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The NASPP Career Center, barely 18 months old, hit a new record this week with 39 active career opportunities. Is it a booming economy or something else? In today’s blog I’ll give you the lay of the land on opportunities, as well as a few insights on why so many jobs are up for grabs.

What’s the Career Center?

The NASPP launched our Career Center in the fall of 2012 to replace our job bank and offer NASPP members more robust Career resources, and it’s been growing steadily since that time. We’ve had over 300 industry job opportunities posted since inception! In 2013 we added both a blog (guest authored by Andrea Best, Ph.D of Stock & Option Solutions) and a podcast series.

Loads of Opportunities

From time to time I hear people say: “Yeah, I heard of that Career Center, but I’m guessing you only have a bunch of Silicon Valley jobs posted in there.” If that’s your thought, too, then you are going to be surprised at what I have to say next. The opportunities in the Career Center span 14 states in all regions of the continental U.S. Just in case you’re still a skeptic, I’ll list them here: CA, CT, GA, MA, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA, TX, UT and WA. Yep, I checked my geography, and that covers, the west, midwest, east and southern regions of the U.S.

Job Seekers

If you’re looking for a job, we’ve got openings posted by both issuers and service providers. Willing to relocate? You’ve got a lot of choices. NASPP members can browse job openings, contact prospective employers and post their resume profile as well.

Job Recruiters

Have an opening? Be sure to post it in the Career Center. It’s free, and you don’t have to be an NASPP member to post a job.

Why the Job Boom?

I wondered the same thing. Is it an economic boom? Signs of lots of turnover? Or something else? It’s hard to know for sure, but the past two months of job reports turned out a steady rate of new jobs – nothing that suggests that unemployment rates will drop in the near future, but signs that seem to suggest the more employers will add jobs this spring. I personally observed in the Career Center that there were a number of companies with multiple job openings – perhaps a good sign?

-Jennifer