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ERE Expo 2008 Fall – Hollywood Beach, FL – October 28-30, 2008

ERE Expo 2008 Fall – Hollywood Beach, FL – October 28-30, 2008
Recruiting. Talent management. Process improvement. The incomparable recruiting conference that delivers it all.

ERE Expo 2008 Fall is heating up Hollywood Beach! The popular ERE Expo returns to the powdery beaches of South Florida on October 28, 2008, for two overflowing days of action-packed networking and learning.

Join us as we explore a broad range of the most recent and relevant issues affecting the global recruiting industry. This year’s conference will address the evolution of the many sectors of recruiting — the new business models and technologies characterizing the recruiting space, and the social, political, and economic factors driving change in our industry. All this and much more at the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa, a hotel experience truly in a class all its own.

Florida high-tech exports grow by nearly $1 billion

What does this mean for the demand of IT professionals, technical recruiters and all? From the South Florida Business Journal:

Florida’s technology exports grew by almost $1 billion last year, according to the Trade in the Cyberstates 2008 report, released Tuesday by AeA, a national technology trade association.

Florida was the third-largest tech exporter in the nation, with a $13.4 billion share of the U.S.’s $214 billion total.

Florida trailed only California, which led the country with $48.2 billion, and Texas, the nation’s second leading high-tech exporter, with $35.9 million. New York ($8.9 billion) and Massachusetts ($8.7 billion) rounded out the top five.

Read the rest here: Florida high-tech exports grow by nearly $1 billion

State unemployment rate highest in 13 years

Reporting one of the higest unemployment rates in the country:

Florida’s unemployment rate was up slightly in August – to 6.5 percent – with 606,000 people out of work. That’s the highest it’s been since January 1995, when the rate also was 6.5 percent. It is higher than the national average of 6.1 percent, according to the latest figures from Florida’s labor department

read the rest here: State unemployment rate highest in 13 years – South Florida Business Journal:

For South Florida to draw vibrant work force, lifestyle issues need fixing

In Florida, its always sunny, even when the sky is falling:

South Florida, according to recent news articles, is losing population, and its work force. Enrollment in our public schools is also down, and while that may ease school crowding, it too reflects a loss of potential employees.

These trends are troubling. Businesses looking to relocate here, expand their businesses and create more jobs want to know there is a ready and willing work force. It is frequently one of their first questions. So what is behind this exodus? It is part of a growing phenomenon wherein people make lifestyle decisions first and employment decisions second. In the age of industrialization, people moved to the job and lived where they could. In the creative and innovation economy, which is global in nature, work can be done virtually anywhere. This allows the person to move where they want to live and the work follows them.

Read the rest here:For South Florida to draw vibrant work force, lifestyle issues need fixing — South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com