Most Unusual Job Search Tactics-Do They Work?
Published: Monday, 17 May 2010 | By: Phil Stott Executive Careers-CNBC.com The news for job seekers has been something of a mixed bag recently: while the economy added almost half a million jobs in the last two months, the encouraging signs have tempted more people back into an active job search, driving the official unemployment […]
Burst of hiring aids recovery
By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer Friday, May 7, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) – The economy got what it needed in April: A burst of hiring that added a net 290,000 jobs, the biggest monthly total in four years. It showed employers are gaining confidence as the recovery takes deeper root. But people who had given […]
10 things your grandmother can teach you about social media
May 5, 2010 · CyberJournal.net socialmediatoday says the same personal qualities and social skills that you learned growing up are what will make you successful at social media. Among them: Mind your manners. Social media is still social. Even though we are interacting in a virtual space, the same traditional social rules, laws, and faux […]
10 New Rules for Today’s Job Hunt
By Karen Burns Posted: May 5, 2010 on USNews/Money If you are mid-career, out of work and looking, you’ve probably already figured this one out: The tried-and-true job-hunting techniques that served you so well in the past no longer fill the bill. [See 15 essentials to getting hired.] While you were faithfully toiling away for […]
Economy likely grew 3.4 percent in first quarter
By Lucia Mutikani Reuters Friday, April 30, 2010; 12:15 AM (Washington Post) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth probably slowed in the first quarter, data is expected to show on Friday, but resurgent consumer spending should offer evidence of a sustainable recovery. The economy expanded at a 3.4 percent annual rate in the first […]
Facebook and StumbleUpon generate most online traffic
Facebook and StumbleUpon, followed by Twitter, are social media sites which generate the most internet traffic globally, Internet traffic monitor StatCounter reports. Facebook is the main source of traffic to global websites, generating 48 per cent of all the social media hits put together. StumbleUpon contributes 25 per cent, followed by Twitter at 10 per […]