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| | June 2, 2000 |
Name Game Update
John Sumser continues his musings on the effectiveness of corporate name changing, and the possible early warning signs of oncoming senility.
The Employment Siutation
Boosted by the hiring of 357,000 temporary workers to assist with Census 2000, total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 231,000 in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Private-sector payroll employment declined by 116,000 over the month, and the unemployment rate edged back up to its March level of 4.1 percent. Average hourly earnings increased by 1 cent over the month and by 3.5 percent over the year.
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims
Employment and Training Administration reports that in the week ending May 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 286,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 285,000. The 4-week moving average was 286,750, a decrease of 4,500 from the previous week's revised average of 291,250.
Wanted: Jazz, Nascar, and Wicca Enthusiasts
A look at how Cisco Systems tackled the hiring issue head on by consulting a pair of unlikely recruiting muses--Miles Davis and pepperoni.
The Armed Services will reportedly be revving up their recruiting when five military-themed cars-driven by Bobby Hamilton (Navy), Dale Jarrett (Air Force), Jerry Nadeau (Coast Guard), Ricky Rudd (Marines) and Mike Skinner (Army)-compete in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
AriadneSpider.com is a new portal with services designed for the pagan-only niche market. The search engine also supplies access to 1,500 witchcraft and pagan-related links.
Check Out the Competition
Net-Temps launched a new candidate Talent Center, a free service enabling employers to search the center database for candidates, who have been prescreened and prequalified by a staffing service.
New Combinations
Fitability Systems, an interviewing and assessment services provider, and MarketingJobs.com, a job board for sales and marketing executives, entered into an agreement that will allow both companies to promote and distribute each other's services.
RedLadder.com announced it has joined forces with Jobsite.com for recruitment in the real estate, construction, and architectural and engineering industries.
Reveille
Personnel Group of America has acquired CareerShop.com.
The American Advertising Federation has launched its JobBank using the Boxwood CareerCenter technology.
According to the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, 15 corporations, including 8 international firms, will expand in or relocate operations to Fairfax County, adding 1,755 jobs to the economy.
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