STEM Occupations Maintain High Salaries
In Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll asks, "Can you do Division? Divide a loaf by a knife-- what's the answer to that?" The delicate mathematics of dividing bread is entrusted to different economists, politicians, and people with capital. At the end of the day, however, people who are in mathematics, technologies, or the sciences seem to come out ahead when it comes to...
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What Candidates (and Politicians) Ought to Know
As Recruiters, our daily focus necessarily falls on finding, qualifying and placing good candidates. From that first cup of coffee to that last email sent from a Smart Phone, Recruiters are all about placing candidates. But what about after the placement? A Recruiters job doesn't stop when the offer letter goes out...on the contrary, it can be the most tenuous part of the cycle. Making...
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ClickZ and Search Engine Watch Launch Recruiter-Friendly Job Boards
ClickZ has already established itself as a leader in interactive marketing news. In a logical leap, this company is launching a new job board. The company joined with Search Engine Watch to create ClickZJobs and SEWJobs. Recruiters will be able to access more than a million unique interactive and search professionals throughout their network of brands. Recruiters can utilize the...
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RescueTime Introduces Workers to Like-Minded Companies
Did you ever read the book Cheaper by the Dozen? In it the book, Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey tell the story of what it's like to always worry about efficiency above all else. The story tells about the household of twelve children growing up with efficiency experts Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. One memorable example was the moment in which the father teaches...
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JobGoRound Orients Lost Job Hunters
Sometimes when you're looking for work in a new area, it's a daunting process-- not because of the economy or the new climate, but just because you don't know where everything (or anything) is. When you move to a new place, it takes a long time to sort out which suburbs are nearby and which too far away to justify the commute. This can make looking for a job really tricky. JobGoRound.com...
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Recruiting Tips: How to Stay Focused
Recruiters are a funny bunch of people. From the outside it can appear that recruiters have an easy, flexible job with plenty of time for surfing the net, chatting on the phone or running out to grab a cup of coffee. But in reality, Recruiters are some of the busiest, hardest working professionals around. The fact of the matter is that we're almost always working. We're working our...
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Micro-Resumes
"http://t.sina.com.cn/1986010511"—Tom Cruise's Sina weibo public account You've received 250 resumes for one job and have narrowed the list to three candidates: "VK9978899697", "VK9898899697"," and "VK9978899697". But these are not applicant numbers—they are their score codes, much like bar codes, DNA codes or police codes (Coke can bar code, nucleotide AGCC...
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Manpower Acquires Recruitment Company in China
ManpowerGroup has a long history in China. The company began to work in China in 1964, seventeen years ago. In 2007, it became the first foreign multinational corporation to obtain a temporary staffing business license in China. It is once again expanding its scope, this time in the Guangdong Province. Manpower has acquired REACH HR, a human resources provider in Guangdong Province and...
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Most Productive American Companies
Consumers must pay careful attention if they want to "buy American." As many people glibly comment that nothing is made in the United States anymore, one company has alerted people to American companies that are especially productive. Profiles International, a company that aims to increase the productivity of various businesses, has announced the 2011 America's Most Productive Companies...
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The White House Rural Council Plans Ahead
"Ironically, rural America has become viewed by a growing number of Americans as having a higher quality of life not because of what it has, but rather because of what it does not have!" said Don A. Dillman, a rural sociologist. While many people romanticize life in rural America, the people who actually live there feel like they need more opportunities to develop their lives there. Whether...
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Legit to Quit: When to Accept a Candidate's Reasons for Quitting
When interviewing employed candidates for a new job, one thing is certain. To take your job, they need to quit their job. In the back of your mind, you always ask, "Why do they want to quit their current job - what's wrong with it?" You might even ask yourself, "What's wrong with this candidate?" Candidates always say that they want a better opportunity at your company: advancement, new...
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My Geo-social Thirteen Minute Mile
If you haven't seen the Nike+ iPhone running app, you have to check it out. It's a little app to track your jogs and inspire you to run a little further or a little harder. Since millions of people have downloaded it, I know I'm a bit late to the table, but if you're into technology, it's worth your attention - runner or not. The Nike+ app is the perfect confluence of social networking,...
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