Americans To Seek New Jobs In The New Year

By WebProNews
Staff Writer
Article Date: 2004-12-27

As companies across the nation finalize their 2005 staffing needs, job seekers are gearing up to ring in the New Year with an energized career.

According to the latest series of Monster Meter polls, 93 percent of Americans plan to look for a new job in the New Year. The Monster Meter, a product of Monster, is an ongoing series of online polls that gauge users' opinions on a variety of topics relating to careers, the economy and the workplace.

In addition, when asked about their top work-related New Year's resolutions, 46 percent of Monster site users strive to land a job, while 33 percent resolve to switch careers; and showing work/life balance continues to be an issue for today's employee, 14 percent plan to work fewer hours.

"The U.S. job market has shown steady expansion throughout the year - and these poll results show that Americans are ready to take advantage of this improvement," said Jeff Taylor, Founder and Chief Monster. "The start of a new year typically marks the time when hiring managers, fresh with new budgets, look to expand hiring in key focus areas. These listings are often for jobs that are a priority for companies, so January is a great time for job seekers to find new, exciting, and challenging employment opportunities."