Increase Your Odds: Candidate Job Board Tricks
Use CareerBuilder and Monster.com Search Engines to Find Employment Major job boards like CareerBuilder and Monster are one of the most popular ways for companies to develop a candidate pool when looking to fill an open position. CareerBuilder alone, as an employment search engine, boasts 2 million unique users per month according to a report […]
Ten Rules For Doing Company Layoffs Right
“I am sorry to have to inform you that your job is being eliminated. Please report to HR for processing.” . FAIL! I have personally removed thousands of people from their jobs through layoffs. I think this is why I keep writing about the credit crisis and the impact it is having on our economy. […]
ASK The Recruiter. . .
Here is a recent answer that I provided to someone on LikedIn regarding the changing job market. ASK The Recruiter. . . Question: With newspapers in a quick decline, where should my students look for internships and jobs? Free-falling revenues and major cutbacks at many newspapers are a cause for concern for my students at […]
Resumes are People Too
Recently, I have read several disturbing articles about unscrupulous Recruiters. One particular story focused on a Military Recruiter who threatened to have a wavering would-be recruit arrested if he backed out of his decision to join the military. Deeper into the article, it was also reported how a group of military recruiters were allegedly offering […]
Ten Things Every Recruiting Professional Should Know About Millennials
Ten Things Every Recruiting Professional Should Know About Millennials By Thomas Torresson We see a lot of information on both sides of the employment aisle and thought it might be fun to compile some of it on various market and employee segments into top ten lists. The newest employee group, the “Millennials”, just entering the […]
Is Your City Recession Proof?
Is your city recession proof? Take a look at the article below from Forbes that listed the top 10 Recession Proof Cities. Is Your City Recession Proof? Nationally,home prices are falling, unemployment is on the rise and the economy is expected to grow slowly–or even contract–in the first half of the year. But some cities […]
