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Amid Job Losses, All Isn’t Lost

How the rising unemployment rate is hitting two key sectors and what industry experts and a preeminent economist say will happen next

July 10, 2008
“The unemployment rate shot up by half a percentage point in May, the biggest single-month increase in over twenty years,” notes Princeton economist Alan Krueger. The job cuts have hit the retail and financial services sectors particularly hard, and they illustrate problems in the economy in general. But they also point to opportunities for forward-thinking business leaders. Read the Full Article >>
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Which Job Seekers Use the Web?

A surprise: Younger employees are less likely than their older counterparts to use online job search tools. Read about this and other findings from recent Gallup research on the many ways job seekers look for new work in the Internet age.

Job Seekers: Personal Connections Still MatterSubscription Required

Sure, Internet sites like Monster.com are useful when employees are looking for a new job. But job seekers say they continue to rely heavily on people they know to help them find work, according to a recent Gallup study. Here’s how to reach those prospective employees.

The Problem of PaySubscription Required

To understand how compensation motivates -- or demotivates -- employees, executives must come to terms with, and learn to manage, the irrational, emotional nature of pay.

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