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Majority of workers feel they are overweight finds CareerBuilder
More than half of workers (55 percent) categorize themselves as overweight, on par with last year. Thirty-nine percent say they’ve gained weight at their current job, with 21 percent putting on more than 10 pounds and 9 percent putting on more than 20 pounds. Sixteen percent report they have actually lost weight at their job, … Continue reading
Canada / More than one third of workers have dated a co-worker finds CareerBuilder.ca Survey
Looking for a Valentine? The office might be a good place to start, according to a new CareerBuilder.ca survey. CareerBuilder’s annual survey on office romance found more than one-third (35 percent) of Canadian workers have dated someone who worked for the same company, and 15 percent say they have done so more than once. The … Continue reading
The US Talent Shortage / Gimme a break says The Headhunter
Employers don’t do their own hiring, and that’s the number one problem. They outsource their competitive edge (recruiting and hiring) to third parties like Taleo, Kenexa, LinkedIn, Monster.com and CareerBuilder Continue reading
Job Search / Traffic Surging, Indeed.com on Top
What’s the most trafficked site by Americans searching for a job? Turns out it’s Indeed. Last month, says comScore, the web traffic measurement company, 17.3 million different visitors from the U.S. clicked into Indeed to look for a job. That translates into a 29% increase over December’s job search count. Overall, January saw a 24% … Continue reading
American Laid Off Workers | Three-in-Five Found New Jobs
“Fifty-nine percent of workers who were laid off from full-time jobs in the last year reported they found new positions, up from 55 percent last year.” according to CareerBuilder Survey. Majority of Workers Finding Jobs in New Fields 60 percent of workers in the 2011 survey took jobs in different fields vs 48 percent last … Continue reading
Keep your friends close, but your prospective employees closer | Facebook, LinkedIn Used for Screening
: Social media circles can reveal a lot about a candidate. With the pervasive, worldwide adoption of social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, job seekers know that the all-important first impression is potentially made well before the first interview. But just how many hiring managers browse social media profiles, and what types of … Continue reading
What Employers Want from the Long-Term Unemployed – Brent Rasmussen – Harvard Business Review
We often hear from job seekers: “If I have the necessary skills and experience, why am I not hearing back from more companies?” It’s a fair question, especially for the more than five million workers who’ve been unemployed for six months or longer (more than 40 percent of all unemployed job seekers). Struggling to get … Continue reading
Social Media | How they can helph College Students in Job Search
“A groundbreaking survey from the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University found that recent college graduates, like many others across the United States, are struggling in today’s job market. Only a little over half of recent college graduates are working in full-time jobs. Additionally, half are working in jobs that do not … Continue reading
Hiring Managers Share the Most Memorable Interview Mistakes in Annual CareerBuilder Survey – CareerBuilder
In a nationwide CareerBuilder survey conducted by Harris Interactive© among more than 3,000 employers, hiring and human resource managers were asked to rate the biggest mistakes candidates make during interviews and share their most unusual interview memories. Most Harmful Common Mistakes Hiring managers say the following are the mistakes most detrimental to your interview performance: … Continue reading
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