The recent jobs report doesn’t quite offer enough to cheer about. Payrolls expanded by a mere 80,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate remained … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: It’s Not as Much About What You Pay as What You Offer
By Mel Kleiman Food retailing is a business about people and food. It’s about people who like people and people who love food. Share the love.” – George … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Is There Really a Big Global Talent Shortage Looming?
It’s a paradox that’s hard to grasp, and it comes from the new study titled Global Talent 2021 conducted by Oxford Economics in conjunction … Read more
What Today’s Young Job Seekers Say They Really Want
Editor’s note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles that they have heard about but may have missed. That’s why every Friday, we’re republishing … Read more
Even a Caveman Can Do it: Hiring Lessons From Our Ancient Ancestors
When you think of a group of people with good recruiting practices, it’s likely your mind doesn’t go back to prehistoric times. Most cavemen probably did … Read more
Why Can’t We Find More Jobs For Our Returning Military Veterans?
One in three. Mercy me. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, one in three young military veterans were out of a job the last quarter of 2011. That … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Should You Worry About Training Your Competition?
By Mel Kleiman Many small business owners and managers worry about hiring and training someone who could later join the competition, or even compete with … 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
4 Annoying Ways to Follow Up After an Interview
Jenny Foss (@JobJenny) had a good article over at Forbes recently — 4 Non-Annoying Ways to Follow Up After an Interview — where she gave some … 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