Archive for the 'Week in Review' Category

While you were busy scoring tickets to a screening of “New Moon” this weekend, fighting back your tears at the announcement that Oprah is canceling her show after a 25-year run, or wondering how you’re going to fill the void of your Pumpkin and Eggo Casserole this Thanksgiving, news in the hiring and recruiting world may have slipped right by you. Not to worry — we’ll catch you up.

• Turns out there’s at least 15 ways to determine if your workplace is dysfunctional — read ‘em and (hopefully) don’t weep.

• Many workers fear that settling for a survival job may = career suicide. (Employers, what do you think?)
  

• Surprised? Heavier workloads + longer hours x strained resources = low employee morale.

• Innocent mistake or just plain careless? Recruiter offers job via e-mail – to the wrong candidate. Yikes!

• Employers beware: office stickups and robberies are on the rise.
  

• Bailed-out companies and 2009 holiday parties? Not so much. A better idea? Team volunteering.
  

• Did you know? For the first time ever, women hold half the jobs in the U.S.

• It turns out most Fortune 100 companies need a Twitter tutorial. Stat.

• Taking time off from work for the Thanksgiving holiday? Ensure a stress-free vacation!

• Posted by: Amy Chulik on November 20, 2009
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While you were busy getting suspended for your “wild” Bengals haircut, threatening to walk off the set of “Larry King Live”, or making a case for “Bikini Fridays,” here’s what was happening in the world of hiring and recruiting this week…
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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on November 13, 2009
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This week, while you were busy collecting your 27^th World Series title, debating whether or not to move your syndicated talk show to cable, or observing the anniversary of the invention of time travel, here’s what you may have missed in the world of hiring and recruiting…
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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on November 6, 2009
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While you were busy pre-ordering your Michelle Obama action figure, pre-ordering your balloon boy costume (oh, yes – it’s a real thing), or upgrading to Windows 7, here’s what was happening in the world of hiring and recruiting this week…
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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on October 23, 2009
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This week, while you were planning your Patrick Swayze movie marathon,  apologizing to Taylor Swift, or curing blindness with a tooth, here’s what you may have missed in the world of hiring and recruiting… 
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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on September 18, 2009
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This week, while you were busy trying to think of a 19th name that starts with J, checking your can of diet soda for stray amphibians, or possibly discovering the body of a mythical creature, here’s what you may have missed in the world of hiring and recruiting…
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• Posted by: Mary Lorenz on September 4, 2009
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