A wonderful idea to help those struggling in today’s economy, Plaza Cleaners in Portland, Oregon, offers a unique promotion for unemployed customers. We’re not sure how long this special offer will be running, but with Americans struggling to make ends meet and seemingly everyone looking for work, examples of such creative PR should be on the rise.
When the newest unemployment report was released the national average had actually dropped by two-tenths of a percent. At least it’s progress, but recent college graduates were one group of people that was not excited. The unemployment rate amongst age 20-24 college graduates was up to 10.6%–the highest it has been since 1983.
We came across this great webcomic from @JimStroud, its creator and one of our Twitter followers: “The Recruiting Life”
With the improvement in technology in recent years, video interviews are becoming more commonplace amongst employers. Though this method may never replace a face-to-face interview, it will become something you may have to prepare yourself to do well. Something to remember at all times is that a video interview is still an interview. It should [...]
Today’s job market is nearly filled to the brim with college graduates, and this is a much different picture than the job market 35-40 years ago. In 1973 only about 47% of high school graduates were going on to college for higher education. In October 2008 about 70% of high school grads aspired to get [...]
