LinkUp’s April jobs report was way out of step from the consensus estimates, and contrasted sharply with data and forecasts released by The Conference Board, ADP, Intuit, and Wanted Technologies, among others. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) numbers for April released in early May were even more positive than anyone predicted, with [...]
The Wall Street Journal ran an article this week highlighting the efforts of the FBI to crack down on ‘Cyber Mules,’ people who knowingly or unknowingly participate in money laundering schemes. Cyber mules, or money mules as they are sometimes called, are recruited through classified ads posted on job boards such as Monster.com and are [...]
In an excellent issue dedicated entirely to career development and job searching, LinkUp received a nice plug in the May issue of U.S. News & World Report. The issue is filled with great articles, excellent advice, and insightful commentary about the changing job market and how people can more effectively navigate through very challenging times. [...]
While no one would argue that the U.S. economy is in solid recovery mode, the strength and sustainability of the recovery is largely dependent upon the extent to which U.S. employers will begin hiring again. There are definitely signs that the worst is over, but there are mixed signals and mixed opinions about how fast [...]
On his Instigator blog yesterday, Standout Jobs CEO Ben Yoskovitz announced that his company had been acquired, although the terms of the deal and the actual buyer were not disclosed. It will be interesting to see what details, if any, emerge in the near future, but the acquisition is further confirmation of the dominant trend [...]
As the recruitment advertising industry continues to evolve at an increasingly rapid clip and job search engines such as LinkUp and job aggregators such as Indeed and Simplyhired continue to grab market share away from the mega job boards such as Monster and Careerbuilder, the underlying details of these newer business models are beginning to [...]