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Recruitment Agency and HR Relationships Vital For Tracking Down Top Talent » Trust, understanding and flexibility are crucial to good relationships between recruitment agencies and HR departments to find top… Read more

5 Ways Physician Practice is Changing » An increasing number of trained physicians have never had a clinical practice, Mr. Baker says. They often follow medical school with business school… Read more

Temporary Work In Alexandria Area Strong As Economy Tries To Rebound » Demand for temporary staffing in the Alexandria area is rising, according to local professionals in the field. In… Read more

Job Hunters Urged to Find a Job Fast in Face of Employment Downturn » With little changes in the unemployment rates in Canada and the U.S., professional job hunter Chris… Read more

8 Things You Should Know About Job References » If you’re job-searching, at some point you’re going to be asked for references. Job seekers often hand them over without giving… Read more

Lovable Jobs That Pay » How much time do you spend hating your job? Wouldn’t you be more productive – and more content – in a job you love? Turns… Read more

5 Job Skills in Demand in 2011 » Depending on your industry, certain skills are bound to trump others. But overall, what are employers looking for in an ideal candidate?… Read more

Over Half a Million Americans Have Visited .Jobs Universe Within Weeks of its Launch » Within three short weeks of its launch, the .Jobs Universe Web site (www.universe.jobs) is fulfilling… Read more

Will Facebook Kill The Resumé? » A survey of Canadian human resources professionals suggests the day might come when, rather than dusting off a resumé when looking for work, we… Read more

Increase In Temp Hiring Is Hopeful Signal » For some time, economists have been exploring mountains of employment data for signs of spring — indications that the recovery is at… Read more

Industries Where Women Still Earn Less Than Men (CHART) » The great recession may have left more American men unemployed then women, sparking cries of a “Mancession”, but in 2009,… Read more

How LinkedIn Signal Helps Find Jobs and Stories » LinkedIn helps people get jobs, no doubt. I used it extensively to find journalists when I did some recruiting outside of… Read more

IT Industry Shows Fastest Growth in Employer Demand » The IT industry has beaten seven other sectors on growth in permanent jobs. The Report on Jobs survey gave the IT… Read more

Jobless Should ‘Be Really Careful’ With Staffing Agencies, Says Legal Expert » Since demand for temporary workers has been on the rise since the recession, staffing agencies have played an… Read more

Today we welcome a guest post from Geoff Newman of Recruitment Genius Monthly recruitment figures compiled by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) have shown that January saw the fastest… Read more