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Who's Firing - Layoffs week ended 11-20-09

Who's Firing is a weekly survey of organizations announcing (or rumoring) layoffs for the week ended 11/20/09. READ»

It's Almost Thanksgiving, Do You Know Where Your Next Job Is?

If you can’t answer this question, what can you do to help your job search during the holidays?READ»

Can Linkedin Company Pages Help You Find Unadvertised Positions?

What can Linkedin Company Pages do for me?READ»

Have you Been Affected by the Holiday Effect?

Have you ever heard of the Holiday Effect in hiring? Perhaps you’ve heard that companies usually don’t hire during the holidays, from Thanksgiving until after the New Year. So what does this mean for a candidate?READ»

Ask the Headhunter Q&A: Should I Take a Cut in Pay?

Q: I've been unemployed for six weeks. Was earning around $120k. Have been offered a position at $85k and, quite frankly, I need the money. Even more important, I recognize that my self esteem is too bound up in my career: I need to ...READ»

Who's Hiring - Top employers week of 11-16-09

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 11/16/09.READ»

How about a reality show titled "my so-called expertise?"

These days one doesn’t have to go far to stumble upon experts in just about every possible category. The interesting thing is that for most situations, there really doesn’t seem to be a uniform method to evaluate whether those who ...READ»

Whos Firing - Layoffs week ended 11-13-09

Who's Firing is a weekly survey of organizations announcing layoffs for the week ended 11/13/09. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment ...READ»

Whos Hiring – Top employers week of 11-9-09

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 11/9/09. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, ...READ»

How Can Linkedin's New Features Help Job Seekers?

Linkedin has released some interesting upgrades in the past week that can help job seekers. Linkedin’s two big new features are Linkedin Follow and Linkedin Twitter Integration. How can these new features help job ...READ»

5 Ways Social Media Gives Job Seekers an Advantage in a Recession

Creative social media use gives job seekers a way to beat the odds. When government figures list unemployment as 6 times greater than job openings, you've got to try something different to be noticed. Here’s a list of 5 Ways ...READ»

Forget the Interview Pipeline, Find Job Candidates Before You Need Them

A business says it needs to hire great people. Yada, yada, yada. No problem, go for it, some might say. But an Ask The Headhunter reader insists on more specifics:Q: Hiring great people is a noble goal but it raises two challenges: ...READ»

How can Twitter Lists help Job Seekers? Top 400 job posters on Twitter

Learn how to find and use lists of top job posters, top recruiters, top hiring managers, and get listed as a top job seeker on Twitter.READ»

reCareered: Who’s Hiring in Health Care - November 2009

Hospitals, Federal Government, Nursing Homes, Home Health, Clinics, and Outsourced Health Services top Health Care hiring during November 2009, based on job advertisements open for 30 days from the top job boards.READ»

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone - Why are job seekers are afraid to change?

How can candidates break free from the vicious cycle of fear of change?READ»

reCareered: Whos Hiring – Top Employers week of 11-2-09

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 11/2/09.READ»

Toss Your Resume in the Trash and Tell Employers Your Story

How do you craft a resume that tells a compelling story? Don't even try it. Throw away your resume and focus on creating a narrative.READ»

How To Optimise Your Job Search

Affiliating yourself with a Recruitment Agent is an excellent way to optimise your job search and ensure you’re covering the market from all angles. Here are some tips on how to deal effectively with a Recruitment Agent to give you the best chance of securing your ideal role.READ»

Set the Employment Blender to 'Liquify'

That sucking sound is your resume going into the vortex.READ»

Googling for Headhunters... and Finding Fakes

Who you gonna call to find headhunters when Google fakes it?READ»

• Ask The Headhunter

Who’s Hiring? Week of 9/25/09

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding. READ»

Headhunters seeking passive candidates fighting war-for-talent in hidden job market with permanent positions

a few terms and practices that I wish disappear from the employment world READ»

Behind the Rebranding Campaign of Wal-Mart’s Scarlet Woman

Nearly three years after being fired by Wal-Mart, marketer Julie Roehm faces her toughest rebranding campaign ever.READ»

Why "Branding" Isn't Just Another Trendy Buzz Word

Our personal and professional brands are subject to the same type of exposure over time as many traditional consumer product brands. READ»

So, what's the deal... for REAL?

Many factors clashing together have made this a time in our economic history like none that we have seen before. With unemployment at a 25 year high, competition is fierce for the limited supply of available jobs. For obvious ...READ»