Compete has a report on the impact of last week’s Super Bowl ads on traffic to advertiser sites and, Ouch!, for the millions Monster (site; profile) … Read more
Worst Jobs Loss In 34 Years Doesn’t Faze Hopeful Wall Street
The worse-than-expected jobs report from the government today has so far done little to stimulate action on the stimulus bill that’s still in the … Read more
Job Fair With An International Flair Coming To San Francisco
A career fair with an international flair is coming to San Francisco later this month. No ordinary career fair, ICF’09 features companies from around … Read more
Why is Unemployment So High, and How to Emerge a Winner
Why is unemployment higher than it has been for decades and massive layoffs announced daily? Is something going on that is deeper than a recession? In past … Read more
Staffing Company Spherion’s Losses Show Impact Of Economy
More bad news on the employment front today as Spherion reports it lost $126.2 million in the last quarter of 2008, giving it a $118.5 million loss for the … Read more
Salary Increases Weak, but High Performers Still Rewarded
U.S. employees will get pay raises averaging 3 percent this year, dismal by historical standards. Around the world, pay’s getting chopped hard, but … Read more
Can You Help Me? I’m in Transition…
Have you gotten that call lately? Someone you know, respect, admire, used to work with, contacts you to let you know they are in transition and was hoping … Read more
Social Networking and “Fit”
Like it or not social networking, the next logical extension of the connectivity provided to us by the Internet, is here to stay. We are still in the … Read more
CareerBuilder Ad Tops Monster’s, But Not The Top 10
Finally, the action on the field was more exciting than the commercials. The last time that happened was in 2004 when Janet Jackson’s wardrobe … Read more
10 Recruiting Lessons That You Can Learn From the Super Bowl
To most people, the Super Bowl is a fun event to watch. However, because the game is highly competitive and because only the very best teams make it to the … Read more