Around the middle of each month the career websites of Alpharetta’s largest employers are queried. The number of jobs advertised are tallied and trended month-to-month. The results are published to the Roots in Alpharetta blog and used by permission in the Appen Newspapers. This month’s numbers were tabulated on November 14th. All attempts were made to maintain accuracy but some errors are possible.

I usually fill this space by commenting on trends month-to-month. That won’t be possible as I missed printing this column in October. My apologies. However it appears that the number of advertised positions in my list of companies is holding steady at over 700. McKesson, Siemens, HP and ADP all have the most cubicles to fill. Dust off your resume!

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Around the middle of each month the career websites of Alpharetta’s largest employers are queried. The number of jobs advertised are tallied and trended month-to-month. The results are published to the Roots in Alpharetta blog and used by permission in the Appen Newspapers. This month’s numbers were tabulated on September 16th. All attempts were made to maintain accuracy but some errors are possible.

Those looking for work in the medical or information technology field need to be knocking on doors at Marconi Drive. McKesson has nearly doubled their number of job openings from this time last month. At 164 positions, they have the most job openings of any firm in Alpharetta.

Siemen’s continues to advertise over one hundred openings in Alpharetta. HP, Equifax, Scientific Games and Ciena have all added to their job openings from last month. UPS, AT&T, Verizon and RedPrairie reduced openings.

Largest Employers in Alpharetta - September 2011

Mid-Sized Employers in Alpharetta - September 2011

Around the middle of each month the career websites of Alpharetta’s largest employers are queried. The number of jobs advertised are tallied and trended month-to-month. The results are published to the Roots in Alpharetta blog and used by permission in the Appen Newspapers. This month’s numbers were tabulated on August 15th. All attempts were made to maintain accuracy but some errors are possible.

Overall numbers are flat compares to this time in July. Siemens tops the list with over 100 jobs posted to their career site. On the flip side, HP has reduced their openings to 26. This is down from over 100 at the end of last year. Alpharetta employers adding openings this month include Phillips, Equifax and AT&T.

This month saw the opening of a small business incubator. The Alpharetta Accelerator will give entrepreneurs a jump start, providing office space and access to capital. Perhaps today’s fledgling tech start-up will one day join the Fortune 500 companies on this list!

Largest Employers in Alpharetta - August 2011

Mid-Sized Employers in Alpharetta - August 2011

Around the middle of each month the career websites of Alpharetta’s largest employers are queried. The number of jobs advertised are tallied and trended month-to-month. The results are published to the Roots in Alpharetta blog and used by permission in the Appen Newspapers. This month’s numbers were tabulated on July 18th. All attempts were made to maintain accuracy but some errors are possible.

Siemens added more job openings than any other large employer in Alpharetta with 75 listed on their website. Other companies with gains were T-SYS, Traveler’s, Verizon and Red Prairie.

Governor Nathan Deal visited McKesson recently to speak about Georgia’s leadership in technology. Also in the news is the announcement from Radiant that they will be acquired by NCR for $1.2 billion in cash. It’ll be interested to see if Gwinnett-based NCR consolidates offices after the acquisition. Radiant has large offices in Alpharetta and south Forsyth.

Largest Employers in Alpharetta - July 2011

Mid-Sized Employers in Alpharetta - July 2011

Around the middle of each month the career websites of Alpharetta’s largest employers are queried. The number of jobs advertised are tallied and trended month-to-month. The results are published to the Roots in Alpharetta blog and used by permission in the Appen Newspapers. This month’s numbers were tabulated on June 13th and 14th. All attempts were made to maintain accuracy but some errors are possible.

An analysis of June’s job openings shows that Alpharetta continues to hold at just over 700 openings. McKesson, LexisNexis and Verizon all made small increases to their job openings over this time in May.

Making news this month is an announcement from Agilysys. The software firm will move their headquarters from Ohio to Alpharetta, following the continuing trend of high-tech companies to transfer jobs here.

Largest Employers in Alpharetta - June 2011

Mid-Sized Employers in Alpharetta - June 2011

Around the middle of each month I survey the career websites of Alpharetta’s biggest employers. I tabulate the numbers in this monthly column and trend the figures month-to-month. The goal is to create a barometer of hiring trends in Alpharetta.

This month saw overall numbers remain close to April’s figures with 730 openings. ADP increased their openings to 85, the most I’ve seen since I started tracking them a year and a half ago. E-Trade, Verizon, and Research in Motion also added openings this month. If you’re looking for work in the information technology field, I’d be knocking on these doors.

I cannot measure from where Alpharetta’s employers are hiring. It is my general sense that many openings are being filled internally or with formerly downsized employees. That’s just a hunch based on my experience and from talking to friends who work for some of these companies. I’d be interested to hear from people testing Alpharetta’s job market. Are you getting responses from your resume?

Largest Employers in Alpharetta - May 2011

Mid-Sized Employers in Alpharetta - May 2011

Around the middle of each month I survey the career websites of Alpharetta’s largest employers. I count the number of openings and tally them up here, trending the numbers month to month.

We’ve eclipsed the 700 mark. Since creating this monthly column sixteen months ago, I’ve yet to see this many openings in Alpharetta. Equifax, McKesson, ADP, E-Trade and Red Prarrie all made modest increases in the number of openings posted to career sites. It all added up to 58 new jobs since this time last month.

700 seems like a lot of openings. Perhaps it is little consolation to someone with resumes out there and no call backs. I’d be interested to hear stories from those testing the Alpharetta job market. Leave me a comment or email at lee@rootsinalpharetta.com

Largest Employers in Alpharetta - April 2011

Mid-Sized Employers in Alpharetta - April 2011

Around the middle of each month I survey the career websites of Alpharetta’s largest employers. I count the number of openings and tally them up here, trending the numbers month to month.

The numbers look a little flat this month, but don’t fret. McKesson has always been an outlier in this report. Their number of openings dropped from 110 in February to 69 in March. However, the rest of the field made up for lost ground. I see increases in the number of job openings from Lexis/Nexus, E-Trade, Equifax, Radiant, Siemens, Infor and HP.

And as always, I’d love to hear from folks interviewing in this job market. I’m tracking nearly 650 job openings among Alpharetta’s largest employers. Is that translating into calls back on your resumes, interviews, job offers… or crickets?

Around the middle of each month I survey the career websites of Alpharetta’s largest employers. I count the number of openings and tally them up here, trending the numbers month to month.

Brisk hiring continues among Alpharetta’s largest employers. HP’s numbers are down slightly yet most of their openings have been posted in the last month. I believe their numbers will continue to trend at about a hundred openings. McKesson has added openings, the most I’ve seen on Marconi Drive in over a year. Yet the biggest gains are at Alpharetta’s telecom companies. Verizon went from 3 openings in January to 51 this month. I haven’t seen anything in the press about them ramping up operations here. Perhaps an announcement is forthcoming?

I’d love to hear from folks who have resumes out to some of these companies. Are you getting call backs? Interviews?

Largest Employers in Alpharetta - February 2011

Mid-Sized Employers in Alpharetta - February 2011