It was a blue Tuesday for workers at both IBM and Intel, as they learned they will face layoffs in the next few months. IBM plans to eliminate about 1,300 … Read more
Changing Retirement Reality
Despite the warnings of the retiring boomer workforce, the 17th annual Retirement Confidence Survey indicates that 24% of workers intend to retire at age … Read more
SHRM Study: Globalization Spurs Social Responsibility
Corporate social responsibility is one result of corporations going global, with about 80% of the businesses surveyed in seven countries developing some … Read more
Chatter: Minimum Wage Limbo, Korn/Ferry Musical Chairs, and Never-Ending Friending
Limbo Time for Minimum Wage… Will they or won’t they? The proposed two-year increase in the federal minimum-wage pay hike faces another … Read more
Your Career Website Versus Deutsche Bank, Starbucks
How does your company’s corporate career website stack up? Does it inspire potential candidates to really want to work for your company? Does it … Read more
Structured Meetings, but Many Rewards
Daily nine-minute staff meetings are the norm for all employees at Toronto-based I Love Rewards. The incentive marketing company — with the tag line … Read more
Monster-in-Law: Hudson Sponsors Revamped Legal Center
Just in time for law-school graduation season, Monster is offering a newly revamped area on how to negotiate salary trends, ace an interview, and of … Read more
Job Board Code of Ethics
Do consumers need help sifting through job boards to determine which are committed to high standards of business and those that, well, are not as … Read more
Power Industry’s Hunt for Skilled Employees
Imagine what’d be on your mind if you were attending the May 1-3 conference of the power industry in Chicago. Attendees at the Electric Power annual … Read more
Chatter: Battling Cheezhead, Hunting Jobfox, and Bumping the Glass Ceiling
Break out the smelling salts… Get ready to rumble on Wednesday, April 18. Jobster CEO Jason Goldberg has summoned Joel Cheesman to a down-and-dirty … Read more