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The Project Called Life We would like to introduce you to Michelle LaBrosse, PMP, the founder of Cheetah Learning (www.cheetahlearning.com), and author of Cheetah Negotiations and Cheetah Project Management. The Project Management Institute (www.pmi.org), recently selected Michelle as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in Project Management in the World, and only one of two women selected from the training and education industry. She is a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Owner President Managers (OPM) program and also holds engineering degrees from Syracuse University and the University of Dayton. (Read more.) From the BLS Mass Layoffs (Monthly) for October 2008. In October, employers took 2,140 mass layoff actions, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single employer; the number of workers involved totaled 232,468, on a seasonally adjusted basis. The number of mass layoff events this October decreased by 129 from the prior month, and the number of associated initial claims fell by 3,213. Both layoff events and initial claims reached their highest October levels since 2001, a month that experienced continued layoff activity from the September 11 attacks. In October, 635 mass layoff events were reported in the manufacturing sector, seasonally adjusted, resulting in 87,403 initial claims. Over the month, mass layoff events in manufacturing increased by 32 and initial claims increased by 5,989; the third consecutive over-the-month increase for both. Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) for October 2008. Regional and State unemployment rates were mostly higher in October. Overall, 38 States and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 5 States registered decreases, and 7 States had no change, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Over the year, jobless rates were up in 47 States and the District of Columbia, down in 1 State, and unchanged in 2 States. At 6.5 percent in October, the national unemployment rate increased by 0.4 percentage point over the month and 1.7 points over the year. Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry reports that the State's seasonally adjusted civilian labor force (the number of people working or looking for work) rose to 6,446,000 in October. Resident employment fell by 2,000 for the month, while unemployment was up 4,000. The labor force was up 157,000 since October 2007, with employment and unemployment up over the year. Pennsylvania's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 5.8 percent in October, up one tenth of a percentage point from September.
Reveille & Hyperbole ScientificAmerican.com introduces its career resource center. Powered by Realmatch, Science Jobs offers a better way to connect job seekers and employers by allowing them to specifically define themselves, their needs and their preferences. Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry Company, announced plans to expand the range of consulting services to be offered in the Asia Pacific region as part of its suite of Strategic Talent Acquisition solutions. Boston-based recruiting firm Hollister, Inc. has been honored with a 2008 StevieŽ Award for Women in Business. The firm was recognized for the "Community Involvement Program of the Year" for its support of Everybody Wins! Metro Boston, a literacy and mentoring nonprofit organization that increases children's opportunities for success in school and in life through one-to-one reading experiences with adults. Get in line . . . The Brualdi Law Firm, PC, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, and Bull & Lifshitz are all investigating possible securities fraud claims against Taleo Corp., a talent management software solutions provider, for extensive insider selling while improperly recognizing revenues by the company's leadership.
The New York Times asks, "Why Should Recession Stop the Recruiters?"
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