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Social Networking’s Impact on Background Checks

Fly Guy — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:31:00 +0000

So, you’re applying for a job and are requested to submit to a background check. You know you’re credit is good and you’ve never had as much as a speeding ticket. You think you’re good, right? Think again.

A large portion of employers are now conducting a type of background check that’s less formal and doesn’t cost a dime. All they need is a computer, a working internet connection, and a username. Then all the information they’d never be legally allowed to pry from your lips, or you’d be too smart to give, is at their fingertips. And many are giving them exactly what they don’t want.

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Beaker.com

Fly Guy — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:34:46 +0000

Hardest to Fill Jobs

Fly Guy — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:01:17 +0000

Jobfox is Named Red Herring 100 Finalist

Fly Guy — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:53:07 +0000

Jobfox is a finalist for the Red Herring 100 Award, honoring the most innovative private technology companies based in North America. The job site is one of 200 companies identified by Red Herring as a top tech startup. The Red Herring editorial board evaluated more than 800 companies to choose the top businesses, such as Jobfox, that are leading the next wave of innovation.

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Penelope Trunk Interview

Fly Guy — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:08:13 +0000

VisualCV Adds Functionality

Fly Guy — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:48:04 +0000

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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Handwriting Analysis for Recruiting

Fly Guy — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:59:49 +0000

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 Students to Business IT Career Portal Established

Fly Guy — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:17:09 +0000

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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Texas Keeps Growing Jobs

Fly Guy — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:27:13 +0000

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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employeescreen University

Fly Guy — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:00:46 +0000