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Newsletter for LHH New York City office (Go to: http://www.esnips.com/web/LHHNYCJMC) September 26, 2007
In This Issue
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• Blue Steps RECRUITING WARS NYC colleges on hiring spree
• Network of Experts Samantha Marshall
Published: September 16, 2007 - 6:59 am
• Job Lead Sampler The economy is cratering and the Wall Street job boom is turning into a bust, but college professors
aren't feeling the pain. Hiring in New York City's exploding education sector is at an all-time high.
After years of increased student enrollment, private and public universities are finally playing catch-
Get Your Copy up and aggressively recruiting academics to reduce classroom sizes, replace part-time professors
NYC Job Market Update and attract top-tier students. Employment growth in private educational services has grown 45% in
available online at: New York state from 1990 to 2005, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the same
http://www.esnips.com/web/LHHNYCJM time, the number of higher-education workers increased by about 30,000 to 90,000.
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"We've gone from a buyer's market to a seller's market," says Abe Lachman, president of the
back editions. Copies are Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities. "There's been a sizable step-up of full-time
also available in the faculty in all sectors."
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The college hiring trend is nationwide, but New York City, which has become the top destination in
your consultants… If you
the country for students around the nation, is seeing the sharpest growth.
have information to
submit, contact Rod Raiding from universities in other states has become so prevalent that last week the University of
Williams at California, Berkeley announced a $113 million grant for faculty endowments. After suffering a series
of departures to New York City colleges, Berkeley is setting aside this money to sweeten the pot for
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professors and keep them from leaving.
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advance! "The pool is not that deep, particularly in specialized areas, and everybody is raiding everyone else,"
says Julia Upton, R.S.M., provost of St. John's University, which hired 62 faculty members this
academic year, almost double the number of hires in 2005.
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www.lhhcrn.com. to new professors, making hiring that much more expensive. "Housing is a huge issue for us," says
John Sexton, president of New York University.
Blue Steps Poaching problem
Another problem is retention. Once a college spends the money on relocation, professors are often
We have negotiated a 20% lured by neighboring schools with fatter endowments.
discounted rate for LHH clients St. John's, which has 62 new faculty members this year, became a poaching victim recently. Without
with Blue Steps the executive the endowment to match salaries from rival schools in other states, it couldn't fend off a recent raid
search web site owned and by NYU. The larger university, in efforts to increase its minority hiring, poached an African-American
operated by the AESC professor from St. John's education department.
(Association of Executive "For the most part, I try not to get involved in a bidding war," says Ms. Upton.
Search Consultants) which is Stephen Freedman, Fordham's new senior vice president and chief academic officer, who is in
their professional organization charge of hiring, among other duties, moved here from Spokane, Wash., six weeks ago. His personal
made up of over 200 of the top experience with the sticker shock of relocating to New York brought home the need to fatten the
executive search firms. See endowment for academic positions so the university can remain competitive. One of 90 new hires
your consultant for details. this year, he plans to grow the school's faculty by about 20% a year.
AESC has around 200 "We need to, because we're only going to face more recruitment pressure in the next five to 10
member search firms, with years," he says.
around 4000 consultants Universities won't disclose salary information because they're worried about poaching, but
around the world. particularly for law and business professors, pay can compare with corporate compensation and
reach well into the six figures, sources say.
But it takes more than financial incentives to lure academics here. NYU is engaging in what its
president, John Sexton, describes as "cluster hiring" and helping high-profile academics in areas like
math and science put together dream teams for their departments. The strategy is paying off. So far,
NYU has hired more than 150 of 250 full-time professors as part of a five-year hiring plan for the
Faculty of Arts and Sciences. "The people we are trying to recruit understand the value of being part
of a webbed team with a common enterprise," he says.
COOPERATIVE EFFORT
To make the city even more attractive to academics from out of town, New York area universities
came together to form the Metro New York/Southern Connecticut Higher Education Recruitment
Consortium in February. The group's Web site, www.mnyscherc.org, advertises job openings at
all the campuses around town so that professors' spouses, who are often also academics, can find
jobs in the city. It's one of the rare instances of cooperation among the schools when it comes to
attracting academic talent to the region.
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Issuance of new debt instruments of all sorts fell by a third over the summer, with J.P. Morgan Chase
and Bank of America posting especially steep drops of more than 50%, according to research firm
Dealogic.
In particular, junk bond sales practically fell off a cliff, with volumes dropping 77% in August. That
same month, issuance of subprime mortgage-related securities tumbled 92%.
10,000 job losses?
As a result, at least 10,000 Wall Streeters of all stripes could lose their jobs by year's end, according
to estimates from Manhattan recruiting and consulting firm Options Group.
"The people who run the investment banks are taking hard looks, and if they decide a particular
business isn't coming back, they won't waste time before letting people go," says Raphael Soifer,
chairman of Soifer Consulting and a former securities industry analyst at Brown Brothers Harriman.
Meanwhile, firms including UBS, Merrill Lynch, Lehman and Deutsche Bank have all greatly scaled
back their searches for new employees.
"The firms we work with are shutting down work and calling off searches, and doing so across the
board," says Rik Kopelan, managing partner at recruiting firm Capstone Partnership.
A spokesman at UBS says the bank is "carefully looking at how we fill currently vacant positions" and
has recently instituted "more rigorous approval requirements."
A Merrill spokeswoman declined to comment.
Officials at Lehman and Deutsche Bank didn't respond to a request for comment.
Years of big gains
The cutbacks follow years of gains for Wall Street. Investment banks expanded their head count by
an average of 17% in the past 12 months, according to Bank of America research. Lehman and Bear
Stearns both increased staff by more than 20%. Deutsche Bank grew its staff rolls by 26%.
After the implosion of the tech bubble, Wall Street slashed 33,000 jobs in the city within a year,
according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. The extent of the cuts this
time will depend on how quickly the credit markets can recover.
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Securities firms may be cutting back on hiring, but hedge funds and private equity firms continue to
add staffers, though the total numbers are relatively small.
"The management fees and the fact that investor money is locked up--sometimes for years--means
these firms are less exposed to the market's ups and downs," says Adam Zoia, who is managing
partner at recruiting firm Glocap Search.
Another bright spot: China.
"If you speak three words of Mandarin and two words of Cantonese and have some connection to
mainland China CFOs and a financial services background, you can write your own ticket," points out
recruiter Gustavo Dolfino. "The major investment banks are going to be doing a lot of hiring in Asia."
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posted on the searchable WorldWIT's Hire Ground website
http://newyorkcity.employmentguide.com/ bills itself as a portal for entry-level or a mid-management
positions. EmploymentGuide.com has got you covered. With our FastAPP feature we have made
searching for jobs faster and easier than ever. Simply complete an application and we’ll send it to
matching employers in your area.
http://www.janplace.com/ a site for those seeking opportunities in publishing, licensing, children’s &
family media, entertainment, interactive media, and related areas
http://www.gadball.com an excellent site that provides Free Job Search - over 100,000 Active Jobs!
Free Resume Distribution, Free GadBall Discussion Forums, Free Career Email Address, Free
Personal Email Address features links to For Sale Listings and many other types of information
portals from television/movie listings to the weather. It also has an online calendaring tool, news,
games, and entertainment links.
http://www.JobsOnWallStreet.com bills itself as the leading financial services online job board
http://www.efinancialcareers.com/ bank jobs, finance jobs, recruitment in the financial markets,
accounting and investment banking
http://newyork.craigslist.org/ another site that’s pretty cool. It bills itself as the following: craigslist is
about: giving each other a break, getting the word out about everyday, real-world stuff. restoring the
human voice to the Internet, in a humane, non-commercial environment. keeping things simple,
common-sense, down-to-earth, honest, very real. providing an alternative to impersonal, big-media
sites. being inclusive, giving a voice to the disenfranchised, democratizing ... being a collection of
communities with similar spirit, not a single monolithic entity.
http://www.worklife.com/ Worklife.com provides industry specific career channels with a wealth of
information tailored to your career goals. Select a career channel to research industry information,
search jobs and build your portfolio.
www.ComputerJobs.com Recruiting Trends reports that ComputerJobs.com, an employment website
for Information Technology (IT) professionals and those who employ them, has launched a new web
site where IT professionals can discuss their careers, technology, current events, and more. The new
community called "The ComputerJobs.com Community," also offers employers resume keyword
searches, and job seekers the ability to search for high tech jobs on www.ComputerJobs.com.
http://www.teamworkonline.com/ a listing site that focuses on jobs in professional sports with teams,
offices, and connected entities (sports management, sporting goods, etc.). Here’s what they say
about themselves: 71% of the jobs posted here were filled by online candidates!
www.WomenSportsJobs.com currently has over 1,000 jobs posted in the following fields: Sports
Marketing, Sales, Advertising & Promotions, Public Relations, Sports Media, Broadcasting, Facilities,
Sports Events & Operations, Recreation, Health & Fitness, Website, Technology & Computers
http://www.job-hunt.org/ a terrific informational resource for job seekers
http://www.hightechny.com/ NY Labor Bureau site for IT employment (thanks Jay Colan)
http://www.ithotjobs.com/ bills itself as “ITHotJobs.com launched in 2001 to assist BIG 4, Top Tier,
Software 500, Fortune 1000 IT job seekers most impacted during the downturn has grown to
286,000 members and is utilized by over 9,775 IT specific recruiters.”
http://www.jobcircle.com/ JobCircle.com currently operates in CT, DC, DE, OH, MD, NY, NJ, PA, VA,
and WV , and provides a totally regional job search experience using our unique Latitude/Longitude
functionality.
http://www.dogpile.com great search site that uses Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, About, Look Smart,
Overture, and FindWhat (talk about powerful!)
http://www.allretailjobs.com/ the name says it all
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http://www.bigfivetalent.com lists Big Five Jobs
http://www.employment911.com/asp/index.asp claims currently over 3,000,000 jobs posted by
companies that use them and searched from over 300 major career sites along with jobs including 1-
Jobs.com, Hotjobs.com, American Jobs, Infoworks USA, America's Employers, JobBank USA,
America's Job Bank, Job Pilot USA, Bakos Group, MarketingJobs.com, Career Avenue,
Monster.com, Best Jobs USA, NationJob Network, Career Builder, Net-Temps.com, Career Mosaic,
Perot Systems, Career.com, Prohire.com, Career Magazine, Recruiters Online Network, Career
Web, Select Jobs.com, Computerjobs.com, Softwarejobs.com, Computerwork.com, The Job
Resource, Crosswalk.com, Top Echelon, Dice.com, TopStartups.com, Employment 911, US Careers
Resource Center, Headhunter.net, Westech Virtual Job Fair. Offers some pay services but quite
effective without them.
http://seeker.dice.com/profman/searchEngineMarketing.jsp?rel_code=100 more tech jobs
http://www.guru.com/pro/professionals.cfm?tc=20010&kw=job%20search%20web%20 site helps you
find IT, creative, business and office/admin projects all on one website!
http://www.e-careercenter.com/ &
http://www.job.com/index.cfm?us=164&AID=6944408&PID=1225587 2 sites for posting resumes and
searching jobs
Entrepreneurial Sites:
http://www.startupzone.com employment
http://www.topstartups.com employment
http://www.garage.com lists tech ventures and employment
http://www.fastcompany.com online version of magazine
http://www.vfinance.com funding for entrepreneurs
http://www.vcbuzz.com venture capital info
Non-Profit Sites:
http://www.philanthropy.com non-profit info and employment
http://www.nonprofits.org/ non-profit info
http://www.chronicle.com higher education info and employment
http://www.guidestar.org/ national database of non profits
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http://www.ceoupdate.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
http://www.execsearches.com lists non-profit executive level jobs
www.fdncenter.org/pnd/jobs
www.idealist.org
Media Resources
Please update by sending additional resources/corrections to jay.colan@LHH.com news and
trends:
television/print/music/interactive/digital/telecom/advertising
http://www.mediabistro.com/ -- Media Bistro: media industry networking and informational site.
Includes, news, advice, events listings, job boards, and discussion groups.
http://www.iwantmedia.com/– daily round up of media and industry news; extensive links to
other, related publications and sites.
http://www.poynter.org/medianews– Jim Romenesko’s media news: news, trends, extensive
links to other news and media related sites.
http://www.mediachannel.org/ -- Media Channel: global media news, issue guides, educational
aides.
http://www.mediaweek.com/ -- Media Week: online media news magazine.
http://www.insidemedia.com/
http://www.media.guardian.co.uk/ -- The Guardian online specialized media site.
http://www.eweek.com/– eWeek online version: media and new media news and resources
http://www.media-news.com/– Media news site, segmented by industry.
http://www.internews.org/– Internews: promoting free and open media on a global scale.
http://www.broadbandweek.com/– Broadband Week online version.
http://www.telecomcareers.net/– TelecomCareers.net: career resources, etc.
http://www.catv.org/-- CATV Cyberlab: news, resources for cable, broadband, and new media;
extensive list of links.
http://www.cabletoday.com/index.html– Bigpipe.com: cable news, resources, extensive links.
http://www.emonline.com/index.html– Electronic Media online version.
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi– DM News: online direct marketing news.
http://www.headlinespot.com/-- comprehensive news site: news, extensive links
http://www.tvinsite.com/broadcastingcable/index.asp?layout=webzine– Broadcasting Cable
online: news for broadcast and cable industries.
http://www.cableworld.com/– Cableworld online version: cable and broadband news
http://www.minonline.com/index.html—Min magazine: media business resources
television/print/music/interactive/digital/telecom/advertising (cont’d)
www.paidcontent.org focus on "the economics of content"
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http://www.212nyc.org/ - interactive focus
www.mediapost.com
www.inanet.com for designers and art directors
www.cynopsis.com - daily briefing for broadcasting and cable, with job postings for NY and LA
Digital Music News (site/publication?)
www.nyctechwire.com
Inside Radio (site/publication?)
www.adage.com Advertising Age site
http://www.poynter.org/ - Web Tips – tracks U.S. TV
www.entertainmentcareers.net
www.rightmedia.com
www.venturewire.com – v.c. focus?
www.variety.com Variety - entertainment focus –including job links
This Week in Technology
British Academy of Film and Television Artists
http://www.digitalmusic2006.com/ - digital music forum
www.worldscreen.com Int’l News on programming /content that inevitably includes notes on
many NY companies
www.lightreading.com technology news with many notes on content deployments
www.digitalmedia.com – conference listings are searchable to obtain contact info for speakers
Multi-Channel News – publication?/site?
www.fierce.com – mobile media including wireless, IPTV and mobile media
BillBoard – music publication
www.journalismjobs.com
associations:
http://www.catm.com/-- Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing: library,
research, job bank, etc.
http://www.ncta.com/index.cfm– National Cable & Telecommunications Association: industry
news, legislative information, career resources, etc.
http://www.cthra.com/indopps.html– Cable and Telecommunications Human Resources
Association: job opportunities and career related links
http://www.aaaa.org/news/related_assoc.html– American Association of Advertising Agencies:
related industry links.
http://www.nynma.org/– New York New Media Association:
http://www.cabletvadbureau.com/– Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau: news, research, links,
career information.
http://www.ctpaa.org/– Cable Television Public Affairs Association
http://www.wict.org/main.cfm– Women in Cable & Telecommunications: resources and links
dedicated to improving the standing of women in the cable industry.
http://www.interactivehq.org/ -- Association for Interactive Marketing: research, education,
events, networking.
www.americanbusinessmedia.com – association of business media companies
www.namme.org – National Association of Minority Media Executives
Magazine Publishers Association (MPA)
Online Publishers Association (ironically I don’t have the URL)
theory and scholarship:
http://www.ctheory.com/– CTheory: current scholarship on cultural, media, and critical theory
http://www.theory.org.uk/– media and social/cultural theory focusing on pop culture
http://www.utexas.edu/coc/journalism/SOURCE/j363/keywords.html– quick resources to major
leaders in mass communication studies
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www.release1.0.com – Esther Dyson publication on v.c. and new technologies
Edventures – same on Ester Dyson
other resources:
http://www.hbscny.org/upcoming_events.htm - Harvard Business School Club of Greater NY –
Look for the Media Guru breakfasts
Media Staffing Professionals - Chicago based with jobs throughout the country
"The Soul of the New Consumer" - book on thinking for marketers and product developers
www.current.org – resource on NPR?
www.voice123 – voiceovers
One World? – cable advertising?
Promo magazine and Events Marketer for event marketing people
Provided by Jay Colan and the generous, spirited people who participated in the NY Media and Entertainment
networking group in January and February of 2007.
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