More bad news for the employment sector.
Career Protection, a provider of employment negotiations advice, has recently conducted a study of over 1,375 corporate executives nationwide, and the findings aren’t positive. They predict a 37 percent increase in companies planning layoffs and reductions in workforce this year.
Says Career Protection president and CEO Kirk Nemer:
This is our […]

Consider the typical Google experience: Type in query, click search, see results, click and go directly to site. Pretty cut-and-dry. And, for the most part, everyone’s happy.
Now, imagine if - in addition to the process above - Google actually took a portion of your on-page content, say 1,000 characters or so, and made their own […]

If you have an account on Google, you’ve probably noticed a link entitled “Web History.” Maybe you’re already using it. Signing-up provides the following benefits, per Google:
View and manage your web activity.
You know that great web site you saw online and now can’t find? From now on, you can. With Web History, you can view […]

WorkMetro’s resume database might now be larger with former employees.
According to Dave Ellis, marketing manager, “it’s safe to say 50 percent or more were laid off.” The blood primarily ran throughout the sales department, but others apparently weren’t spared either. “It’s a lot quieter around here,” said Ellis.
Why the layoffs?
Ellis said the site is […]

It’s that time again. In no particular order:
1. The ‘R’ word. Few industries are as dependent on a healthy economy as employment. If companies aren’t recruiting, the vendors supporting those employers suffer. People much smarter than me are talking recession in 2008, which means everything from a modest tightening of the belt to going out […]

I made some predictions for 2007. Let’s see how I did.
1. MySpace wins. Facebook loses.
Man, how much crow can one man eat? The gang at MySpace would disagree, but there’s no doubt this was the Year of Facebook. Just ask MySpace owner Rupert Murdoch. Most impressively, FB has everyone - including Google - on their […]

Like many in the online classifieds space, I watched the recent auction of Edgeio with great curiosity. The bidding ended today with Looksmart acquiring “most” of the assets for only $280,000. There were just two serious bidders in the process.
I’m not sure this is a good sign for others in the same category. If a […]