Staffing

 Resume Mistakes? HR Managers Becoming More Forgiving

May 21, 2014 

Resume Mistakes? HR Managers Becoming More Forgiving

Even in an era of typo-ridden texts and tweets, making a goof on your resume can still prove costly, according to a recent survey by Accountemps. Sixty-three percent of senior managers said just one or two resume mistakes would eliminate an applicant from consideration for a job.

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April 21, 2014 

6 Tips for Managing Underperforming Staff

You may have heard it before, or you may have actually uttered these words, “Why did we wait so long to let an underperforming employee go?" In some firms today it may actually be called the underperforming epidemic or the underperformer drag, but no matter what words you are using to describe the problem, the…

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 Los Angeles Ranks Among Worst Job Markets

April 2, 2014 

Los Angeles Ranks Among Worst Job Markets

The starkly negative report on the economic health of the nation's largest county, with a population of 10 million, contrasted Los Angeles with nearby suburban counties and with other, more dynamic cities across the nation.

 175,000 Jobs Added in February

March 13, 2014 

175,000 Jobs Added in February

Economists liked the U.S. Labor Department's most recent report on the nation's job situation, cheered by news that payrolls expanded by 175,000 in February and unfazed by a slight rise in the unemployment rate to 6.7 percent, from 6.6 percent.

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