This morning’s monthly jobs report was a mixed bag offering something for both the bears and the bulls.The good news: Unemployment dropped from 10 … Read more
Numbers Point to a Long, Slow Recovery
Economists expect that tomorrow’s jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will show 175,000 jobs were lost in September, the smallest … Read more
What Happens If the Recovery Is Very Slow?
Despite my optimistic view of the past few months, I’m considering the possibility that the recovery could be very long in coming and very slow in growing. … Read more
12 Ways to Keep Recruiters Busy
If you’re like some corporate recruiting leaders before the current downturn hit, you had your staff balanced with a solid mix of regular full-time … Read more
Job Postings Rise as Market Surges on Better Than Expected News
There’s good news on this, the first day of June. The Conference Board reports this morning that online job postings rose last month by the largest … Read more
Job Losses Moderate. Is This An “Inflection Point?”
The job loss numbers released this morning, as deep as they are, nevertheless support the growing sense among economists and the public that the economy … Read more
Do You Have A Recruiting Turnaround Plan That Will Allow You to Explode Out of the Box?
Everyone knows that recruiting is currently in a down cycle, but there is no doubt firms will again need to recruit significantly to fuel growth and … Read more
Dismal Science
It’s not news to ERE readers that recruiting is a cyclical business, and that times are tough. This morning, Indeed released data that they are … Read more
Economy.com: U.S. Employment Forecast
Moody’s Economy.com released a forecast for employment in the United States for the next few years, and USA Today has done a phenomenal job at … Read more
Recruiters for Tax Cuts: Federal Spending Programs Is Not the Answer!
All of us have a stake in government decisions made to address the current economic climate. Whatever we do, the business community and investors need to … Read more