Comments on: unemployment rate is highest level in 16 years

By: Atlanta Jobs Decrease 3.3% | Job Search News

Atlanta Jobs Decrease 3.3% | Job Search News — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:06:22 +0000

[...] last time Georgia posted a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at this level was in March of 1983 when the rate was also 8.1 percent. The state rate remained [...]

By: I wonder

I wonder — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:49:15 +0000

I always wondered what corporate recruiters do in hiring freezes??? Well? What do you guys do? Not being wise guy, just seriously curious. HR handles much of the admin/paperwork – so if you’re not staffing and next to no turnover, what other workload do you have? Or what are you doing in times like these? (besides ducking in the cube like many of us)

By: Linda Wath

Linda Wath — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:31:33 +0000

Ugh. While the news this morning didn’t surprise me it’s still depressing and a sign that things will get worse before they get better.