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3 Ways To Boost Your Online Job-Hunting Bait – The Consumerist
A LinkedIn Blog post suggests ways to improve your bait for prospective employers. The advice is geared toward boosting your presence on LinkedIn, but much of it applies to portfolio sites and online resumes as well: Summarize yourself. Say what you’re capable of. Make your previous jobs sound awesome. Read More @ 3 Ways To Boost … Continue reading
4 résumé additions to boost job-hunting success – Money – TODAY.com
You sit down to craft your résumé, write that first draft — and it still feels empty. When you’ve had only one job or just a handful of college internships, how are you supposed to show off your personality and set yourself apart? Here’s a hint: Start by looking beyond the positions you’ve held and … Continue reading
The Recruiters Lounge » Headhunter’s Lament: Why Don’t Job Seekers Use LinkedIn Correctly?
Maybe you’ve heard before that employment recruiters use LinkedIn in the same way that web surfers use Google: to search for the information they need. In the case of recruiters, what is needed are candidates that match the profile being sought. I am one such recruiter. Sounds simple, right? Well in reality this is fraught … Continue reading
Executive Job Hunting? You Need More than a Resume | CAREEREALISM
If you’re an executive planning your next career move, it might surprise you to learn you’ll be judged by more than just your resume during your job search. In other words, a full resume is NOT necessarily the best fit for every job search contact. Surprised? You’ll find recruiters, company owners, Boards of Directors, and … Continue reading
When Job Hunting, Get HR on Your Side | Business | TIME.com
When applying for a job, it’s easy to cast HR as your mortal enemy, or at least as an annoying hurdle to overcome. But partnering with HR will benefit you in the hiring process. Next time you are up for a job, consider doing these three things: Embrace the HR screen. Hiring managers rely on HR … Continue reading
Cut redundancy consultations and risk increasing unemployment, warns TUC
Reducing consultation rights during collective redundancy exercises could cost jobs, damage workforce morale and increase unemployment, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) warns today (Monday). Currently, where employers are proposing to make between 20 and 99 employees redundant, they must allow for at least 30 days consultation with unions or workplace representatives before any job cuts … Continue reading
U.S. manufacturing sees shortage of skilled factory workers – The Washington Post
This stretch of the Rust Belt might seem like an easy place to find factory workers. Unemployment hovers above 9 percent. Foreign competition has thrown many out of work. It is a platitude that this industrial hub, like the country itself, needs more manufacturing work. But as the 2012 presidential candidates roam the state offering ways … Continue reading
Where in the world? Saskatchewan wants Irish workers · TheJournal.ie
A CANADIAN PROVINCE is hoping to benefit from the number of talented people out of work in Ireland as it suffers from a dearth of skilled workers. A delegation of recruiters from Saskatchewan is travelling to Ireland next month to launch a campaign to address the province’s labour shortage. The 27 employers hope to fill … Continue reading
Jobseekers get leg up | Bundaberg News | Local News in Bundaberg | Bundaberg News Mail
A HUNDRED jobseekers will receive free training for positions needed in the resource sector, thanks to an Energy Skills Queensland initiative. ESQ, in partnership with Impact Make Your Mark Bundaberg, is now recruiting for the Queensland Workforce Skilling Strategy program, which aims to fast-track participants into areas such as construction, commercial cleaning, hospitality, engineering and … Continue reading
The Press Association: 600 new call centre jobs confirmed
An American call centre company is to create 600 jobs in Cardiff. Conduit already employs more than 1,900 staff across three centres in south Wales – Cardiff city centre, Cardiff Gate and Swansea. After securing a lucrative contract with British Gas, the firm is “actively” looking for more staff – and bosses say Wales is … Continue reading
Alcoa workers offered Middle East jobs | Herald Sun
ALCOA is offering workers at its Geelong plant massive pay packets to help set up a new cut-price smelter in Saudi Arabia. It comes as the multinational is reviewing the viability of its Point Henry plant, and the jobs of the 600 workers there, with a final decision on whether it will close due in … Continue reading
UK | Up to 80 chasing each job vacancy – The Press Association
Almost 80 unemployed people are chasing every job vacancy in parts of the country, compared with just one in cities where more work is available, new research shows. Aberdeen was found to be the best city to find a job, with around one unemployment claimant per vacancy, compared with around 80 in Hull, said job … Continue reading
Downturn hitting Scottish jobs and businesses – BBC News
The downturn is continuing to impact on jobs and business prospects in Scotland, according to the latest data. The starting salary for new recruits to full time jobs has fallen for the first time in more than a year. Scotland’s labour market improved slightly last month, but latest figures on footfall at Scottish shops show … Continue reading
Qantas workers despair over job cuts – Local News – News – General – Brimbank Weekly
JOB cuts at Qantas could have a devastating effect on communities surrounding Victoria’s two major airports, union officials have warned. Australian Workers Union state secretary Cesar Melhem said Brimbank, Hume, Moonee Valley and Melton supplied the bulk of Qantas workers to Tullamarine Airport, while Avalon Airport attracted many of its workers from Wyndham. Qantas chief … Continue reading
JobApp Drives New Hiring Efficiency For Checkers, Rally’s « CBS Detroit
JobApp Network says its talent acquisition software has cut employee turnover 41 percent for Tampa, Fla.-based Checkers Drive-In Restaurants after nine months. The company said that means its investment in JobApp will be repaid in less than three months. Turnover results from the Team Members at JobApp restaurants were significantly better compared to Checkers’ control group restaurants. … Continue reading
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