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Is this a good sign? UI claims are going down weekly for the month of December.

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WEEK ENDING
Dec. 26
Dec. 19
Change
Dec. 12
Year

Initial Claims (SA)
432,000
454,000
-22,000
480,000
508,000

Initial Claims (NSA)
557,155
565,243
-8,088
555,383
717,000

4-Wk Moving Average (SA)
460,250
465,750
-5,500
468,000
544,000

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The break room Microwave is crusty and infused with a multitude of odors. It never gets cleaned and it’s probably 10 years old. You stand close enough to a break room microwave, you can get a tan and curl your hair.
So that is why I’m moving away from traditional microwave methods. I am promoting the [...]

Sometimes my wife calls me a freak. I respond to her in body building pose and shout “Freak of Nature! Yeah baby, yeah!” That usually ends it right there.
Come to think of it, I am freak. Yeah, I’m a freak around the office. I open the bathroom door with a paper towel, drink a [...]

America the last 10 years:
Enron,  9/11, American Idol, MySpace, Google IPO, Dubya, Katrina, Tsunami, Apple, Housing boom, Gas hike, Foreclosures, Facebook, Obama, Economy, and Tiger Woods.
Recruiting the last 10 years:
Dot Com crash, Emergence of ATS, Sourcing, Outsourcing, SOX, OFFCP, Gen Y, Telecommute, Economy, Networking, Unemployment and Social Media.
What hasn’t changed?
Americans still type up a resume [...]

Social Media will be stale, crusty and old as chat rooms from the late 90’s unless you are willing to fight for it. It is a bubble. But it is a new technology bubble that created bandwidth issues some say.

The truth is not so simple.

Social Media was simply created so companies can sale [...]

I must have this chair. I must, I must, I must! And, I shall own it in the summer of 2010. It’s only $130 pesos. So, I will be getting this chair and using it as my every day chair. It will be my chair and only I will sit in it. I don’t care [...]

Testing or watching Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) is Bah-bah-boring. Don’t ATS me Bro! Seriously, shoot me in the face with a taser gun if you’re going to make me  sit through an ATS demo.

But…

If you are looking for a better than average ATS, then take a look Monster’s Talent Management Suite (TMS).

I’m not [...]

If you had a job this year you weren’t so lucky after all. If you did NOT have a job you probably played tennis, golf and did a lot of blogging, tweeting and other fun social stuff.

So here is the deal. For those of us that had to work like 80 hours a week, were [...]

None of these cats were harmed but they were extremely annoyed.

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I know, I know, I know this is mostly a Recruiting Blog, but I’m also a gamer and recruit for the gaming industry. Why? Because Sparky,  it’s a 10 billion dollar industry that needs good game developers - It needs Recruiters too.
So when I read  a recent blog posting of how the Unreal engine was running on the [...]

Nexus One is the Google Phone that you will be able to purchase directly from Google. Here is the backside of the phone.

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Iranians used Twitter to expose the corrupt elections and political turmoil in 2009. It had a profound ripple effect on how Social Media is used. And it was an A-ha moment for Recruiters globally.
Just like the stifled Iranian protests that seeped through Twitter feeds, 2010 will be about controlling what the outside world thinks about [...]

Interview with Christmas Mall Santa
Q: You worked for a season in the Mall as Santa Claus tell us about it.
A: I was Construction manager when the real estate market just collapsed and I just lost my job. A buddy of mine got a job at the food court and told me that the mall [...]

Ever took your kid to work because it was “Take Your Kid to Work Day”?
I never understood this. It should be called half day because that is how much work you are going to get done.
 Here’s how it usually goes down on these special days.
The worker drags their kid(s) to the office. They sit at [...]

The South is about one thing and one thing only. College Football. You can keep your Yankees and Boston Red Sox, talk all you want about the Cowboys or Packers, the Lakers and Knicks or whatever. But in the South, no one cares unless it’s College Football.
As of recently, University of Tennessee is catching some heat [...]

When you land your first job out of college, your desk is the one that n-o-b-o-d-y wants. And it’s probably in a location that is drafty, smells and void of natural light. Those kind of working conditions leave mental scars that last a lifetime.
You can make a change.
Your employer can make a big difference.
The workstation doesn’t [...]

Here is your Friday Picture. Have fun with this one.
My caption is: On the 5th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…5 dirty pigeons, 4 french hens, 3 turtle doves…

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Dear Glennlist
I have a search for a company that needs a Software Developer that programs in Java, has been nude sun bathing in South Beach but doesn’t eat fish but will eat shrimp tacos. Also, rides a Harley Davidson, listens to Neil Diamond and hunts wild Goats. Oh, and they need to live in [...]

On the day I turned 16, my Dad bounced my head off my pillow, threw open the window curtains and shouted, “Get a job!”
As a young man, I had a lot of jobs and I definitely learned some important life lessons. I learned responsibility, accountability, and what it means to have some money in your [...]

Being that I’m a Recruiting Manager in Corporate America, I have tested a lot of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). And, they all have one thing in common. They do the same thing. Sure, some tout being able to tie into social media websites, but they all do the same thing – track candidates through the [...]