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PNC lowers plan for layoffs by 100 – NewsObserver.com
PNC Financial Services Group, which is on the verge of completing its acquisition of RBC Bank, has found new jobs for nearly 100 workers in Raleigh and Rocky Mount whose current positions are being eliminated. The bank is still working on finding new jobs for others who are facing layoffs, PNC spokesman Fred Solomon said … Continue reading
Layoffs hit Hebron fabrication site at Bull Arm – Nfld. & Labrador – CBC News
Some workers have been let go at the Bull Arm industrial yard in eastern Newfoundland, although the managing company says the layoffs are routine and will not affect the Hebron offshore oil project. Kiewit-Kvaerner Contractors let 10 people go on Thursday. Six were staff members, while four people had been seconded from other companies and … Continue reading
Wisconsin leads Midwest in layoffs, unemployment
Despite signs of recovery over the last year, Wisconsin is one of the leading states in layoffs and unemployment claims, according to the most recent federal statistics. Only five other states — California, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida — had more layoffs than Wisconsin during January of this year, according to the a … Continue reading
Rosebud Mining Begins Layoffs
As many as 30 workers will be receiving unemployment checks following what some workers call the “beginning” of further cuts in the Rosebud Mining organization. While there was no one available at Rosebud to confirm reports, it appears that over 20 positions were eliminated in Rosebud’s Kittanning operation on Route 422 and at least ten … Continue reading
Joblessness Leads to More Hungry and Homeless Families in U.S. Cities – U.S. Conference of Mayors
In the midst of a struggling economy and continuing high levels of unemployment, U.S. cities are feeling the pressure from increased numbers of hungry and homeless families according to a U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) report on the status of Hunger and Homelessness in 29 cities in America. Continue reading
US | Unemployment : 31.5 % among high school dropouts and 8.9 % for college graduates with Bachelor’s Degrees
Unemployment figures show the jobless rate for recent college graduates with Bachelor’s Degrees has been running at an unacceptable 8.9 percent. But, a new study from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce finds that unemployment among job seekers with no better than a high school diploma is a catastrophic 22.9 percent – and an almost unthinkable … Continue reading
How National Public Radio Uses Social Media to Recruit [Video Interview] | The Undercover Recruiter
We recently had a chat with Lars Schmidt who is the Director of Talent Acquisition at NPR (that’s National Public Radio), based in Washington, DC. In these changing times for recruiting, Lars, who is the founder of @NPRJobs and #pubjobs, believes in proactively driving social recruiting strategies. In this interview, Jorgen Sundberg, founder of Link Humans, found … Continue reading
100,000 jobless facing unemployment benefit changes 100,000 jobless facing unemployment benefit changes
Thousands of Ohioans could see their extended unemployment benefits cut short as early as this spring as the federal government pares back the duration of benefits from an unprecedented 99 weeks. Congress last week reauthorized extended benefits through the end of the year for millions of unemployed Americans, including about 100,000 in Ohio. The federally … Continue reading
Signs of UK recovery may be exaggerated | Business | The Guardian
The GDP data revealed a worrying 5.6% decline in business investment in the last quarter of 2011 Let’s hope the euphoria that greeted last week’s economic data lasts longer than the cheers England’s footballers can expect this summer when the European championships get underway. There is nothing more traditional than football supporters putting hope ahead … Continue reading
Starting Your Career: Use Social Media for Job Interview Prep | CareerBliss.com
A few days before the interview, you should get copies of your resume together and start thinking about responses to common interview questions and questions of your own to ask the prospective employer. As you prepare for the big meeting, don’t overlook social media. These days, employers spend a lot of time looking at your social … Continue reading
Recovery bypasses Silicon Valley non-tech workers – Associated Press
Daniel Macias is the face of Silicon Valley seldom seen by those who don’t live there. When he was 19, he wasn’t starting what would become one of the world’s most successful tech companies, like Mark Zuckerberg did at that age when he founded Facebook. Macias spent his 19th birthday behind bars, where he’d been … Continue reading
Submit Resume – Talent hunt now simple and quick with Submit Resume
Search the ideal candidate for your vacancies, close job openings faster by registering with Submit Resume. It has the largest database of India-wide job seekers across various industries and locations. Finding the most suitable candidate for your vacancies is now faster, easier and cost effective than ever. Submit Resume, a job portal, has a massive … Continue reading
iTWire – Big increase in Web jobs: report
The chief executive of Australian-based Internet start-up, global outsourcing marketplace, Freelancer.com, Matt Barrie, said today the latest findings of the company’s online Fast 50 survey of the jobs market, revealed that in there was a “tremendous rise across the key web technology areas”, with HTML up 193% – to a “whopping 72,571 new jobs.” Barrie … Continue reading
Wanted: Engineers and Web developers to staff D.C. upstarts – The Washington Post
Members of the Washington region’s start-up community gather each month and meeting co-organizer Peter Corbett almost always asks the same question: How many of you are looking to hire? Without fail, dozens, if not hundreds, of hands fly into the air. Like so many of their counterparts around the country, the region’s up-and-coming technology companies … Continue reading
Where are Washington’s talent shortages? – The Washington Post
The hiring market is far from sunny, but there are still jobs employers in the Washington area have a hard time filling. Paul Villella, chief executive of the staffing services firm HireStrategy, said a couple themes connect them. First, whenever new technologies become popular, employers quickly need people to implement and manage them even if … Continue reading
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