Another way to take a step toward job-search success this year? Apply to these 15 companies, all of which are hiring new employees in 2012. 1. AmeriLife Industry: Insurance Number of openings : 80 Sample job titles: Mortgage protection specialist (experience not required), sales consultant, sales representative, sales manager trainee, financial services representative, insurance sales representative Location: Fla., Ga., N.C., S.C., Tenn. 2. Apex Industry: IT Number of openings: 5000+ Sample job titles: Java, .net, ERP, EMR, project manager, business analyst, desktop/helpdesk support, epic, systems, network engineer, SQL, QA Location: Nationwide 3. Astellas Pharma US, Inc . Industry: Pharmaceutical, health care Number of openings: 106 Sample job titles: Senior medical director, regional sales manager, pharmaceutical sales, associate director, senior scientist Location: Chicago; Los Angeles; New York; Philadelphia; Washington, D.C. 4. Catholic Healthcare West ...