Here’s an unexpected discovery: women who sat out periods of unemployment fared better at job hunting than did those who took a low-level job while … Read more
It’s Important to Maximize Diversity in a Start-Up Culture
It is an unfortunate fact of professional life that the corporate world remains a stronghold of white, well-educated, and reasonably affluent males. In a … Read more
More and More Employers Are Asking: Is That College Degree Really Necessary?
The recent stories about Ernst & Young de-emphasizing college performance as a hiring criterion, and the even-more-important case of CapGemini now … Read more
CareerBuilder Hiring Forecast: Big Finish to Year
Job growth may have slowed in August and September, and staffing’s outlook is less robust than it has been, but CareerBuilder says this fourth … Read more
Slowing Temp Agency Hiring Predicted to Slow Even More
Temp worker growth is forecast to slow significantly in this last quarter of 2015, after aggressively growing since 2010. The Palmer Forecast predicts temp … Read more
Anemic September Job Growth Raises Worries Over Economy’s Future
The government delivered unexpected job news this morning, reporting that September posted a surprisingly small 142,000 increase in U.S. employment. The … Read more
Job Growth Expected to Again Exceed 200,000
More eyes than usual will be watching for the U.S. Labor Department’s monthly employment report tomorrow. The first Friday of the month (with rare … Read more
The War on Talent Isn’t Easing, But More Are Looking For “Their Next Opportunity”
LinkedIn just released its 2015 Talent Trends report, compiling responses from more than 1,600 professionals in the United States and Canada. Here is a … Read more
More Openings Than Hires Helps Push Time to Fill to 29 Days
The time it takes to fill a job grew again in July, clocking in at 29 days. The DHI-DFH Mean Vacancy Duration Measure, sponsored by DHI Group, publisher of … Read more
Reports: More Workers Are Quitting As Time to Fill Now Averages 29 Days
If you need reasons to look to the nation’s 10.3 million under- and unemployed as a source of hire, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics this week … Read more