If you think any plans to increase hiring is good news, then get yourself a copy of the Manpower quarterly employment outlook for 2009. (Link at bottom.) … Read more
Recruitment, HR Stocks Hit Harder Than Market
Recruitment stocks were no exception to the hammering stocks took today as investors worldwide drove down markets, sending a message to finance leaders … Read more
How Could We Lose 84,000 Jobs When Q2 GDP is up 3.3%?
OK, we lost 84k jobs, with June and July revised upward by 56k. Puzzling indeed with Q2 real (after inflation) GDP growth revised upward from 1% to 3.3%. … Read more
How Individual Recruiters Can Avoid Being Laid Off
During hard economic times, it’s survival of the fittest. Yet many corporate recruiters fail to understand or acknowledge the cyclical nature of our … Read more
New Economic Index Debuts On The Downside
There’s news – none of it good – from The Conference Board today. In conjunction with a new index it began issuing today, The Conference … Read more