy. Additionally, it is the social media developers job to insure that from a user-experience point of view, all sites link and integrate well together for a seamless transition from your blog to your website to your Twitter feed and Facebook fan page. Developers will often work in conjunction with a design specialist team, so having both of these skills can give you distinct edge in the marketplace.

6. Content Programmer

Businesses that are serious about maximizing the value of social media don’t approach content creation haphazardly. Just like many newspapers and magazines, savvy social media players are creating editorial calendars that allow them to build up the content that will be distributed both internally and externally. Writers with a strong background in project management and social media can translate these skills into a lucrative career.

7. Social Influencer Relations

All fans and followers are NOT created equal. As a matter of fact, there will be certain members in every following who qualify as “social influencers”. These individuals generally have a massive following in the social media sphere or are well-known and established bloggers. Businesses that want to use these highly influential voices to their greatest advantage take time to court them and curry favor. Social media experts with any type of public relations backgrounds can turn this into a highly specialized service and build an impressive personal and professional network along the way.

8. Social Reputation Management

Unless a business’s social media profiles are set up so that comments and interactions are submitted for approval before posting, disgruntled or mischievous posters can use their own walls and profiles against them. Just think about what can be said about businesses or organizations on other people’s profiles, blogs or websites. If you are a Boolean buff or have incredible Internet research skills and know the ins and outs of digging up the dirt on an organization or their company members, reputation management could spell success for your financial future.

9. Fan Finder

If you possess stellar list building techniques and strategies it won’t be hard to market yourself as a Fan Finder. The typical small business owner hardly has the time to invite friends and deliberately grow their followers. Some of them barely have time to sit down and eat lunch! While there are few jobs on the market as a Friend Finder, it is a potentially lucrative service you can offer as a self-employed pro.

10. Social Bookmarking Specialist
This is another service versus “job”. Social bookmarking is incredibly popular. One of the most popular social bookmarking hubs out there is StumbleUpon. However, there are hundreds of others available. A quick visit to the following website http://bluesearchmarketing.com/social-bookmarking-sites-list/ will show that there are dozens upon dozens of them out there. Even if you just picked the top ten or fifteen, you could easily offer this service as a freebie to draw in new business into one of the other social media services on your menu.

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20 Best-Paying Jobs For People Persons

                   

Are you a people person? Are you good at working with others, empathizing, teaching or persuading others to agree with you? If so, you’re in luck. According to jobs expert Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., author of just-released 150 Best Jobs for Your Skills, social skills now rank No. 1 among job skills in highest demand.

While many may assume that people skills—unlike science, math or technical abilities—are innate, Shatkin defines any skill as a learned capability rather than a talent, and notes that most people prefer to do what they’re good at and have a natural aptitude for. Accurately matching your skills to your job, he says, will radically boost your chances of both career success and satisfaction. Oh, and a fat paycheck is bound to help too.

To determine the 20 best-paying jobs for people with social skills, Shatkin pulled out all jobs in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Information Network (O*NET) that were labeled as requiring skills of persuasion, negotiation, social perceptiveness, instructing others, coordinating efforts and service orientation. He then ranked them by median annual earnings for full-time workers in 2010, based on occupational and wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The result? From management to law and health care, these are the jobs where people persons earn the most.

At the top of the list, marketing manager is the best-paying job for people with social skills. The occupation features an annual median salary of $112,800, with a high earnings growth potential of 48.8%. It’s also growing by 12.5% and has nearly 6,000 openings each year. Shatkin says the most important skills for the job are social, management and thought-processing skills, and that it best suits an “enterprising” personality type that is good at developing projects.
“Marketing managers have to understand how to relate to others, and they need the power of persuasion,” says Shatkin. “Additionally, you’re in a managerial role, so will need to coordinate and instruct a team.”

In fact, quite a few managers made the top-20 list: Sales mangers (No. 3) earn a median of $98,530; managers, all other, (No. 4) earn $96,450; general and operations managers (No. 5) earn $94,400; construction managers (No. 8) earn $83,860; administrative services managers (No. 9) earn $77,890; and social and community service managers (No. 20) earn $57,950.

Shatkin notes that most managers will need a high level of social skills to be successful because most deal directly with people on a daily basis. Some others however, like financial managers, work more closely with a product, so are not featured on the list. Meanwhile, the increased responsibility demands higher earnings, making it one of the highest-paying functions.

Lawyers come in at a close second place, earning $112,760 each year, with a very high earnings growth potential of 52%. Annually, there are 24,000 job openings, and the occupation is growing at 13%. Being a successful lawyer requires social, communication and thought-processing skills, and a personality type that is “enterprising” and “investigative.”

Shatkin says that while the law is very conceptual, in practice it requires constantly dealing with other people, from clients and peers to law enforcement officers and businesses. Plus, they must be particularly adept at negotiation with and persuasion of others.

Similarly, sales representatives must be masters of winning people over and, if in the right sector, have very high earnings prospects. Sales reps of wholesale and manufacturing technical and scientific products (No. 11) need just two years of post-secondary education and earn a median of $73,710. And with a bachelor’s degree, securities, commodities and financial services sales agents (No. 13) make $70,190 annually.

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Health care, too, is a rapidly growing industry that needs skilled people persons. A quarter of jobs on the top-20 list are health-related, including physician assistants (No. 7), occuphysical therapists (No. 10), pational therapists (No. 12), dental hygienists (No. 15) and registered nurses (No. 16). For the higher-level professionals, like doctors and dentists, science skills eclipse social skills. But in these jobs, workers must work in teams and will succeed if they are service oriented, empathetic and perceptive.

Shatkin notes that while social skills are often undervalued by the market, they are increasingly in demand as the economy moves towards services and technology. And unlike technical skills, which are quickly outdated and need constant maintenance, social skills have a long shelf life. What’s more, it shouldn’t be too hard to convince hiring managers you’ve got the goods, says Shatkin.

“Have a flawless resume that shows you’ve done the work, and then use that interview to charm them,” Shatkin says. “Social skills are a big part of what’s being evaluated in today’s interview.”


And the top jobs in order are:

1: Marketing Managers - Annual Earnings: $112,800
2: Lawyers - Annual Earnings: $112,760
3: Sales Managers - Annual Earnings: $98,530
4: Managers, All Other - Annual Earnings: $96,450
5: General and Operations Managers - Annual Earnings: $94,400
6: Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School - Annual Earnings: $86,970
7: Physician Assistants - Annual Earnings: $86,410
8: Construction Managers - Annual Earnings: $83,860
9: Administrative Services Managers - Annual Earnings: $77,890
10: Physical Therapists - Annual Earnings: $76,310
11: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products -Annual Earnings: $73,710
12: Occupational Therapists - Annual Earnings: $72,320
13: Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents - Annual Earnings: $70,190
14: Detectives and Criminal Investigators - Annual Earnings: $68,820
15: Dental Hygienists - Annual Earnings: $68,250
16: Registered Nurses - Annual Earnings: $64,690
17: Instructional Coordinators - Annual Earnings: $58,830
18: Compliance Officers - Annual Earnings: $58,720
19: Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers - Annual Earnings: $58,680
20: Social and Community Service Managers - Annual Earnings: $57,950

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Top 10 highest paying jobs in Canada

As more companies are hiring, now is a great time to look for work that will not only make you happy, but provide you with a good lifestyle as well. For workers in Canada's highest paying occupations, a six-figure salary isn't just a pipe dream — it's an average salary.

The following 10 occupations pay average salaries of over $100,000, making them Canada's highest paying jobs:

10. Banking, credit and investment managers
Average employment income: $101,845
Duties: These managers oversee operations at investment banks, commercial banks, retail banks and credit institutions. Duties include administering loans, investing client funds, preparing credit reports, and buying and selling securities.
Education and training: A bachelor's degree in business administration, plus extensive experience is usually required for this job, though many employers prefer candidates with an MBA.

9. Engineering manager
Average annual income: $113,403
Duties: Engineering managers oversee the research, design and production efforts of teams at engineering firms, manufacturing corporations, scientific research companies, architecture firms and more.
Education and training: A bachelor's degree in engineering is required. Most employers require engineers to register with a professional engineering organization in their respective province.

8. Lawyers
Average annual income: $123,632
Duties: Lawyers provide legal counsel and advice to individuals and companies. They may also represent clients in front of a judge or jury in court.
Education: Lawyers average seven years of higher education — four years at an undergraduate institution, and three years of law school.

7. Senior managers of trade, broadcasting and other services
Average annual income and training: $124,080
Duties: Senior managers in this category work in industries like radio broadcasting, food wholesaling, department stores and travel agencies.
Education and training: A bachelor's degree plus extensive work experience are minimum requirements.

6. Dentists
Average annual income: $131,552
Duties: Dentists treat, prevent and provide care for patient's teeth, mouth and gums.
Education and training: In addition to obtaining an undergraduate degree, dentists must also attend dental school, which averages four years. In all provinces except for Quebec, dentists must be licensed by the National Dental Examining Board of Canada.

5. General practitioners and family physicians
Average annual income: $132,615
Duties: Usually serving as primary care physicians, general practitioners treat a wide range of illnesses and conditions, and provide preventative care and assessments.
Education and training: Like specialist physicians, general practitioners must attend medical school and complete residencies. The only difference is that general practitioners often choose residencies in broader fields, such as internal or family medicine.

4. Senior managers of goods production, utilities, transportation and construction
Average annual income: $160,947
Duties: Senior managers in this category direct operations at mining, petroleum, manufacturing, railway, trucking and logging companies.
Education and training: A bachelor's degree (or equivalent work experience), plus at least five years on the job.

3. Senior managers of financial, communications and other business services
Average annual income: $162,376
Duties: Senior managers are charged with overseeing their respective departments at large corporations and small businesses alike. Sample job titles in this category include director of marketing, chief executive officer, chief financial officer and vice-president of human resources.
Education and training: A bachelor's degree, plus extensive work experience are minimum requirements.

2. Judges
Average annual income: $178,053
Duties: Judges preside over court cases and have the final say in hearings and trials.
Education and training: All judges start out as lawyers, so therefore must attend law school. Judges usually have a minimum of 10 years' experience before being considered for a judiciary position and must be appointed by a committee.

1. Specialist physicians
Average annual income: $179,514
Duties: Includes physicians in specialized practice areas like dermatology, anesthesiology, oncology and cardiology.
Education and training: Specialist physicians are highly educated. Besides obtaining a bachelor's degree and attending medical school, which takes an average of eight years, specialists must also complete a residency and/or fellowship in their chosen field, which can take an additional two to six years.
* Salary data provided by Statistics Canada.
** Job titles, education and training information provided by National Occupational Classification.

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