Via Ars Technica …
More employers than ever are researching job candidates on sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter in order to find out more about their activities and character. And, it turns out, many candidates are doing a great job of showing their potential bosses poor communication skills, inappropriate pictures, and even how many workplace [...]
Entries from August 2009
August 20, 2009
Uncouth Facebook postings closing doors for job candidates
August 18, 2009
The Growing Talent Crisis: Challenges and Solutions
Via CareerBuilder.com …
Employers throughout the world are increasingly struggling to keep pace with expanding hiring needs. A recent workforce planning study conducted by Aon Consulting for one of its clients showed that nearly 60 percent of its key knowledge workers and leaders would need to be replaced in the next five years.
But, demand for talented [...]
August 12, 2009
Ride The Next Hiring Boom
Via Forbes.com …
Once the recession ends, there could be a hiring boom. Using jobs numbers as an indicator to get in to an investment has worked before.
The national unemployment rate in July was 9.4%, down slightly from 9.5% in June. A theory is emerging that there will be a hiring boom once the economy gets [...]