Browsing through a recent HR Resource Guide catalog from g•Neil, I came across this ‘Sapphire Reflections Award’ and had a good chuckle. I’m of course assuming that the name on the award is entirely intentional, as I cannot imagine it being random. Assuming such is the case, it’s nice to see a sense of humor [...]
This morning, I received an email from LinkedIn notifying me that Nick Corcodilos had accepted my connection on that social networking site. Nick has a terrific site with a diverse range of excellent content. He also writes the always informative and insightful, syndicated column ‘Ask The Headhunter.’ To anyone working in the recruiting field, I [...]
The rapid deterioration of the daily newspaper industry continued unabated in the 3rd quarter, with the National Newspaper Association reporting that ad revenue fell 7.4%. Print ad revenue fell 9% and classified ad revenue fell 17%. Among the big 3 classified categories, real estate advertising fell 24.4%, employment classifieds fell 19.7%, and auto classifieds fell [...]
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Without getting overly political as to the causes, one of the most startling aspects of the current U.S. economy is the phenomena of the working poor - individuals and households that work one or more jobs (most often more than one) and are still unable to climb out of poverty. In 2003, there were 7.4 [...]
Another flurry of news in the daily newspaper, media, advertising, and talent management spaces:
1) Yahoo added 17 more daily newspapers into its employment classifieds consortium (here)
2) USA Today cut 45 newsroom jobs, despite the fact that it remains one of he few dailies in the country with a growing circulation (here)
3) While on a call [...]
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Patrick Lencioni, author of ‘The Three Signs of a Miserable Job,’ appeared on CNBC yesterday to plug his book. During the interview, there were a bunch of stats being flashed across the bottom of the screen. Thanks to Tivo, I was able to rewind and capture them. They are as follows:
• 28% of U.S. employees [...]
Plenty of news in the media, advertising, publishing, and recruitment advertising space from the past few days…
1) Yahoo adds the New York Daily News to its consortium of newspaper partners
2) Philadelphia’s daily papers celebrate the fact that their weekday circulation rose by 8,000 readers or 2% (even though Sunday circulation fell by 20,000 readers)
3) MinnPost.com, [...]