One global company with a local focus is helping to create hundreds of jobs in Atlanta Georgia (
Click here).
Wipro Technologies, a software and information technology company based in India, recently announced its plans to expand the company's facility in
Atlanta. Part of that plan will include continuing a local hiring effort, whic…
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A new solar initiative will help support
Tucson jobs AZ.
The
City of Tucson recently announced that it has received $389,000 from the U.S.
Department of Energy to support phase two of the city's solar initiative. Tuscon, which is one of 25 cities designated as a Solar America City by the DOE, currently has photovoltaic panels at…
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Added by Cheezhead on October 16, 2009 at 10:33am —
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Those without
Nashville jobs will soon get some better help when it comes to receiving unemployment.
The U.S.
Department of Labor recently announced that the
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development will receive $6,892,526 for technology upgrades to the system that processes benefits for unemployed…
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Added by Cheezhead on October 9, 2009 at 2:02pm —
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While internal recruiting staff cuts have hurt some businesses and employees, those same cuts are causing
recruitment process outsourcing companies to see an increase in interest.
Employers who are realizing they will need to begin hiring again within the next few months, but have cut their own recruiting staff, are more and more turning to RPO providers. According to an article by
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Being environmentally friendly is no longer limited to carpooling and recycling. With the rise of ‘green jobs’, eco-conscious individuals can now make sure that earning a paycheck isn’t costing the environment anything. According to a recent report from the
State Employment Department,
Oregon green jobs accounted for 3 percent of total employment in the state…
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Recruiting software providers are constantly looking for new and inventive ways to help their clients find the best possible talent on the job market. With social networking on the rise, it’s no surprise that these companies are beginning to offer products that use such websites in their clients favor.
According to a recent press release,
Total Attorneys, a provider of legal services for small law fir…
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Although there are many benefits to conducting
background screenings before hiring employees, a large number of smaller workplaces neglect to do them. The reasons vary, but usually include time and money. The fact that these businesses don’t do these pre-employment tests actually attracts the kind of workers they would otherwise want to avoid. Because of this a lot of companies specializing in these tests are trying to draw attention from smaller empl…
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Added by Cheezhead on May 31, 2009 at 7:30pm —
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With so many
job search engines online, trying to decide where to begin looking for work can be difficult. Weeding through the variety of options can be difficult, especially since many don’t know how to pick a job search. Below you will find some helpful tips to making a choice easier.
Before deciding which job search website to use, take a look around it. Analyze the privacy statement and make sure that your personal information isn’t going to be sold to a third…
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Although Earth Day has already passed, taking care of our planet is still a top concern for many. Aside from recycling, saving energy and trying not to pollute the ozone layer with harmful chemicals, some environmentally conscious individuals are now interested in finding green
jobs. And they’re in luck, according to a recent press release from CareerBuilder.com.
By asking more than 2,5000 hiring managers and HR professionals, Careerbuilder found that these p…
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Added by Cheezhead on May 10, 2009 at 6:18pm —
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In order to provide better service to their users, many
job search engines use technology provided by
recruiting software companies. According to a recent press release CareerBuilder.com has recently announced a partnership with several companies that provide such services so that its Europeans clients.
Careerbuilder announced that these partnerships will giv…
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Newspapers across the country are having to scale back the number of people they employee as a result of declining readership. With fewer readers come disinterested advertisers. Since companies know that their ads won’t be seen by as many people, they are less likely to pay for space in newspapers. These print media moguls pay salaries mostly through money made off of ad space, so job cuts are the result. This is why 50
jobs in Boston were recently done a…
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Added by Cheezhead on April 3, 2009 at 6:56pm —
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A new
internship program has been created specifically for public high school students in
Washington, D.C.
An article by
The Washington Post reports that the D.C. Scholars Program will place students in part-time, unpaid positions in
White House offices and departments this summer, from June 22 to August 14.
"When…
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Added by Cheezhead on April 2, 2009 at 6:19pm —
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Anyone who has recently applied for a job likely knows that resumes and interviews are no longer enough. Because of the high occurrence of applicants putting false information on their resumes and other problems, employers have had to find a way to shield themselves. This is why
background checks have become a huge part of the hiring process.
According to research from the American DataBank, somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of applicants mi…
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