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The Purple Squirrel: Is the hiring process broken?
Jun 8, 2012
Author Peter Cappelli discusses the pitfalls of the online-based job application process and how it is preventing employers from capturing the elusive "purple squirrel."
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Job applicants asked for social media logins and passwords
Mar 20, 2012
The Associated Press has found that some applicants have been asked to hand over their Facebook passwords and login information during interviews.
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Is the era of the business card over?
Mar 16, 2012
Some experts claim that in a Web-savvy world, business cards are a thing of the past. We dug up one career consultant (no business card needed) to find out if they really are obsolete.
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MID-DAY UPDATE: February job numbers, solar panels
Mar 4, 2011
We got big numbers today from the U.S. Labor Department. In February, U.S. payrolls increased 192,000 and the jobless rate fell to 8.9 percent --...
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MID-DAY UPDATE: Mixed job indicators, changes to home loan requirements
Mar 2, 2011
The U.S. Labor Department releases its monthly jobs report Friday, but other key job indicators give us a sense of what to expect. Job placement...
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MID-DAY UPDATE: Roadblocks and a traffic jam
Aug 24, 2010
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