Broadbean Showcases New Website
Broadbean, a leading provider of job distribution services, sourcing tools for finding talent and recruitment processes optimization, has recently announced the release of their brand new website. Developed by Tela Ltd, the new Broadbean website strikes at once with a fresh and energized appearance. New design features include accessibility options for mobile devices, touch-screen navigation,...
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LinkedIn Groups Hit One Million
The popular social network LinkedIn has achieved yet another important milestone. In March of this year, Linkedin crossed one hundred million members. Now, LinkedIn Groups have reached the one million mark (currently 1,000,237). That means that over one million groups have been created by LinkedIn members. LinkedIn groups are popular discussion areas on LinkedIn and an important source of...
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How to Succeed at any Career
Woody Allen once said, "80% of success is just showing up." While there's definitely some truth to that - in practice, success requires a bit more effort than just showing up - especially if you want to succeed at your career. Employers are constantly looking for the right signs to qualify you as promotion-worthy material. You just need to show them you are qualified. Remember, it's not a...
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OutSolve Announces Partnership with America's Job Exchange
OutSolve, the nation's leading outsourcing provider of OFCCP compliant affirmative action plans, today announced a partnership with America's Job Exchange, a leading compliance and diversity job posting site. The partnership will allow America's Job Exchange customers access to OutSolve's comprehensive affirmative action plan development and execution services. Users will have their...
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Certain States on the Right Track for Jobs
Looking back from June 2010 to June 2011, 7 states are reporting significantly lower unemployment rates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in a recent press release. An additional 11 states have minor decreases in unemployment. As of June this year, 26 states have an unemployment rate lower than the national average of 9.2 percent. Nevada experienced the largest decrease over the year,...
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Axes to Grind: The PwC Future Job Grid
(Part 2 of a 3-part series on recent PwC HR and workplace forecasts. See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) If all the world, including the world of employment, is, as Shakespeare timelessly suggested, a stage on which we are the players, it can pay to know who or what is writing or calling the plays, the outcomes written into them and the roles we are likely to be assigned, including in the...
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Featured Review of Free Recruiting Software Zoho Recruit
The bar for recruiting software gets moved higher every year. The features available in last year's most sophisticated applicant tracking systems are today's standard base package. The Zoho Recruit applicant tracking system recently upped the ante. Zoho Recruit is a free recruiting software platform that offers the rich functionality and comprehensive feature set previously available only...
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Kinder Morgan To Pay More Than $830,000 in Labor Lawsuit
Kinder Morgan - one of the largest pipeline transportation and energy storage companies in North America, has agreed to pay out $830,422 in back wages to 4,659 current and former employees, the Department of Labor said in a recent press release. The payment will resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor that alleged Kinder Morgan violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by denying...
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Texas Adds the Most New Jobs
Jobs are coming back slowly - if you're in the right state. From May 2011 to June 2011, 16 U.S. states recorded statistically significant changes in employment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The graph below outlines the top states experiencing positive gains and serious losses. The largest over-the-month change occurred in Texas, with over 32,000 new jobs added. California...
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3 Interview Tips To Get You Going
What's the worst part about finding a job? You hear Job Seekers complain about the interview more than anything else. And rightfully so, there's something very stressful about the interview process - no one likes to be analyzed too closely; too be told that you're not qualified or not the right fit. And perhaps worse than the scrutiny, applicants are afraid of saying the wrong thing, or...
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Recruiting Software Sendouts Unveils New Release
Sendouts - a leading provider of staffing and recruitment software, recently announced that the latest iteration of their namesake product would be released on 7/27/2011. Sendouts focuses on software for recruitment firms (both direct hire and staffing). Sendouts was also recently in the news for winning an Interactive Media design award. "We are excited to provide our clients with...
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Sponsored Challenge by CodeEval Brings in First Hire
On June 9th, 2011, Techcrunch reported on the launch of CodeEval: "Just in time for the impending Silicon Valley talent apocalypse, CodeEval, a platform that uses coding challenges to help recruiters find and filter the best programming candidates for the job, is launching today to the public." CodeEval offers an interesting take on sourcing great talent. Instead of posting regular job...
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