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Who’s Firing - Layoffs week ended 10-29-10

Who's Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 10-29-10.

For the past week manufacturing, government, health care, aerospace, retail and financial service employers announced the largest layoffs.

Should You Ask For A Rewritten Recommendation? Job search question of the week

During the Q & A part of my Resume Revolution Webinar, a client asked me if she should ask a reference to rewrite a recommendation.

Job Search Trick or Treat

How often do candidates treat their job search like it’s Halloween?

Do you dress up your resume to appear like you are someone other than you?

September 2010 Employment Trends - Flat as a pancake

At the end of September 2010, the major job sites released hiring data and analysis for the month, indicating results that unemployment was even with August, but edged up slightly compared to July. Today's article summarizes job reports from Indeed.com, SimplyHired.com and CareerBuilder.com.

Estimating On Your Resume

Candidates often have difficulties estimating on their resumes. Even analytical job seekers have difficulty.

Who’s Hiring - Top employers week of 10-25-10

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 10/25/10.

The business service, telecommunications, health care, retail, transportation, banking and hospitality are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards.

Who’s Firing - Layoffs week ended 10-22-10

Who's Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 10-22-10.

For the past week technology, government, entertainment, manufacturing and agricultural employers announced the largest layoffs.

Ditch your Crystal Ball. Try Hiring Trends Instead …

What’s happening in the Job Market? Employment Trends knows all.

Book Review: The New Community Rules - Tamar Weinberg

Tamar Weinberg is a blogger for about a billion blogs (including Mashable), social media expert and author of “The New Community Rules”, a book about marketing using Web 2.0 tools. It’s written as a noobie guide for small business - so it’s perfect for job seekers looking to learn how to create their Job Search 2.0.