The Employment Situation: March 2008. The unemployment rate rose from
4.8 to 5.1 percent in March, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down (-80,000), the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Over the last 3 months, payroll employment has declined by 232,000. In March,
employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, and employment services, while health care, food services, and mining
added jobs. Average hourly earnings rose by 5 cents, or 0.3 percent, over the month.
The Monster Employment Index edged up two points in
March, as overall U.S. online job availability rose moderately for the second consecutive month, but remained down 10 percent from a
year ago. Also released is Monster Local Employment Index for the
Month of March.
CVizz is an on-line VideoCV builder and hosting service that allows Graduates & Interns the
opportunity to create and present a VideoCV profile to numerous employers. This startup is the first Graduate Database in Ireland
and the first recruitment database to use VideoCV's in Ireland.
Talent Technology Corporation, the award-winning provider of the HireDesk recruitment
technology solutions, announced the selection of its HireDesk Professional recruiting system by
Trans-Logic Executive Search Group Ltd., an Ontario, Canada, recruitment firm specializing
in the direct hire of executive and mid-senior level management in the Supply Chain, Distribution, Transportation and Logistics
industries.
NAS Recruitment Communications, provider of employment branding, interactive marketing
and career site development, announced a strategic partnership with Taleo Corporation. Under the
agreement, Taleo's talent management solutions and NAS' corresponding options for online and offline candidate engagement, employment
branding and creative expertise will work in tandem to help clients improve the quality of hires and reduce recruitment time and costs.
Job posting and Internet recruitment management services eQuest and workforce technology and
services firm Vurv Technology announced a new partnership that will offer Vurv clients direct access
to eQuest's market-leading job board posting gateway, interactive media analytics, and online management solutions through Vurv Recruit.
Reuters reports that shares of U.S. staffing and
employment services companies were mostly lower on Friday, after a weaker-than-expected jobs report for March.
onrec.com tells us that CV-Library.co.uk is now one of the
main sponsors for The Recruiters Network. Hosted by UKRecruiter and Broadbean, the
events offer both an educational and enjoyable experience, alongside giving an opportunity to those involved in recruitment to network
amongst important industry figures all under one roof.
According to OhMyGov.com,
The National Press Club recently hosted a panel of distinguished human capital experts, who opined about the future federal workforce
recruitment and retention in the midst of a significant federal staffing crisis.