Businesses shed 51,000 jobs in August; unemployment rate up to 5.7% and there is further softening in online advertised job vacancies in July, The Conference Board Reports. The Myth of a Talent Shortage, by Kevin Wheeler. Don’t ask illegal questions in job seeker’s interview.

Coming this fall to an internet browser near you… The internet has made the job posting and job hunting process in many ways more convenient and efficient, enabling companies and individuals to expand geographical reach and to have access to dramatically improved communication tools. With dozens of job boards available however, the level of service […]

By Jason Buss. Ask a job seeker where he or she would start their online job search. Jobster certainly wouldn’t be at the top of their list, since it primarily branded itself within the HR and Recruiting community. I quickly started 3 job searches on Google using a keyword and location, and a Jobster result […]

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A busy news day for Monster.com. Monster Worldwide Reports Second Quarter and Six Months 2008 Results, adds next generation intelligent search technology by acquiring Trovix, Inc., and signs and alliance with HireRight.