FPC’s latest Workplace Web Poll Data indicates that the employment marketplace may be in for a shake-up in 2012 as employees who see an improving job market start looking for new job opportunities. Every quarter, FPC surveys professionals to gain insights on their perspective on workplace issues and trends. Today’s report is published as part [...]
People looking for work were more optimistic in the fourth quarter, according to Sausalito’s Glassdoor Inc. Latest from The Business Journals Top 25 ‘oddball’ job interview questions from 2011From quirky to crazy: ‘Oddball’ job interview questions 25 ‘oddball’ job interview questions for 2011 Follow this company ., and they have some reason to be. Glassdoor [...]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – For the country as a whole, the unemployment rate fell in 2011. That’s good news, right? Not so much for African Americans. As the economy slowly improved last year, the unemployment rate fell for both whites and Latinos. But at the end of the year the black unemployment rate was 15.8 [...]
Irvine, California (PRWEB) January 05, 2012 Industry leading online marketing and local SEOservice provider, 29 Prime, announced the creation of over 200 positions to support its recent expansion. The positions are located in its sales, customer service, technology and recruiting departments. Anyone interested in these positions can apply onl ine by going to 29 Prime [...]
Out of work? Need some tips on how to file for unemployment… or get a new job? MacKenna Stevens of MastersInSocialWork.com has compiled a fantastic list of resources you should check out: “Top 97 Unemployment and Joblessness Blogs.” It’s the perfect “one-stop-shopping” source of valuable tips and information for anyone who is unemployed or seeking [...]
Monster.com used to be the largest job search engine in the U.S. Not any longer. According to comScore, Indeed bypassed Monster.com in October 2010. ComScore data reports that Indeed received 12.3 million visitors in October, a monthly increase of 19.6%. Monster had 12.1 million visitors. Coming in third was CareerBuilder with 11.3 million visitors. These [...]
Do you need a cover letter when submitting your resume? In my opinion: YES! Just as people read the cover of a book to determine whether or not it’s one they want to buy, hiring managers, HR professionals and recruiters like to read a cover letter to determine whether or not to spend time looking [...]
Nice, encouraging video here by Tim Tyrell-Smith: