Generally, two kinds of people exist; those that bring their work home with them from the office, and those that do not work past five. The exceptions are probably rare and infrequent at best. Occasionally, a deadline is advanced and …
We all know who they are, those Generation Y’s, born 1980 and above, demanding, sees no issue with wearing pajamas to the grocery store, and above all, LAZY, right? We know they are lazy because they spend all day doing …
Remember that old classmate that could do that weird thing with his belly button? Me neither. But thanks to social media, I’m connected with many people who might have otherwise fallen out of my quickly diminishing memory capacity. Almost every …
With the Fourth of July and the BLS unemployment outlook crammed into a three-day span, you might still be recovering from the whirlwind that was last week. To help you catch up, here’s a recap of some of the recruiting …
Since it’s the first Friday of June, a workforce news recap would not be complete without an overview of the Bureau of Labor Statistics employment situation for May. Last month, nonfarm payroll employment rose by 69,000 and the unemployment rate …
There is a growing trend of employers asking job candidates to reveal their age, disclose their religious beliefs, or even surrender the keys to their house. What’s more, lawmakers claim it’s perfectly legal. Think I’m joking? I wish I was. …
If you are in the camp that insists on ignoring the rapid evolution of social media, last week’s moves by two of the biggest players in the game should serve as notice that your time is officially up. Early last week, …
Google+ has been available for over three weeks, and the amount of digital ink that has been dedicated to covering this latest social media phenomenon is staggering. This fact, however, will not keep me from offering up a perspective that …
Before you start your weekend, here are some of the top employment and workforce headlines we’ve been following over the past week. From The Wall Street Journal: “Average Job Seeker Gives Up After 5 Months.” The amount of time unemployed …
Methods of recruiting have changed significantly over the years. The industry has matured from cold calling and resume database searches to using social media as a recruitment tool. Social media sites such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook have had a …
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