Job growth was a wash in August, with the U.S. economy adding 17,000 private, nonfarm sector jobs, but losing the same number of government jobs. That … Read more
ADP Says Private Sector Jobs Continued Slow Growth in August
If you subscribe to the notion that any growth in jobs is good, then today’s report from ADP will be encouraging. The payroll processor said 91,000 … Read more
ADP Report: Private Sector Jobs Continued Slow Growth in August
If you subscribe to the notion that any growth in jobs is good, then today’s report from ADP will be encouraging. The payroll processor said 91,000 … Read more
Monster Stock Soars as Execs Buy and Investors Turn Optimistic
Consumers may be pessimistic about jobs, but investors clearly were not today, bidding up the stock of the three publicly held career sites. So aggressive … Read more
Big Drop in Confidence Fueled by Jobs Pessimism
U.S. consumer confidence in August dropped to the lowest point in two years, the result, analysts say, of the protracted debate over the debt issue and the … Read more
Melbourne Hosts Second Sourcing Event in Australia for 2011
It’s been just over a week since ATC SourcEvent 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. I originally intended to post up something a lot sooner, but there was just … Read more
Survey Finds Favoritism Trumps Objectivity in Promotions
You always suspected you didn’t get that promotion because the boss played favorites. Now there’s evidence you’re right. The majority of … Read more
Staffing Firms Top Inc. List Of Fastest Growing in HR
From the giant IPO-bound staffing firm Staffmark Holdings, to Indianapolis’ 14-person HR services firm FlashPoint, 156 self-described human resource … Read more
America’s Tough Jobs Are Getting Even Tougher to Fill
With 25 million Americans out of work or underemployed, you’d think it wouldn’t be too hard to find a teacher, an admin assistant, or an … Read more
More Workers Than Ever Pursue Dreams, Jobs As Free Agents
The number of “free agent” workers has nearly exploded in the last three years, and now 44 percent of working Americans describe themselves … Read more