Archive for June, 2007
Take Your Dog To Work Day
Feel bad leaving Spot at home alone all week while you toil at the office? There’s good news! June 22 is the ninth annual Pet Sitters International Take Your Dog To Work Day, and thousands of businesses across the country will participate.
The goal of this special day is to reinforce [...]
Two Ways to “Reverse” Your Job Search
This post, courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap, is written by Kevin Donlin of Guaranteed Resumes.
Sometimes you can achieve a breakthrough by thinking in the opposite direction. Take 7-Up, for example. It became hugely popular in the ’60s by branding itself as the Uncola, while other soft drink companies were competing fruitlessly for the cola market. [...]
Teen Summer Jobs: Rethinking Fast Food Option?
Katie and I have discussed establishing a loose subject-matter rotation for this Blawg, to maintain a nice balance of topics for everyone.
We may yet implement a flexible version of such a concept — but the news cycle definitely gets in the way. As we speed-read through tons of material looking for the best items [...]
Stay-at-Home Workers Miss Office Atmosphere
While digging through the latest employment news, I found a funny, honest reflection by Abby Ellin. “Plugged In at Home, but Somehow Left Out” chronicles Ellin’s experience as a freelance writer, working from home. Away from the bustle and chatter of office life, she comes to depend on the periodic interruptions of her [...]
Recruiters Can Be Liable for Discrimination
George recently wrote about recruiting discrimination on Kennedy Information’s Recruiting Trends website. George is on the Advisory Board of the site, which offers guidance and industry news.
The article warns recruiters that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to them, too. Recruiters may be considered “employers” themselves, or they [...]
