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businessweek: direct employers assoc. partnering with .jobs

The latest edition of BusinessWeek is reporting a partnership between Direct Employers / JobCentral and the .jobs domain.

jobcentral, .jobs stir-up curiosity in cleveland

Representatives from JobCentral were recently in town. And it wasn’t to checkout the best team in the NBA or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

tribehq: a microblogging platform for occupational groups

TribeHQ is a new web-based platform that uses microblogging as a foundation to encourage conversation between 'tribe' members.

jobeehive: a new web 2.0 community platform

There are several new online communities that let you rate your previous employer, but Jobeehive has an added feature that might boost its own ratings.

.jobs promo video

recession taking toll on small businesses

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.

confessions of a former careerbuilder sales guy

By Joel Cheesman - The following e-mail was sent to me by a former CareerBuilder sales rep. The locations and names have been changed to protect the innocent. They discuss how "selling to HR" is a no-no when trying to make the sale.