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You Can’t be a Packers Fan in Chicago
January 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – It seems being a Green Bay Packers fan could cost you a job if you...
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CFOs See Flat Hiring Trends
January 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Domestic hiring expectations are essentially unchanged this quarter with an expected 1.8% year-over-year gain, according...
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New England Survey Finds Hiring Plans for 2011
January 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some 93% of small and mid-sized New England businesses said in a recent survey they...
SURVEY SAYS: What's Your Favorite (Trick) Interview Question?
January 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week I asked readers if they had any favorite (perhaps even a “trick”)...
SURVEY SAYS: Have You Been Asked an Odd Interview Question?
January 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the past several days, we’ve covered a number of surveys about embaras.sing interview...
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MA Hospital Screens for Nicotine Use
January 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Massachusetts, has begun testing prospective employees for nicotine use.
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Earth to Job Candidate: Lose the Dirty Tissue Parade
January 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Job candidates continue to commit some serious (but still funny) interviewing blunders, according to a...
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MD Nonprofit Won’t Hire Tobacco Users
January 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Maryland nonprofit has adopted a tobacco-free policy and has recently stopped hiring tobacco users.
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TheLadders Offers Free Recruiting Solution
January 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - TheLadders.com has launched Passport, a free recruitment solution that allows employers and recruiters to post...
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Interview Questions from Left Field
January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – We often report wacky things job candidates do or say in interviews, but interviewers can...
Good, Not-so-Good News in Unemployment Report
January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The nation’s unemployment rate dropped last month, but job growth remained tepid.
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Employers Becoming More Flexible
January 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new CareerBuilder survey finds employers are becoming more relaxed about set schedules and dress...
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Affordable Benefits More Attractive than Salary
January 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers are becoming more optimistic about their job prospects in the New Year, according to...
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Exotic Dancers Gain Class Status in Wage Dispute
December 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of exotic dancers has been awarded class certification by a...
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Small Hiring Improvement Seen for 2011
December 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employers plan to add full-time, permanent headcount in 2011 compared to 2010 with a...
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Minimum Wage Rising in Seven States
December 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The minimum wages in seven states will go up between 9 cents...
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Canadian Workers Anticipate Employers Focusing on Them
December 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study from BMO Bank of Montreal found that 33% of working Canadians think their...
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Drug Maker Defends Mass Layoff by Conference Call
December 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – News that pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis laid off 1,700 employees via conference call has garnered emotional...
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EEOC Sues Kaplan over Use of Job Applicants’ Credit Histories
December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has accused Kaplan Higher Education Corporation, a nationwide...
SURVEY SAYS: Have You Finished Your Holiday Shopping?
December 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 22% of Americans now say...