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carpenjl61 - who has written 13 posts on Cheezhead Recruiting News and Opinion.

Jen Carpenter, originally from Wellsville, New York, was a staff writer for the Hornell Evening Tribune before becoming an employee of Cheezhead.com. Jen has a journalism/mass communications degree from St. Bonaventure University. She currently resides in Lakewood, Ohio.

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job search continues despite economy

Thursday, January 8, 2009

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If you're one of those people who think they can't quit their job because of the economy, you may be wrong.

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recession taking toll on small businesses

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

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More bad news for small businesses came in today. The ADP Small Business Report found that small businesses lost 281,000 jobs during December 2008.

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jobs and workers decrease

Friday, January 2, 2009

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A Beyond.com report found that the number of available jobs posted online during November 2008 decreased by 13.87 percent, while the number of resumes posted online decreased by 6 percent.

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five-minute interviewing prep

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

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Interviewing-101 is a new site that claims to help job seekers prepare for an interview and secure the perfect job, at the cost of $20 per year and five minutes of your time.

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2009 hiring predictions

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

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The 2009 Job Forecast survey from CareerBuilder shows that most employers plan to make no major hiring changes next year, and those who do plan to take a slow, cautious approach. On the up side, many employers plan to implement new and innovative hiring practices.

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resumebucket relaunches

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

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ResumeBucket, a new resume-building site, offers job seekers a place to put their resume online. Users can register for the site in less than a minute, choose their own URL and create different versions of their online resume. The site's services are free to users.

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iviioo - youtube of recruiting?

Thursday, December 18, 2008

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By Jen Carpenter - iViioo, a new video interviewing site, is hoping to offer advanced and convenient video services to job seekers and recruiters by "cutting costs, not corners." While other online resume sites exist, such as Zolio and VisualCV, iViioo hopes to offer something more in-depth by using video. "The market potential combined with the intelligence of the product and just where the industry seems to be leading, it seems to be inevitable that there will be competition in this space," Corporate Communication Lead Dane Disimino said. "That's a good sign for us and we're happy to be in it. We're happy to be something that's futuristic and has great potential.”

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