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Monster Inks UK Agreement, Largest Deal In It’s History
15/02/2012 Comments Off on Monster Inks UK Agreement, Largest Deal In It’s History
Job board giant Monster just extended its global reach, signing contract with the United Kingdom’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to provide an automated job matching service. The DWP agreement is the largest single contract in Monster’s 22-year history and marks the start of the global expansion strategy of Monster’s already successful government solutions […]
Continue reading …Attention Students! Start Summer Job Search In Winter—Like Now
06/02/2012 Comments Off on Attention Students! Start Summer Job Search In Winter—Like Now
By PENELOPE TRUNK–Students who want a job or internship in June need to start looking in the winter. Those who wait until spring to search set themselves up to be bottom feeders in the job market. The hardest part of a job search is starting. Here is a guide to help you start sooner. Summer […]
Continue reading …Recruiter Radar – Three Ways To Show Up
02/02/2012 Comments Off on Recruiter Radar – Three Ways To Show Up
By PENELOPE TRUNK — Wouldn’t it be nice if recruiters called you regularly to see if you’re interested in interviewing for one of their jobs? Here are some steps you can take to make that fantasy come true: 1. Get a high profile in your industry. Speak at conferences. You might not get paid in cash, […]
Continue reading …Young Workers Hit By Job Crisis, Youth Unemployment 12.7%
30/01/2012 Comments Off on Young Workers Hit By Job Crisis, Youth Unemployment 12.7%
Young people continue to be among the hardest hit by the jobs crisis, warns the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in its annual report on the state of employment worldwide. Globally young people are nearly three times as likely as adults to be unemployed. The global youth unemployment rate, at 12.7%, remains a full percentage point […]
Continue reading …Changing Careers Offers Long-Term Jobless New Start
30/01/2012 Comments Off on Changing Careers Offers Long-Term Jobless New Start
Changing careers requires focus. For workers who have been unemployed for a long time, changing careers may be worth considering. Before making a change, though, individuals need to zero in on exactly what they want to do and get out of their job. Ron Campbell, who has worked extensively in job preparation and search industry, […]
Continue reading …New Jobs: 600 Million Needed In Next Decade
28/01/2012 Comments Off on New Jobs: 600 Million Needed In Next Decade
What the world needs now is jobs, a great many new jobs. Worldwide it’s all about jobs and work. From the jobless wake of Egypt democratic revolution to persistently high unemployment in Europe and North America work – or the lack of it – is a key issue. In fact, the world faces the “urgent […]
Continue reading …How To Keep Your Find A New Job Resolution
27/01/2012 Comments Off on How To Keep Your Find A New Job Resolution
New years full of resolutions, like losing weight and finding a new job. Getting either done comes down to commitment and a game plan. An article on FOXBusiness.com, “Five Resolutions to Advance Your Career” by Kathryn Tuggle, provides some guidance. Experts consulted for the story boiled down the approach for keeping your resolution to these […]
Continue reading …Successful Job Search Means Attention To Detail Critical
26/01/2012 Comments Off on Successful Job Search Means Attention To Detail Critical
A successful job search is all in the details. A successful job search at every level boils down to this main point, from spell-checking the cover letter and resume to getting facts straight to knowing a little something about the person with whom an interview candidate will meet to correct and timely follow-up. TIME.com featured […]
Continue reading …Arts Majors Take Heart: There Are Careers For You
25/01/2012 Comments Off on Arts Majors Take Heart: There Are Careers For You
Arts majors take heart: There really are career out there for you. Arts majors take heart: There are careers for you. In this challenging economy, there’s a lot written about science and technology careers and the opportunities growing in these sectors. The arts have fallen out of favor in some quarters, but career opportunities persist. […]
Continue reading …How To Succeed At A New Job – The First 90 Days
23/01/2012 Comments Off on How To Succeed At A New Job – The First 90 Days
By Penelope Trunk – The majority of people who fail at their job will fail in the first 90 days. So take special care to make a good start. Here are areas you need to manage carefully. 1. Assume everything in the interview was wrong. Don’t come to work with a preconception of your job description. […]
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- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill