Monster Canada Reports Successful Second Online Career Fair
Monster Canada, part of the Monster Worldwide family of global online employment solutions, has recently announced the completion of their second widely popular virtual career fair. The global event which took place last week, had more than 14,000 visitors and received over 7,500 resumes. The continued success of the job fair means the program is likely to return for a third iteration, with their...
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Sikorsky To Lay Off 540 Workers
According to Reuters, United Technologies Corp's Sikorsky helicopter unit will be facing 540 employee layoffs, a targeted 3 percent of the staff. The move comes in response to tough economic conditions and an overall decreased product demand from the United States military. As the world's leading helicopter manufacturer, defense contracts account for a significant portion of Sikorsky's business....
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World's Largest Professional Search Engine Set To Take On LinkedIn
Identified, the world's largest professional search engine, is now available for public use through open beta. A finalized version of the platform is set for launch after additional tools and features are added. Identified aims to compete with LinkedIn as the go-to resource for professional networking and job seeking. Leveraging Facebook's massive user base to bring together millions of...
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Recruiting the Unrecruitable: Lessons from Taylor Wilson
Consider the following job candidate credentials: Previous employer—none. Degrees—none. Professional training—none. Years of professional employment—none. Availability—probably none. It's not looking good. But check out his references: Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Department of Energy; Department of Physics, University of Nevada; Intel International Science Fair;...
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HRmarketer Announces New Social Media Technology
HRmarketer.com, the flagship software of Fisher Vista that provides marketing and PR services, is celebrating its tenth anniversary this October. To mark the occasion, the company has recently announced the release of new social media technology entitled, SocialEars. The SocialEars service searches the web for influential HR stories and trends - capturing and analyzing streams of data from...
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GuideSpark Offers Resource On Enhancing Employee Benefits Communication
GuideSpark, an innovative provider of Human Resource web solutions, has recently released a video white paper that offers to teach HR organizations how to develop and launch their own customized benefits communication videos for their employees. The video white paper outlines the step-by-step process needed for launch and notes the advantages associated with using such video...
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Arizona Green Jobs Fair Offers Opportunities in Solar, Energy and Utilities
More green jobs are coming to Arizona. The Arizona Energy Consortium, a subsidiary of the Arizona Technology Council, in association with the IKOLOJI Sustainability Collaborative, providers of the Sonoran Sustainable Building Advisor Program (SBAP), will be launching the, "Sustainability Clean Technology Job Fair" on September 19, 2011 at the Wyndham Hotel, in Phoenix, AZ., from 10:00...
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Facebook Job Applications
Some say Facebook has half a billion page-views a month, others say a trillion. Measuring the exact amount of traffic is impossible without Facebook's internal stats. Needless to say, it's big. Really big - which is why developers have been developing Facebook applications like mad, including applications for job search. Although no one seems to have too much insight into Facebook traffic,...
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Maximize Your Work Life Balance
Whether you're a CEO or a student, it's fairly common to hear complaints about balancing your commitments and goals. Between work, school, and personal life - busy schedules make most of us feel like there's never enough time to get it all done. Work is part of life, but it doesn't have to control the way you live. There needs to be a balance between the two that enables you to gain the most...
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The Bad Habits of Good Recruiters
Being a good Recruiter requires the confluence of many diverse skills. There are all sorts of 'hard' qualities one needs; attention to detail, industry expertise, focus and drive. There are also plenty of 'soft' skills you need; perception, intuition, savvy, and an ability to form relationships . But what about some of the bad habits recruiters pick up along the way...and are they...
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Adecco and The Human Capital Institute Announce New Research on Talent Acquisition
Adecco Staffing US, one of the largest providers of recruitment and workforce solutions, has recently announced the release of new findings on talent acquisition pipeline strategy, along with research partner The Human Capital Institute (HCI), the global association for strategic talent management. The research will be unveiled through an upcoming webcast entitled, "Acquiring Top Talent Through...
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LinkedIn Poll: What Makes you Hire?
My company, Recruiter.com, is a trade publication for recruiters and offers career advice for professionals, so naturally, I think a lot about jobs and hiring. I talk to a lot of recruiters and folks in the recruiting technology marketplace - for most of them, it seems like times are not all that bad. Recruiting firms seem to have a lot of job orders (although highly specialized). Private...
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