VisualCV, Inc. has announced new capabilities available on VisualCV.com for networking among professionals, and between professionals and employers. VisualCV also announced improved functionality based on member feedback and a VisualCV Community Contest.
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Written Inc. has developed a breakthrough technology which has led to the first significant improvement to the 150-year-old science of handwriting analysis. This week, the company released the latest version of their personality assessment tool, Candidate Insight(TM).
The enhancements made to this new version will help clients to virtually eliminate hiring mistakes. And, as the economy continues to slow and revenues shrink, more than ever, companies cannot afford costly hiring mistakes. One bad apple can ruin the culture, drive the good people out and seriously impact the bottom line.
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Microsoft Corp. and Experience, Inc. today announced the availability of the Microsoft Students to Business (S2B) community, which directly connects job seekers with thousands of information technology (IT) career opportunities. Through the Experience Network, Microsoft’s community of 10,000 partner companies can easily post jobs or internships and quickly find Microsoft certified personnel that match their IT workforce needs.
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In January 28,000 Texas jobs were created. Despite this, the state unemployment rate continued to rise. Over the past 12 months, Texas employers created over 277,200 jobs, giving the state an annual job growth rate of 2.7 percent, according to recent Texas Workforce Commission statistics.
While Texas employers continue to create new area jobs, the rest of the country experienced a reduction in available positions. This was the first such decrease in available jobs since 2003. Many believe this to be a strong signal that national economy was slowing down and that a possible recession could be on its way.
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EmployeescreenIQ has announced the launch of employeescreen University ), a first-of-its-kind online, educational learning resource for human resource, security and risk-management professionals, which features regularly updated, free background-screening information aimed to help organizations make better hiring decisions.
“employeescreen University is pioneering. It’s an interactive learning tool designed specifically for human resource, risk-management and security professionals. Visitors to the Web site will have the opportunity to learn how to enhance their background-screening procedures with best practices, as well as obtain important information that affects their use of background checks. We are proud to offer this one-of-a-kind, free service,” said Nick Fishman, employeescreenIQ chief marketing officer and executive vice president.
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