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December, 2010


December 5, 2010  10:10 PM

2010 Employment Situation Ends With a Whimper



Posted by: Ed Tittel
2010 December Employment situation, major unemployment higher than expected while fewer new jobs were created in November 2010, US BLS paints a bleaker picture for November 2010 than expected

I usually post my monthly employment situation story on the first Friday of each month, the very day that the US Department of Labor Statistics publishes their report for the preceding month. Last Friday, I took a look at the report and the numbers and decidedĀ  I just really didn't want to write...

December 3, 2010  5:11 PM

The Word From the Hiring Trenches: Resumes DO Matter



Posted by: Ed Tittel
a clean, clear, hiring managers do not like resumes with typos or mistakes, use a peer or friend review to put your best self forward in your resume, well-crafted resume really matters

In the course of carrying out a consultant engagement this week with a global technology company that targets small to medium sized communications service providers (aka regional carriers or telcos here in North America), I had occasion to help a hiring manager figure out that she needed to start...