Making a lump sum tax break for corporations that create jobs sounds sort of nice, but it doesn't really directly affect the actual market forces that drive job creation/outsourcing/downsizing. We need to actually connect profits on Wall St to the jobs themselves, in a way that will be systemic.
Some are worried about taxing the job creators, and killing jobs. Let's take care of that right now. Offer a tax capital gains tax BREAK on dividend payments from companies that ADDED to their payroll since the last payout. A tax INCREASE on profits for the ones with layoffs.
If you dropped jobs because you are in trouble financially, you won't have dividend payouts to be taxed. If you made a big profit - hire and expand or your investors will pay. So now, investors will demand new jobs too.