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More Job Seekers Will Be Using Tablets and E-Readers To Look For Jobs.

Ownership of tablet computers and e-readers nearly doubled from mid-December, 2011 to early January, 2012.The Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project reports that the share of adults who owned tablet computers increased to 19% in early January from 10% in November through mid-December. The survey found the same percentage increase in the number of adults who owned e-readers.The increased ownership of tablets was most evident among highly educated people with household incomes…See More
Blog post by Mike Temkin Jan 23
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New Survey About Employee Relocation Trends

New survey about the issue of  relocating in which 3,000 employers and 7,000 workers were canvassed by CareerBuilder.20% of the respondents who were laid off and found new jobs in the past 12 months indicated they had moved to a new city or state.At the same time, 32% of employers indicated they would be willing to pay a worker to relocate.19% of employers indicated they would be open to paying a smaller salary to a worker in the first year in order to give a signing bonus to the new employee,…See More
Blog post by Mike Temkin Jan 19
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HR resolution to-do list for the new year

I've spent the last few weeks reading lists. "What to stop doing in 2012."  "What to start doing in 2012." "The top ten things to (fill in the blank)."  Well, here's my contribution to the 2012 list for HR (and it's pretty small): 1 - develop the talent you have already spent time and money to hire2 - engage your employees3- stop pretending you don't need to know about social media4- start saying thank you, I appreciate you... and finally:5 - just because it used to work doesn't mean it will…See More
Blog post by Ginger Dodds Jan 6
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Blog posts by Mike Temkin Jan 5

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More Job Seekers Will Be Using Tablets and E-Readers To Look For Jobs.

Ownership of tablet computers and e-readers nearly doubled from mid-December, 2011 to early January, 2012.

The Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project reports that the share of adults who owned tablet computers increased to 19% in early January from 10% in November through mid-December. The survey found the same percentage increase in the number of adults who owned e-readers.

The increased ownership of tablets was most evident among highly educated people with…

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Posted by Mike Temkin on January 23, 2012 at 1:27pm — 1 Comment

Mike Temkin

New Survey About Employee Relocation Trends

New survey about the issue of  relocating in which 3,000 employers and 7,000 workers were canvassed by CareerBuilder.

20% of the respondents who were laid off and found new jobs in the past 12 months indicated they had moved to a new city or state.

At the same time, 32% of employers indicated they would be willing to pay a worker to relocate.

19% of employers indicated they would be open to paying a smaller salary to a worker in the first year in order to give a signing…

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Posted by Mike Temkin on January 19, 2012 at 11:33am

Ginger Dodds

HR resolution to-do list for the new year

I've spent the last few weeks reading lists. "What to stop doing in 2012."  "What to start doing in 2012."

"The top ten things to (fill in the blank)."  Well, here's my contribution to the 2012 list for HR (and it's pretty small):

 

1 - develop the talent you have already spent time and money to hire

2 - engage your employees

3- stop pretending you don't need to know about social media

4- start saying…

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Posted by Ginger Dodds on January 6, 2012 at 11:22am

Mike Temkin

Newly Released U.S. Employment Outlook Report From SimplyHired.com Identifies Areas Of Strength

Nationwide hiring experienced a slight decrease at the end of 2011. According to a newly-released report from job board aggregator SimplyHired.com, nationwide job openings decreased just slightly in December, down 1.9% month-over-month. The decline is expected, with December traditionally a slow hiring month. Nevertheless, growth was still up 10.6% year-over-year from 2010.

Hiring increased in six of the 50 top metros. Despite the overall slowdown in hiring, Raleigh and Durham posted…

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Posted by Mike Temkin on January 5, 2012 at 5:03pm

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