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Help Wanted Gone Wild- The Weird And Wacky World Of Craigslist Want Ads
24/05/2013 Comments Off on Help Wanted Gone Wild- The Weird And Wacky World Of Craigslist Want Ads
By R.W. GREENE— There are few things more stressful than being unemployed when you don’t want to be. Your future is uncertain. The world, too often, seems smaller and darker than it actually is. You’re likely on a budget, restricted from buying fun things. Few things amuse. Except for the place where you may be […]
Continue reading …Great PLaces To Work? How To Unlock Inside Information On Employers
21/04/2013 Comments Off on Great PLaces To Work? How To Unlock Inside Information On Employers
By VICKIE ELMER — Look inside before you commit to walk through the gates or guard station every day. Do your due diligence on an employer before you sign on as an employee. Starting today, there’s another way to peek in to corporate cultures: It’s Great Rated! a “social search engine for workplace culture,” developed by […]
Continue reading …Americans See Best Quality Job Market In U.S. In Five Years
12/04/2013 Comments Off on Americans See Best Quality Job Market In U.S. In Five Years
By Dennis Jacobe, Gallup Chief Economist– Twenty-six percent of Americans say now is a good time to find a quality job — the highest since March 2008. This is also up from 22% in March and from 21% a year ago, but not much different than the 25% who said the same in January. At the […]
Continue reading …Indiana Bank Helps Its Unemployed Borrowers Find Jobs
11/02/2013 Comments Off on Indiana Bank Helps Its Unemployed Borrowers Find Jobs
An Indiana bank has teamed up with an employment agency to help its unemployed home mortgage holders find jobs and avoid foreclosure. Fifth Third Bancorp of Fort Wayne, Ind., partnered with NextJob to offer unemployed mortgage borrowers job search assistance. NextJob, a nationwide reemployment solutions company was hired by Fifth Third to provide one-on-one dedicated […]
Continue reading …Resumes: Survey Reveals Forbidden Words & Phrases For 2013
05/02/2013 Comments Off on Resumes: Survey Reveals Forbidden Words & Phrases For 2013
Think that describing yourself on your resumes as a “highly qualified” “self-starter” who is a “creative” “problem solver” will help you stand out on the job hunt? Think again. According to a new OfficeTeam survey, these are among the most overused terms on resumes. These worn out words and phrases can kill your chances with hiring managers and […]
Continue reading …Class of ’12: The Facebook Generation’s Social Media Job Search
23/01/2013 Comments Off on Class of ’12: The Facebook Generation’s Social Media Job Search
This probably comes as no surprise: New college graduates are embracing social media as a job search tool, according to a new study conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). A generation that grew up with Facebook and instant messaging is now graduating from college and looking for work — using social […]
Continue reading …Social Media Job Search & Recruiting, An Infographic Tour: Pictures Worth Tons Of Words
22/01/2013 Comments Off on Social Media Job Search & Recruiting, An Infographic Tour: Pictures Worth Tons Of Words
During 2012, 92% of U.S. companies used social media to recruit and hire employees. It’s safe to say that social media is here to stay and, by extension, job search and employee recruiting using using the very same media. This infographic collection illustrates how social media has thoroughly penetrated and insinuated itself into the wide […]
Continue reading …WOW’s Awesome Social Media Job Search Advice For 2013
21/01/2013 Comments Off on WOW’s Awesome Social Media Job Search Advice For 2013
There’s free job search advice aplenty on the Internet, most of it worth exactly what you pay for it – nothing. There are also plenty of breathless stories in the media with absurd headlines like this one: 5 Powerful Career Drivers for The Future of Work Why do you need this advice? Why is this […]
Continue reading …Survey: 53% Of Workers Worldwide Say Changing Jobs Is Key To Career Growth
12/10/2012 Comments Off on Survey: 53% Of Workers Worldwide Say Changing Jobs Is Key To Career GrowthThere’s a lot restless workers worldwide. More than half (53%) of the respondents of the Kelly Global Workforce Index (KGWI) survey believe that to develop their skills and advance their careers, it is more important to change employers, rather than remain with their existing employer, according to international staffing firm Kelly Services. The KGWI examines issues of […]
Continue reading …Job Search Engine Indeed.com Bought By Japan’s Recruit Co.
27/09/2012 Comments Off on Job Search Engine Indeed.com Bought By Japan’s Recruit Co.
Recruit Co. Ltd., a firm that once brought Japan’s government to its knees in a 1988 scandal, has purchased popular job search engine Indeed.com. Both Indeed and Recruit Co. are privately held companies. No dollar or yen value was given for the purchase. However, published reports speculate Recruit Co. may have paid as much as […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- 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