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Fake Facebook Statuses Can Get You Fired…and More News From This Week

While you were busy pondering about a thousand or so unanswered questions, wondering why you never thought to put your favorite NBA team’s logo on a pizza (seems so obvious now, doesn’t it?), taking the movie Up a little too literally or planning an amaaaaazing Memorial Day barbecue, here’s what you may have missed in the world of talent management and recruitment.

The Latest Thing to Come Back to the Office? Summer Vacation

No surprises here: American workers need a vacation now more than ever.

And thanks to an improving economy, more workers are tending to that need this year, according to CareerBuilder’s annual vacation survey.

According to the survey of nearly 4,800 workers, 56 percent of workers say they are more in need of a vacation in 2010 than they have been in past years. With less anxiety over job stability and the economy, 36 percent say they feel more comfortable taking a vacation this year than they felt in 2009.

Not only are they more likely to take a vacation, but workers say they’re taking longer vacations, too, with 23 percent saying they plan to take a week off this year (up from 19 percent who said the same last year) and 12 percent will take off two weeks or more.

And while 21 percent of workers say they still can’t afford a vacation this year, that’s slightly less than 25 percent who said the same in 2009. (Hey, a slight decrease is still a decrease – we’ll take it!)

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While employees are a little more lax about taking time away from the office, many still plan – and are expected by their bosses – to check in while they’re away:  Continue Reading…

Reaching for that Extra Donut? You’re Not Alone: More Workers Gaining Weight Due to Office Stress

DonutsSeeing more co-workers stuffing large quantities of cupcakes left after meetings into their purse, or frantically kicking the vending machine to try to trick it into giving them two candy bars? Hopefully not, because that would be messy and violent, respectively — but if you’re eating a little more and are seeing everyone around you do the same, you may be happy to know there’s a reason for all the eating madness: Work stress and economic pressure.

The combination of these two negative forces seems to be a factor in the U.S. labor force’s weight gain, according to a new CareerBuilder survey of more than 4,800 workers. But how much of a factor, really?

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Lady Gaga Wants to Be the Next Celebrity Apprentice…and Other News From This Week

While you were spending precious work hours your leisure time playing the best new party game EVER, opening a moral and ethical can of worms, or withdrawing $20 fast cash in solemn tribute to the inventor of the ATM, here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week…
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Give Us Your Thoughts for Your Chance to Win Breakfast for Your Team, Three Months of Coffee and More!

Be the hero and surprise your team with three months of breakfast treats from Wolferman’s, or singlehandedly caffeinate your employees for all of Q3 2010 with a 3-month Dunkin’ Donuts coffee subscription. And even if you don’t win either of those, you have a chance to win your own copy of “Why Works Sucks and How to Fix It.”

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In Case You Missed It: News for the Week of May 14

While you were busy tasting a genuine American burger, denying divorce rumors, or ending an respectable 85-year-old career…here’s what was happening in the world of workforce management this week…

One Third of Workers Plan to Look for New Jobs When the Economy Picks Up

True story.  According to a new CareerBuilder survey of more than 2,700 employers and 4,800 workers nationwide, 33 percent of workers said they are likely to start looking for a new job when the economy picks up. 

(Could you imagine losing an entire third of your employee base? That would be like, say your staff was the Jonas Brothers, okay? And Joe Jonas suddenly up and leaves to join another band.  Consider the toll that would take on the quality of…Okay, maybe that’s not the world’s greatest analogy, but the point is, it would be bad.)

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As Temperature Rises, So Does Competition for Jobs, Survey Shows

Despite a recovering job market, there appears to be no year-over-year increase in employers’ summer hiring plans this year, according to CareerBuilder’s Annual Summer Hiring Forecast, released today.

According to the survey of more than 2,700 employers nationwide, 22 percent of employers plan to hire seasonal workers this summer, in line with estimates from 2009. Fifteen percent of employers say they are planning to hire the same amount of summer workers as last year, while 5 percent plan to add fewer.

“While companies have begun to take steps in the right direction toward rebuilding their workforces, their summer hiring plans clearly show that they are still waiting to see what the future brings before they move forward with recruitment,” said Rosemary Haefner, CareerBuilder’s vice president of human resources, in the press release.

Summer plans? Of those employers who say they plan to hire seasonal workers this summer,

  • 71 percent will offer the same pay to seasonal workers this year as they did last year, while 14 percent will offer more…
  • …and 57 percent will consider bringing these employees on full-time in the fall.

What’s a seasonal worker worth? Here’s a breakdown of the compensation offerings from employers this summer:

  • 43 percent of employers are offering $10 or more per hour
  • 30 percent will offer between $8 and $10 per hour
  • 9 percent will offer less than $7 per hour
  • 6 percent will offer $20 or more per hour

Who’s hiring? Across all industries, those doing the most hiring include:

  • Retail – 40 percent
  • Hospitality – 33 percent
  • Office support – 28 percent
  • Customer service – 21 percent
  • Landscape/maintenance – 16 percent
  • Research – 13 percent
  • Sales – 12 percent
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April’s Job Growth Surpasses Economists’ Predictions

In case you missed the BLS’ employment report released Friday, check out a quick recap in the First Business video below, where Brent Rasmussen, President of North America at CareerBuilder, talks about the highlights of the report and what it means for the current and future state of the job market:

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A Working Mother at CareerBuilder Offers Six Tips to Better Balance Work and Family

You may have a dozen reasons to celebrate Mother’s Day this Sunday, but here’s one you may not have thought of — a tough economy. A recent CareerBuilder survey of 604 women, employed full-time with children 18 and under living in the household, shows that working moms may be feeling more stressed — and less appreciated — in our current economic climate. Continue reading

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