Archive for April, 2009
One of the best, and most used, applications of the web 2.0 revolution has been to technologically enhance the way we all interact with each other. As we’ve seen, the “social” web has altered too how employers interact with talent pools. It has also sucked up time and energy on useless efforts to create meaning [...]
If your talent acquisition leaders are getting caught up in “employment branding” conversations with their agency, ask them, “to what end?”. Fact of the matter is the value of your brand is determined by your target market, not by your advertising agency. Advertising creates awareness but awareness does not equal a powerful brand. [...]
Scottrade is an online brokerage firm that provides customers with a way to inexpensively manage their own investments while still receiving exceptional customer service. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, the firm allows investors to conveniently place trades online while offering the added assurance of America`s largest branch office network among online brokerages.
Scottrade has recently launched [...]
This is hilarious! Must see!
Below is a list of upcoming career fairs in the Northeastern region of the US.
Spring Career & Job Fair: April 8, 2009. University or Rhode Island-Kingston, RI
WMUR’s Project Economy Statewide Job Fair and Career Expo: April 9, 2009. Sponsored by WMUR Channel 9, Southern New Hampshire University & the State of New Hampshire. Southern NH [...]
I had a follower on Twitter ask me about jobs in Atlanta yesterday and today so I wanted to share this link to over 90 corporate jobs at the Home Depot headquarters : Atlanta
Good Luck!
We are obviously not out of the woods yet and it may be awhile before we are. The unemployment rate hit 8.5% in March, the highest level since 1983. With serious uncertainty in the auto industry and consumer spending and confidence down, it wouldn’t surprise me to see the unemployment rate hit 10% + before [...]
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Ken Horst