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Beware of Money Mule Job Listings On Monster, Careerbuilder, Indeed, And Simplyhired

Yesterday, G.L. and I were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to participate in a Careerealism webinar for job seekers organized by career advice expert J.T. O’Donnell. During the discussion about how to effectively use online resources in a job search, we mentioned the risks associated with traditional pay-to-post job sites such as Monster and [...]

The Ladders Is One Gigantic Scam That Preys On Unsuspecting Job Seekers

Nick Corcodilos, aka Ask The Headhunter, has written an outstanding article on his blog about what an absolute scam The Ladders is and how fraudulent their claims are about delivering to job seekers ‘only $100K+ job listings.’ I have written about what a rip-off The Ladders is in the past, and I applaud anyone who [...]

I’m With Coco

Everyone at NBC has completely lost their minds. The ridiculous episode with Conan O’Brien (by far the funniest and most entertaining person to ever appear on late-night TV) is exhibit BB in the ongoing saga that is the largely self-inflicted demise of traditional media.

29 of 36 Industries Saw Declines in Corporate Job Listings In December

As we anticipated, the jobs report released this morning by the Department of Labor was far worse than the consensus estimates. According to the DOL report, U.S. employers shed 85,000 jobs in December yet most economists expected to see a net increase in jobs. As the New York Times indicated: The United States economy lost [...]

December Jobs Report Will Be Far Worse Than Expected

The Department of Labor will release its jobs report for December tomorrow, and the data will undoubtedly show that the economy is a long way from healthy recovery mode. Economists are expecting that the U.S. economy actually added jobs during the month, marking the first monthly job gains since December of 2007. The Conference Board’s [...]

Google On The Road To Looking Like Yahoo

First the Chrome ads popped onto Google’s homepage, and then, as expected, the Nexus One ad appeared shortly thereafter. So much for the clean homepage that was such a part of Google’s identity. My initial assumption is that the new clutter on the Google homepage shows just how formidable an opponent the search giant perceives [...]

Google Places Ad on Homepage

I hadn’t been to the Google homepage in a while and was surprised to see an ad there…..Maybe the Nexus One ad will pop up later this week.