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Monthly Archives: April 2010

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A Final Look Back at April’s Hiring Woes and Recruitment Wins

If you can tear yourself away from KFC’s Double Down sandwich or the latest episode of Glee long enough, take a few minutes to check out what you’ve missed this past month in the wonderful and sometimes wacky world of recruitment. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, In Review, Insights & Trends, Monthly Review, Retention, Talent Acquisition

Half of Workers Who Were Laid Off in the Last Three Months Have Found Jobs, New Survey Shows

In yet another sign of a recovering job market, a new CareerBuilder survey released today shows that laid-off workers’ job searches are beginning to improve as well. According to the nationwide survey of 900 workers who were laid off in the past year, 51 percent of workers who were laid off in the last three months have found new full-time or part-time positions. Continue reading

By in Retention, Survey Results

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CareerBuilder Leadership Series: Spotlight on Martha O’Gorman, Chief Marketing Officer at Liberty Tax Service

In the following excerpt from CareerBuilder’s recent interview with Martha O’Gorman, chief marketing officer of Liberty Tax Service, she discusses the importance of hiring the right people for the right jobs, the value of company culture and engaging brand advocates. Continue reading

By in CareerBuilder Leadership Series, Employment Branding, Social Media, Talent Acquisition

In Case You Missed It: News for the Week of April 23

While you were busy breaking barriers in the comic book world, sending “shockwaves” throughout the NFL with your draft pick, or really, really, really wishing you’d remembered to clean out your cookies…here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week…

This whole “green” thing Continue reading seems to be catching on.

By in Week in Review

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Ready for Earth Day 2010? Majority of Employers Making an Effort to Be More Environmentally Conscious, Finds New Survey

As many of you are likely aware, the 40th anniversary of Earth Day is tomorrow, April 22. Around the world, people are taking part in everything from planting gardens, to clean water projects, to climate rallies, to people-powered smoothie making to celebrate and raise awareness. Continue reading

By in Economy, Employee Engagement, Insights & Trends, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

CareerBuilder's Ultimate Recruitment Guide

Introducing CareerBuilder’s Ultimate Recruitment Guide (Free Download)

We at CareerBuilder have created this e-book for you, the employer. Continue reading

For the small bait and tackle shop owner, as well as the restaurant franchise owner.
For the small tech firm, as well as the Fortune 500 corporation.

By in CareerBuilder Products, Employee Engagement, Employment Branding, Interviewing, Retention, Social Media, Talent Acquisition

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Has a Job Candidate Ever Stumped You? Tell Us for the Chance to Win an iPod Nano!

We’ve all heard stories about “difficult” interview questions. Rarely, however, do those stories focus on the interviewer, so…For our latest “We Ask, You Win” contest, The Hiring Site is asking you to share with us: Has a job candidate ever asked you a question that you found particularly difficult to answer?  Continue reading

By in Contests, Events, Interviewing

In Case You Missed It: News for the Week of April 16

While you were busy learning a recipe you’d never find in Martha Stewart Living, explaining the difference between ads and what sound an awful lot like ads, or saying goodbye to any chance you ever had to get tickets to Oprah’s ‘favorite things’ episode…here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week… Continue reading

By in Week in Review

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What’s Ahead for College Grads? Let’s Take a Peek at the Job Outlook

The outlook for college grads is not the same as it has been in the past — like, say, in 2007, when 79 percent of employers indicated in a CareerBuilder survey that they planned to hire recent college grads. Still, although it appears the overall job market for 2010 college graduates will remain highly competitive, this year’s job forecast is showing some signs of improvement. Continue reading

By in Forecasts, Generational Hiring, Insights & Trends, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

How CoCo Became Team TBS: The Power of the Employee Referral

Looks like the rumors (being rumors and all) were false: TBS announced today that Conan O’Brien has signed a deal to star in a late night talk show on the network, effectively putting to rest earlier speculation that FOX was going to sign the former “Tonight Show” host.  Continue reading

By in Employment Branding, Talent Acquisition

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