February is shaping up to be a bad month for shopping fans but an interesting one for retail recruiters, as a rash of layoffs and store closings point to … Read more
Biogen Workers Seek Career Options
Anticipating potential layoffs if the company is sold, Biogen staff are reportedly looking for offers in all the right places. According to the Boston … Read more
Chrysler’s Cuts, By the Numbers
First, real estate foreclosures were up 30%. Then the stock market fell over 360 points. And the news on Thursday didn’t improve much as Chrysler … Read more
Bear Stearns Credit Crisis Hits Another 300 Workers
Bear Stearns has laid off 300 workers across various business units, including its equity trading business. The latest cuts affect about 2% of its 15,500 … Read more
FairPoint Plans Hiring in Anticipation of Northeast Telecom Growth
FairPoint Communications has plans to take over Verizon’s landline operations in rural New England and, if the acquisition is approved, it will hire … Read more
UPS Seeks 60,000 Seasonal Hires
Part-time positions feature prominently on the UPS corporate careers site, and that’s good news as the Atlanta-based global delivery services company … Read more
Boston Scientific to Cut 2,300 Workers
Boston Scientific is eliminating 2,300 positions worldwide, or 13% of its workforce, to help cut operating expenses by up to $525 million during 2008 and … Read more
Indiana Lawmakers: Honda’s Hiring Grossly Unfair
Following Honda Motor Co.’s announcement that it would hire workers for its new Greensburg, Indiana, assembly plant from only 20 surrounding … Read more
You’ve Got Pink Slip! AOL Cuts 2,000
AOL said Monday it is laying off 2,000 employees worldwide as part of a previously announced restructuring program. Approximately 1,200 U.S. workers … Read more
Call Center Hiring Lights Up
Echoing a recent report that Arizona is a hot job market, health benefits company Humana, Inc. is scheduled to open two new call centers in Phoenix and … Read more