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Jobs Report Disappoints
(Reuters) – The U.S. economy shed jobs in September for a fourth straight month as government payrolls fell and private hiring slowed, hardening expectations for more stimulus from the Federal Reserve to spur the recovery. Nonfarm payrolls dropped 95,000, the Labor Department said on Friday. Private employment, a better gauge of labor market health, increased…
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Job Recovery Stalls as Private Sector Employment Declines in September
The economic recovery has hit a snag, at least in terms of jobs. That’s according to the most recent ADP National Employment Report which showed that the private sector actually lost 39,000 jobs in September compared to August. “Although some industry sectors are experiencing positive job growth, at this point in the recovery job creation…
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Google, Apple, Intel, Others Settle with Justice on Employment Issue
(Reuters) – Google, Apple, Adobe Systems, Intel, Intuit and Disney’s Pixar reached a settlement with the Justice Department that bars the companies from agreeing to not poach each other’s top employees, the department said on Friday. The firms had reached a series of agreements with each other — Apple had deals with Google, Adobe and…
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Job Offer Compensation Disappoints Unemployed
Still looking for a job? Reports of recovery and job creation abound, but unemployment levels remain high and many are still searching for steady income. New research from CareerBuilder’s consulting arm, Personified, indicates that more than struggling to find a job, the currently unemployed are struggling to find a decent job. While senior level engineers…
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Top Job Incentives for Technology Pros
Top Job Incentives for Technology Pros Higher salaries or salary sweeteners: 42 percent of technology hiring managers No Title Signing bonuses: 22 percent of technology hiring managers No Title Job flexibility such as telecommuting work options: 9 percent of technology hiring managers No Title Opportunity to work on new technology: 7 percent of technology hiring…
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Tech Executive Poaches Top 12 for 2010
Tech Executive Poaches Top 12 for 2010 Name: David FischerHired By: FacebookLeaving: GoogleIn March Fischer hopped from his former post as vice president of global online sales and operations at Google, where he’d worked since 2002, over to Facebook to lead as the vice president of advertising and global operations. No Title Name: Joanne OlsenHired…
