By Eric B. Meyer A website called WeKnowWhatYoureDoing.com, which describes itself as a “social networking privacy experiment,” has begun … Read more
Weekly Wrap: At Facebook, Job Board Is In, Tough Yoga Instructor Is Out
It’s been quite the week for Facebook. First, the word came out that they were jumping into the job board business — a prospect a lot of people … Read more
What is Facebook Thinking? Do We Really Need Another Job Board?
I’m looking at you, Facebook. When word leaked out this past week about Facebook launching some sort of jobs board, I hoped that it would be … Read more
Survey: CFOs Love Performance Reviews, But Workers Feel Differently
You can toss this into the debate over whether or not performance reviews are useful (and maybe even add it to the argument over whether HR should report … Read more
Most-Advertised Jobs: It’s Nurses (Of Course), But Truck Drivers, Too
Job ads don’t necessarily translate into jobs, but they do provide a look at where and for what employers are seeking candidates. In June, says Wanted … Read more
Survey: 63% of Workers Not Engaged, Struggling to Cope With Work
Here’s another survey that should get anyone interested in employee engagement talking. A new Global Workforce Study by global HR consultant Towers … Read more
Facebook Decides to Jump Into the Job Board Business
According to Dow Jones Newswires, Facebook will be launching their own jobs board as soon as August. The effort would be the social network’s first serious … Read more
Are These the Most Outrageous Resume Blunders? You Be the Judge
Do old-fashioned resumes still work? There’s an ongoing debate that never seems to end over that topic, but whether they do or whether they … Read more
2013 Salary Increases: Get Ready For Yet Another Year at 3%
If the tepid employment and job creation numbers weren’t depressing enough, here’s another sign of how sluggish the economy really is: … Read more
Four Factors That Will Help Hold Down Medical Cost Increases in 2013
Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC) released a study last month that projects another year of low medical cost trends. They project an increase of 7.5 percent, … Read more