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Jobless Rates Fall in Most Metropolitan Cities

As expected, the United States’ metropolitan employment situation continued to improve in April, according to the BLS’ latest “Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment” report. Released on May 29th, the report revealed that, from April 2012 to April 2013, unemployment declined in 276 of the nation’s 372 metro areas. Economists encouraged following regional reports

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Cautious Hiring Continues in May Jobs Report

Every month we aim to be your resource for workplace economic changes and trends. Join us as we take an in-depth look at the current state of the economy & employment as we break down the numbers, explore unemployment trends and a closer look at hiring statistics. This morning’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) employment […] Read Article “Cautious Hiring Continues in May Jobs Report”

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Are You Addicted to your Smartphone? Time for a Detox.

Do you remember life before smartphones? A time when you weren’t constantly connected through email, text messaging or social media? When you went on vacation or left the office at 5PM, and didn’t do any work until you returned?

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Gen Y Can’t I Get a Job? [infographic]

The Adecco infographic below explores why today’s grads have a hard time finding jobs (the majority of hiring managers (66 percent) do not believe new college graduates are prepared for the workforce, and 58 percent don’t plan on hiring entry-level college graduates this year) and what they can do to overcome some of mainstream media’s harshest millennial myths and criticisms.

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Landing a Job After Graduation

There are approximately 1.8 million new grads entering the workforce this year. If you’re one of them, chances are you can use a little help in your job search.
That’s because, according to our recent survey, a majority of employers (58 percent) are not planning to hire college grads this year. Of those that are, they only plan on hiring one or two candidates. Crazy right?

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5 Things Your HR Department Wants You To Know

Your Human Resources department is in a tough spot, no really, you may not think so, but they are. In addition to managing salary and benefits, doing all the hiring (and the occasional unfortunate termination), and administering performance reviews, they also have to play mediator. The HR department can be the mediator between employees, between […] Read Article “5 Things Your HR Department Wants You To Know”

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High-Tech Temps : The Hi-Tech Act

As 2014 approaches, thousands of lucrative temporary IT nursing job opportunities will be created across all nursing departments, including medical, surgical, intensive care, telemetry, oncology, maternity and pediatrics. If you want to cash in, start preparing today by achieving the proper certifications and training. The American Health Information Management Associations (AHIMA) website has detailed information on how to earn certifications in your field.