PORTLAND, Ore., Aug 18, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Online job boards are the most often utilized recruiting tool for hiring managers at small and mid-sized organizations, according to a recent study by the Inavero Institute for Service Research, a leading provider of employment related research tools. The study titled "2008 Study of Recruiting Practices ...
Industry Week 8.19.08 With half the nation's 14 million manufacturing workers nearing retirement, 90% of America's manufacturers say they are struggling to find qualified workers. Unfortunately, there is a misconception that manufacturing jobs in the U.S. are dead-end jobs requiring little ...
Market Watch 8.19.08 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Auto parts maker Delphi Corp. will lay off 600 salaried jobs this year from its electronics and safety division in a bid to reduce the division's costs by 25%, Thomson Reuters reported in ...
CNN 8-19-08 MILWAUKEE (AP) -- August Busch IV, chief executive of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. will be paid nearly $10.4 million after the brewer is sold to InBev SA and $120,000 a month to consult for the new company through the end ...
(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the share of the labor force aged 55 and older, currently at 17 percent, is rising rapidly and, ...
CNN 8.18.08 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Eddy Hartenstein, a former head of DirecTV, will become publisher of the Los Angeles Times, the newspaper reported Saturday. Hartenstein, a pioneering satellite television executive with no newspaper experience, will take over Monday. His job ...
WRAL.com 8.15.08 Greensboro, N.C. — Mack Trucks Inc., one of North America’s largest producers of heavy-duty trucks, plans to move its headquarters and some support functions to Greensboro in the next three years, creating 493 jobs, officials said Thursday. The move unites ...
Marketwatch 8.15.08 Gannett Co., the biggest U.S. newspaper publisher, announced Thursday that it will chop 1,000 positions, or roughly 3% of its total work force at the newspapers. Some 600 people will lose their jobs, according to the company. Naturally, Gannett's stock ...
Marketwatch 8.15.08 TORONTO, ONTARIO, Aug 14, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- The Code Project, a leading independent community web site for software developers, has launched jobs.codeproject.com, a job board specifically tailored for the IT community. jobs.codeproject.com brings one of the world's ...
The Wall Street Journal 8.15.08 Low-performing employees -- from executives to entry-level workers -- likely won't see their paychecks rise much next year. But for high performers, raises will remain in line with 2008 increases as employers intensify the trend of ...
Newsweek 8.14.08 Not long ago, playing digital games at work was considered a violation of company policies. But now many businesses are making it a job requirement. In an effort to connect with their growing ranks of 20-something workers who practically popped ...
MSNBC 8.14.08 WASHINGTON - The job market showed continued strains on Thursday when government data said the number of newly laid-off workers filing applications for unemployment benefits fell less than expected last week. The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for jobless ...
San Francicsco Business Times 8.14.08 After losing $108.5 million in the fourth quarter and $131.8 million for the year, MIPS Technologies Inc. plans to restructure and cut jobs to save money. The Mountain View technology company (NASDAQ: MIPS) had revenue of $28.9 ...
Money Morning 8.14.08 Retail sales fell 0.1% in July, as home values declined, unemployment rose, and consumers cut back on big-ticket spending. The decline was the first drop in five months and followed a 0.3% up-tick in June, the Commerce Department ...
The Salt Lake Tribune 8.13.08 A downturn in home sales in Utah has led to job losses in a host of related businesses, such as builders, title and mortgage companies and real estate brokerages. The woes of that one industry sector have ...
