The usually irreverent, frequently controversial, and always surprising recruiting blog Cheezhead.com has ended its four-year run. The site and two … Read more
Unemployment Rate Hits 9.7 Percent
August job losses in the U.S. came in lower than expected, but the unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent, a high not seen in more than 25 years. The Bureau … Read more
Lower Job Loss Expected In Friday’s BLS Report
Economists are expecting that Friday’s labor report will show the lowest job loss in a year even as the unemployment rate rises. Read more
Jeff On Call: Can I Re-recruit a Placed Candidate?
Q: Can I re-recruit a placed candidate? Yes. There is absolutely no statute or case anywhere prohibiting this. However, there are three intentional torts … Read more
Lower Job Loss Numbers Offer Some Hope
Surprising economists and delighting Wall Street, the U.S. unemployment rate dropped in July as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a … Read more
Striking Differences On Social Networks Over The Plow And The Sword
I have no idea what this means or if it has any relevancy to recruitment at all, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to note for the ERE record … Read more
Good Bad News Expected In July Job Loss Report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release July’s official employment report on Friday, but already there are signs it could be the best bad news in … Read more
From Korn/Ferry’s Senior Management
Some short notes from a conversation I just had with Robert Damon, president, North America, for Korn/Ferry: “Things are better today than they were … Read more
Got Cash?
If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to. –Parker The world is so full of a number of things, I am sure we … Read more
Younger Workers Getting The Axe; Older Workers Getting Jobs
CareerBuilder says unemployed older workers are having a tough time finding jobs. A survey released last week says only 28 percent of workers over 54 laid … Read more