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Generalists dominate ranks of professionals in the job market

 Many more generalists than specialists are looking for work in this year's down job market. This is based on a analysis  of data for the past three months. NimbleCat's grading engine can differentiate between a specialist and a generalist (product plug intended!). This enabled me to track how many marketing and HR generalists and specialists were in the job market over the last three months. In each case generalists in the job market constituted over 40% of all professionals in those fields and  topped the list by a margin exceeding 50%.

This validates what most of us might conclude from  anecdotal evidence.  It certainly is likely that, in difficult times, companies will prefer to hire for specific, highly focused jobs.  Therefore, they are more likely to hire specialists.

So, does your social profile or resume peg you as a generalist or a specialist? Find out. Go to www.nimblecat.com, click on the green"find a better job" button, create a free account, and grade your LinkedIn profile or resume.

Did NimbleCat grade you correctly? Tell me at smehta(at)nimblecat(dot)com or just comment here. Also look for a Facebook app in the near future that makes  grading your profile much easier.

As a follow up to my post last month - the number of recruiters in the job market continues to be higher than it was earlier in the year. This was true in September and the trend has continued in October.

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New Manufacturing Jobs in Rust Belt Up By 2%

The number of new manufacturing jobs created in Rust belt metro areas in October increased to 11% from 9% in September. The difference was accounted for by new jobs in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin metro area. The DC and Baltimore metro areas claimed another 6% of  new jobs.  No west coast metro areas figured in the top ten.

Supply chain and logistics jobs were in the majority with 45% of all manufacturing jobs. However, as in previous months, jobs for manufacturing professionals made up a respectable 33%, with product planning and procurement jobs accounting for 22%.

Jobs for lean manufacturing pros, who are also called "black belts" or Kaizen experts, made up 11% of all manufacturing jobs, as they have for the past three months. These are pretty unique people. They have a strong background in manufacturing and management. What's unique is that they have trained to become teachers and leaders in improving the performance of  manufacturing plants. These professionals are leading the way to make the United States more competitive.

Did you know that you can identify and connect with experienced manufacturing professionals with experience at NimbleCat? Find out for yourself. Try the People Search app on Facebook or visit us at nimblecat.com.