1. Houston companies are adding headcount!!!!

2.Companies are also realizing they cut too deep!!!

And Finally:

3. Employees who have put there job search on hold are not anymore! WE HAVE MOVEMENT!!!!!

 Movement is the most important piece of the puzzle. It is hard to find a new job, if people do not move.I am personally seeing a lot of people leave public accounting right now for industry positions now.Direct hire placements are up over 70% versus last year! I could not be more excited about this.So, overall things are looking brighter.This is my last newsletter until the new year, so don’t forget to dust off that resume and add at least one line item to it!Also, I will share a little secret with you. There are a lot of hires that take place between October and December 24th!

The great thing is that most candidates give up around this time of and that means less competition for you (if you are looking).

 Local Statistics:

• National / Houston Unemployment Rate: 9.7% / 8.2%
• Price of Oil:  $85.00
• Oil Rig Count: 1655 (last year 1006)
• Industries hiring: CPA Firms (tax & audit – they are getting ready for busy season); Healthcare; Business Services; Oil & Gas;
• Positions in demand: Financial Analysts!!!!!!!!!! Tax (any level), Audit, Controller / Accounting Managers
• Industries not hiring or flat: Homebuilding, Construction, Manufacturing

If you ever wonder what I am recruiting for you can always follow my blog at: www.dianedelgadolemaire.wordpress.com.

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8 Contract Consultants – Must have External Audit in the past 4 years – Paid OT – Sign On and Completion Bonuses!!!!

US International Tax Manager (Tax Modeling)  – Downtown 100 to 165KNon Profit Accounting Manager – Southeast 60 to 70K

Tax Manager (Partnerships, Estate, Trusts) – Greenway Plaza, 100 to 150K

Senior Auditor. Supervisor, Manager, Senior Manager (Public Accounting) 
Central Houston, Work Life Balance, Paid Overtime

Spanish Speaking Internal Auditor – Memorial, 50 to 65K

Accountant – Must have Big 4 Greenway Plaza 50 to 54K, Oil & Gas 

Controller  Northwest Houston, 85K

Assistant Controller  West Houston – 80 to 135K

JIB Supervisor – Northwest Houston, 65 to 96K

Real Estate Accountant – Galleria, 60 to 75K (Big 4 Background) 

JIB Accountant – Galleria & Downtown, 60 to 80K

Cost Accountant (2 years) – North Houston

Staff Accountant (2 years) – Galleria

 50 Contract Consultants – Must have External Audit in the past 4 years –

 Paid OT – Sign On and Completion Bonuses!!!! (Chicago, NYC, Boston, LA, San Francisco……) 

Director of Corporate Tax, Grand Rapids, MI – 120K Audit Director – Orlando, Florida 130K

CFO – Pittsburgh – 250 to 300K – Transactional Processing exp.

Director of Financial Reporting, Redmond, WA

Director of International Reporting, Redmond, WA

Director of International Tax, San Antonio, TX 130 to 150K