Overcoming Unemployment Discrimination
Recent articles in the New York Times and Forbes have discussed the increasingly common phenomenon of employers running ads only for job applicants who are currently employed or are only “recently unemployed”. The implication here, of course, is that applicants who are currently enduring long-term unemployment need not apply. And while this practice is clearly discriminatory, it’s not illegal – at least, not yet. The Obama Administration’s Jobs Bill contains provisions that would make this type of discriminatory hiring practice illegal, but even with such a provision, only the language of the posts on job boards is likely to change.… [Continue Reading]
It Really is All About the Jobs
With President Obama slated to give a speech on job creation this evening, many are waiting anxiously to hear what he has to say. Certainly the equity markets will react tomorrow morning to his message, as they are today in anticipation of various points he’ll be touching upon. Make no mistake, however, that anything any federal government representative says about job creation is really nothing more than sleight-of-hand subterfuge. Government does not create jobs. Not real jobs anyway, since every job that is “created” by government also has to be paid for by government. That, of course, means that taxpayers… [Continue Reading]
Commission Sales Job
For candidates with experience in the sales field, excellent organization and time management skills, knowledge of CRM software and excellent communication skills, there is a new job listing in the Locate Jobs Network for a commission salesperson. View this commission sales job listing if you are interested in viewing this job opening and applying. While the company is located in Maryland, the successful candidate can work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. Below are some further details of the job opportunity: Locate Jobs Board: Locate Sales Jobs Company: Insource Solutions, Inc. Location: Ellicott City, Maryland (Salesperson can work remotely) Compensation:… [Continue Reading]
Tax Credits for Hiring Veterans
In the midst of one of the worst economic downturns in U.S. history, it can be hard to get overly excited about like a single purposeful initiative, but if we can put on the blinders for a moment and take a closer look at the current efforts for “re-introducing” veterans of the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan into the workplace, there are some relevant, positive developments to be explored. I had read recently that many such veterans went overseas without much worry about what they would do upon their return to the states. After all, going into a war… [Continue Reading]
New Employment Opportunities with Legg Mason
Recently added to Locate Finance Jobs, one of the niche job boards in the Locate Jobs Network, are a number of open positions with Legg Mason, a financial services company with headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland and a regional presence in various markets throughout the U.S. Available positions are in Baltimore, MD, Stamford, CT, Boston, MA, New York, NY, Dallas, TX and Miami, FL and range from finance and sales positions to jobs in research, law and marketing. Candidates interested in pursuing employment with this prestigious company may visit the Locate Finance Jobs website to view all available positions, and applications… [Continue Reading]
Diversity Recruiting with Job Boards
It’s no secret within the recruiting and HR fields that diversity is a major emphasis. Such is the desire among HR professionals to create a rich, diverse working environment for their companies that “diversity recruiting” is almost a field unto itself, and represents a bit of a paradigm shift in the way recruiters think about bringing on new employees. This movement has even spawned new job titles, with positions like “Director of Diversity” and “Diversity Analyst” having entered the lexicon of human resources departments. In speaking with one former recruiter recently, I got a really clear idea of her opinion… [Continue Reading]
Amidst Terrible Job Market, Part Time Jobs are Popular
In the throes of the worst economic downturns since the Great Depression, the talk has focused on a few key metrics that are used to measure the economy as a whole. Of particular focus in the media are housing sales and prices, GDP growth, consumer confidence and, of course, the unemployment rate. At a stated rate of 9.1% nationally – and in reality much higher than that but for the “interesting” methods the federal government utilizes to calculate the number – the employment situation in the U.S. remains grim. Add to that the massive number of Americans who are “underemployed”… [Continue Reading]
Organic Niche Recruiting: Establishing the Connection
One of the defining elements of the Locate Jobs Network is the instant connection that job seekers feel with the jobs that they find on the niche job boards in our network. This is due, primarily, to the fact that these job seekers have stepped outside of the framework of traditional job seeking patterns and are instead searching directly for very specific job titles, types and positions in major search engines like Google, Yahoo! and Bing. Their search terms are usually very specific to their personal experience and include verbiage and industry-speak with which they are familiar. It is under… [Continue Reading]
Employer Branding Matters
As a recruiter or HR professional charged with attracting top talent, perhaps the most important factor in determining your ultimate success or failure is the brand of the employer you’re hiring for. To some degree, employer brand has always been important an important aspect of recruiting. But the explosion of the Internet and social media has brought a level of exposure and transparency that many companies would, quite frankly, be better off without. Now, with Twitter and Facebook as ubiquitous reminders that they might be fading into irrelevance, many companies are spastically creating Facebook pages and tweeting nonsense that ultimately… [Continue Reading]
Recruiting Perceptions vs. Recruiting Realities
In today’s climate of high unemployment and general anxiety across large swaths of the (still employed) American labor force, it’s important to acknowledge some of the new realities that exist. The fact is that there are a large number of very employable people floating around who are currently in need of a job. Each one of them will bring a different mindset and outlook as to what they can reasonably expect to achieve in terms of their next job. Employers, recruiters and HR professionals are now tasked with finding the right talent at the right price, through targeted recruiting and… [Continue Reading]