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Reveille and Hyperbole:
Jobster Inc. announced an integration with
PeopleFilter® Technology LLC to seamlessly link Jobster's referral networking and targeted marketing technologies with PeopleFilter's applicant tracking and employee referral solution.
Monster (MNST), and Hire Disability Solutions, LLC, a national leader in bringing together top companies and job seekers with disabilities, unveiled a co-branded career resource section on HireDS.com's site.
This joint initiative makes Monster job search tools, career content and resume posting capabilities more readily available to individuals with disabilities.
Monster (MNST), and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., an international fraternal organization promoting community leadership primarily among African American men, today announced that
Kappa Alpha Psi affiliates now have direct access to Monster job search tools via a collaborative career content site. With 370 chapters on college campuses and 360 alumni chapters in cities worldwide, the alliance with Kappa Alpha Psi provides Monster with increased visibility among diverse job seekers and
employers.
Eliassen Group, Inc., a national technology consulting, staffing, project solutions and training firm, announces the launch of a new division - Eliassen Group Bio-Pharma Consulting Services. The new division, which is led by newly appointed Eliassen Group
Vice President Susan Bornstein, is focused on providing consulting services and staffing for pharmaceutical and biotech clinical trials.
Thousands of pet groomer job openings go unfilled year after year in the U.S., and the demand is growing. Major pet superstores like PetSmart and PETCO, and the smallest independent grooming operations, look to PetGroomer.com to help meet the
industry's chronic need for more groomers. The web site has published over 300,000 help wanted ads offering highly-skilled pet groomers up to $50,000 a year and benefits. Now PetGroomer.com Webmaster, Stephen Mart has organized the first North America Pet Grooming
Scholarship Program 2006 offering 8 scholarships totaling $40,000 for tuition and toolboxes. Eight highly-respected pet grooming schools and home study providers are participating, 7 in the U.S. and 1 in Canada.
International Profit Associates (IPA-IBA) is now offering Professional Search and Recruitment Solutions. The Professional Search and Recruitment Solutions is an economical solution to the problem faced by small business owners of
staffing their businesses. IPA-IBA's professional services decrease the time these busy owners spend recruiting, eliminate the repetitive selection process and are within the financial resources of virtually any business in search of talent.
Taleo Corporation (TLEO), the leading provider of on demand talent management solutions, today announced that they were named a recipient of the 2006 CIO 100 award. Presented by IDG's CIO magazine, the annual award program recognizes
organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology (IT). Taleo's migration of its core data IT infrastructure from UNIX to Linux and resulting improvements in business performance were recognized by CIO magazine.
The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a global professional association and educator in talent management strategies, and TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications,
one of the largest recruitment advertising agencies in North America, announced today that TMP Worldwide will support HCI initiatives as a global underwriter, helping bring the latest human capital education, metrics, and tools to leading corporations.
Deck Chairs:
Susan Burns, the dynamo from Federated Department Stores, has joined Waggner Edstrom as
Worldwide Talent Acquisition Leader...Clayton Holdings, Inc.(CLAY), a leading provider of information-based analytics, specialty
consulting and outsourced services that help capital markets firms, lending institutions, fixed income investors and loan servicers grow revenues, reduce costs and manage risk, today announced that Robert F. Bladek has joined the company as President of Clayton's Staffing Services.
You Should Know:
Canada:
Demographic crisis looming for aging Canadian population
The federal government must reduce the amount of personal income tax Canadians pay in order to keep workers here and stave off a demographic crisis that could devastate the country's economy, a newly released Senate report urges. ''The time to act is now, and actions must be implemented on a priority basis,''
says a report from the Senate banking committee titled The Demographic Time Bomb. (Canada.com)
Scientific Diaspora Could Ease Brain Drain
Many expatriate scientists and medical professionals who work in Canada want to contribute their skills to their native developing countries -- all that is lacking are mechanisms to help them do so without permanently returning to their country of origin, reports a study to appear Friday in Science magazine.
For many years, industrialised countries have been attracting scientists, engineers, information technology experts and talented university students from poorer countries in what's called "a global brain drain". "The brain drain is a very big problem for developing countries. In sub-Saharan African countries,
the majority of medical doctors have left," said report co-author Abdallah Daar, director of ethics and policy at the R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine at the University of Toronto. (IPSNews)
Israel:
Gov´t Trying to Stop Brain Drain
Science and Technology Minister Ophir Pines-Paz (Labor) said Thursday he has proposed a new fund for research and technology to prevent a continuing "brain drain" from Israel. Fifty percent of Israel's scientists have left for other countries, where there are better opportunities to advance in their field, he
said. (IsraelNN.com)
South Africa:
Engineering skills shortage 'real'
South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) president Viv Crone has warned that the country could be in danger of becoming a technology backwater if it doesn't address key engineering skills shortages urgently and use a multi-pronged approach.
Although there seems to be divergent views around whether this shortage exists or not, Crone believes that it does and is serious. (Fin24)
Opportunities surface from skills shortage
The shortage of skilled workers in the industry plays right into our hands," says precision water-jet cutting and profiling company Aquajet director Gavin Courtis. "Jobs that previously required intricate milling and grinding can be quickly handled with the use of our products and the traditional machine-shop
artisans can often be by-passed." Supplying the security, chemical, transport, architecture and aerospace markets with abrasive water-jet cutting equipment, Aquajet is the largest company of its type in Africa. (Creamer's Engineering
News)
US:
Newspapers fight back against online classifieds
For the past decade, newspapers have seen their help-wanted advertising under siege from online rivals. Now, as the Internet begins to eat into automotive and real estate classifieds as well, newspapers are fighting back. Classified advertising accounts for more than a third of revenue at newspapers, which
until recently didn't want to accept that advertisers are increasing their spending on the Web, which is better suited to connecting individuals and delivering up-to-the-minute information. (Reuters)
Monster: Online Jobs Continue To Rise
Cincinnati, Phoenix, and Portland each rose four points in May. On the short end were Indianapolis and Sacramento, each dropping three points.
Results from Monster Worldwide's May online recruitment index show that online job availability is increasing or remaining stable at 24 of the 28 metro markets tracked by the employment services firm. Reported Thursday, Monster's renewed Local Employment Index, with a baseline of 100, revealed that
Cincinnati, Phoenix, and Portland each rose four points in May. On the short end were Indianapolis and Sacramento, each dropping three points. Overall, the index painted a positive picture. "The May findingsshow continued strength in online recruitment activity across the majority of top U.S. metro areas,
with encouraging demand for workers in key industries such as healthcare, sales, and production," said Steve Pogorzelski, group president, International, Monster Worldwide, in a statement. (InformationWeek)
Semtech, Monster face federal investigations
Semtech got a grand jury subpoena, and Monster is expecting an SEC probe.
Semtech Corp. said Wednesday that it received a federal subpoena relating to its stock options, and Monster Worldwide Inc. said it anticipates a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission probe as the scandal over executive option grants continued to grow. (Orlando
Sentinnel)
Deep Release:
Social Networking Sites Continue to Attract Record Numbers as MySpace.com Surpasses 50 Million U.S. Visitors in May
comScore Media Metrix released its monthly analysis of consumer activity at top online properties and categories. In addition to shopping for Moms and Grads, checking out job sites, and staying on top of personal finance and politics in May, Americans also flocked to their favorite TV show and
sports sites, including those focused on the World Cup and NBA playoff games. The social networking phenomenon also continued its stratospheric ascent, as MySpace.com reached new heights with 50 million visitors in May and YouTube.com nearly doubled its traffic from April, reaching 12.6 million visitors.
"The popularity of social networking is not expected to wane in the near future," said Peter Daboll, president and CEO of comScore Media Metrix. "This is a phenomenon we're seeing not only in the U.S., but also around the world. The challenge for social networking sites will now be monetization and
how advertisers will respond to the global marketing potential of these sites."
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Selected Social Networking Properties by Unique Visitors
May 2006
Total U.S. – Home, Work and University Internet Users
Source: comScore Media Metrix
|
|
Property |
May-06
(000) |
|
Total Internet Population |
172,120 |
|
MYSPACE.COM |
51,441 |
|
Classmates.com Sites |
14,792 |
|
FACEBOOK.COM |
14,069 |
|
YOUTUBE.COM |
12,669 |
|
MSN Spaces |
9,566 |
|
XANGA.COM |
7,146 |
|
FLICKR.COM |
5,163 |
|
Yahoo! 360° |
4,936 |
|
LIVEJOURNAL.COM |
3,904 |
|
MYYEARBOOK.COM |
3,048 |
Jobs and Finances are a Focus in May
As Americans watched interest rates continue to rise, their visitation to sites in the Financial News/ Research category increased 12 percent in May (up to 48.8 million). Traffic to Financial Information/ Advice sites also increased during the month from 39.9 million visitors in April to 42 million
visitors in May, led by traffic increases at Freecreditreport.com (up 21 percent to 6.8 million visitors), and Loanweb.com (up 141 percent to 5.8 million visitors).
Additionally, traffic to job search and career resource sites saw impressive gains (see Table 3) as graduates readied themselves for the real world. Leading the job search sites were CareerBuilder.com Job Search, with 8.1 million visitors in May (a 9 percent increase from April), Monster.com Job
Search with 7.3 million visitors (a 9 percent increase), and Yahoo! HotJobs Job Search with 3.4 million visitors (a 12 percent increase).
Top Ten Gaining Categories by Unique Visitors
May 2006 vs. April 2006
Total U.S. – Home, Work and University Internet User
Source: comScore Media Metrix |
|
|
Apr-06
(000) |
May-06
(000) |
Percentage Change |
|
Total Internet Population |
171,690 |
172,120 |
0% |
|
Politics |
6,238 |
8,146 |
31% |
|
Jewelry/Luxury Goods/Accessories |
13,865 |
15,953 |
15% |
|
Job Search |
14,534 |
16,234 |
12% |
|
Finance News/Research |
44,450 |
48,802 |
10% |
|
Flowers/Gifts/Greetings |
35,473 |
38,906 |
10% |
|
Ground/Cruise |
10,009 |
10,932 |
9% |
|
Community |
116,074 |
123,219 |
6% |
|
Career Resources |
36,223 |
38,392 |
6% |
|
Personals |
24,765 |
26,156 |
6% |
|
Financial Information/Advice |
39,953 |
42,005 |
5% |
comScore Media Metrix, a division of comScore Networks, provides industry- leading Internet audience measurement services that report details of online media usage, visitor demographics and online buying power for the home, work and university audiences across
local U.S. markets and across the globe.
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