Via Lifehacker.com …
Looking for a new job in a struggling economy is hard work. Make it easier on yourself by getting to know the best tools for the task at hand.
Earlier this week we asked you to share your favorite online job search sites, and today we’re back with the most popular answers. Keep reading [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Five Best Online Job Search Sites
Posted in hiring, job boards, job seekers, resources on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How About a Pleasant Economic Surprise?
Posted in How To, Statistics, best practices, employee retention, hiring, recruiting on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Workforce.com …
By now, the only thing that should be surprising about economic bad news is that the experts are surprised by it.
Yesterday, the figure of 573,000 new unemployment claims blew past the 520,000estimate from analysis firm Briefing.com. The payroll job loss tally from last week was a bigger shocker still. U.S. employers shed 533,000 [...]
Finding Alternatives to Downsizing
Posted in employee retention, hiring, recruiting, resources on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Via ERE.net …
Recruiting departments will continue to be under pressure to cut staff. Wayne Cascio, a professor of management at the University of Colorado in Denver, has done research on which approaches to downsizing work best. His research on downsizing can be found in his book Responsible Restructuring: Creative and Profitable Alternatives to Layoffs.
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Is the Jobs Panic Justified?
Posted in Statistics, hiring, job seekers, recruiting, resources on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Via Business Week …
It was bad enough when Iceland got into financial trouble and practically sank into the frigid North Atlantic. It was worse when your next-door neighbor lost his home to foreclosure. But now things are really getting scary: Your own job may be at risk.
Unease turned to incipient panic on Dec. 5 after [...]
