In the category of, “Wow. How nice. Thank you,” The Recruiters Lounge was cited among the Top 50 HR Blogs to watch in 2009 by Evan Carmichael. EvanCarmichael.com is the Internet’s #1 resource for small business motivation and strategies. With over 385,000 monthly visitors, 3,750 contributing authors, and 60,000 pages of content no website shares more profiles of famous entrepreneurs [...]

Google just launched a very useful feature that you should add to your bag of tricks. Here is a quote from their blog: We just launched a new search feature that makes it easy to find and compare public data. So for example, when comparing Santa Clara county data to the national unemployment rate, it becomes clear not only that [...]

I like to think of myself as a nice guy, but of course, I can not please all the people all of the time. Case in point, someone committed identity fraud on my blog earlier today. Here is a picture of the infraction: Umm… I have made the expletive invisible since I like to keep my content at a certain [...]

Let me start by saying that it’s a tough question. Many businesses over the past six months have closed their doors whilst many others are trying their very best to weather the current downturn. It seems organisations are doing this in many ways, mass redundancies and slashing budgets left right and centre. The top of the list of budget cuts [...]

I was going through some stats over at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and came across these numbers, so I thought I would share. Below is a list of States who pay the most (on average) for various Construction Laborers. ——————————————————————————————- Construction Laborers ——————————————————————————————- Alaska $21.48 South Dakota $10.95 New York $ 21.28 New Mexico $ 10.83 Hawaii $ 21.28 [...]

I was going through some stats over at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and came across these numbers, so I thought I would share.  Below is a list of States who pay the most (on average) for various Financial jobs. ——————————————————————————————- Financial managers ——————————————————————————————- New York :  $66.20 Oklahoma   $35.62 New Jersey  $59.82 Mississippi $ 34.60 Delaware $ 56.21 [...]

Craigslist has built a reputation as a great resource of free and low-cost classifieds online, especially among company recruiters operating with limited budgets. But as the years pass, it’s become clear that relying on Craigslist to fill local job openings may require more time and money than its reputation suggests. In fact, in many cases, using a traditional job board [...]

Turn on any nightly newscast and you will hear the doom-and-gloom predictions of an economic recession just around the corner. Reactions inside organizations run the gamut from “Things are great. Go Team Go!” to “Stop all spending now!” based on manager leadership styles and their comfort level with potential high-risk changes. One of the first places you will be asked [...]

Karen Mattonen Fights Back Karen Mattonen sounds off about her critics, while Jim retorts with sage advice. (In a nutshell, stop making them money. Duh!) Plus, did you know that doing a background search on a candidate makes you (sort of) a Credit Reporting Agency? And as a result, you have to be wary of a few things. Plus, guess [...]

Introduction Most of the countries all over the world are going through this phase of economic recession. Many old and big companies have already been brought down on their knees to bite the dust. Many companies as well as countries have become bankrupt or are on the verge of it. Millions and millions of people have lost their jobs. Many [...]

I recommend: Me 2.0 from Jim Stroud on Vimeo. Title: Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success (Kaplan Publishing) Release date: April 7th, 2009 Website: http://personalbrandingbook.com Book cover: http://personalbrandingbook.com/Images/coverlarge.jpg Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Me-2-0-Powerful-Achieve-Success/dp/1427798206 In a world of changing business practices and uncertain futures, Me 2.0 offers practical and proven advice about personal branding from an authority on the matter. In [...]

Ok, so I know what you are thinking: Mobile (SMS) is just for the youth market, right? Well, while that may have been the case a few years ago, we are now witnessing a growing trend that reveals otherwise. Today, of the 262 million total U.S. wireless subscribers, more than 138 million users now send and receive text messages. 72% [...]

How do hiring companies justify needing a candidate’s salary history? Especially in light of the fact that positions with similar titles at different companies often have substantially different performance objectives. How could your salary history be considered relevant to the market value of your ability to do the job for which you’re applying? Or for that matter how could it [...]

Out of work? No worry. These are the things you should do to job search when you find yourself unemployed. (after you have checked any severance package, extensions of health insurance, and unemployment benefits.) 1. Give Yourself a Makeover After a relationship breakup the majority of people lose weight, get in better shape, buy some new clothes and start looking [...]

A manager must deal with an insane, prospective employee who constantly plays the race card to justify her actions. (One of the funniest MadTV skits – ever.) In the age of Obama, have we seen the end of such claims? Related PostsVIDEO – Silly Job Interview (Funny)Key Questions Recruiters Should Ask in Video InterviewsVIDEO – A quick chat with Jeff [...]