Via Yahoo Tech / Reuters …
Janel Landon, who runs a small PR consultancy in Chicago, has long been aware of the potential of online networks: now in her mid-50s and facing a global recession, she’s decided to sign up.
“Given the state of the economy, I recently decided to jump on board,” Landon told Reuters. “Professional [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Online networks a magnet for job-seekers
Posted in How To, hiring, job seekers, recruiting, resources on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Giving Feedback to Your Boss When You’re In HR…
Posted in How To, best practices, employee retention on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Via The HR Capitalist …
You’re in HR – a partner to whomever you serve… Guess what? That means you’re supposed to tell people when they’re messing up. For a lot of us, that’s easy when it’s employees and even the managers we serve in other departments. It gets trickier when we have to tell our [...]
Jobless rate bolts to 14-year high of 6.5 percent
Posted in Statistics, hiring, tagged unemployment on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Via AP …
The nation’s unemployment rate bolted to a 14-year high of 6.5 percent in October as another 240,000 jobs were cut, the government said Friday. It was stark proof the economy is almost certainly in a recession.
The new snapshot, released by the Labor Department, shows the crucial jobs market deteriorating at an alarmingly rapid [...]
