'Many of the best candidates get overlooked'
Recruiter and PEO boss talks about how technology and recession are changing the hiring process [From our print edition featured in Monday's City Paper]
Aug 23, 2009 10:50 PM
State jobless rate backs off peak
But the 'improvement' isn't for the right reasons
Aug 20, 2009 2:30 PM
The mother of all hiring sprees
Insurer Liberty National wants to hire 2,500 agents in one day later this month. Nashville and Franklin will be two of the more than 100 locations where aspiring sellers can sign up. Aug 10, 2009 6:35 AM
Nashville-area jobless figure jumps again
Department of Labor reports numbers have broken double digits
Jul 30, 2009 3:02 PM
A blue-collar statistic dressed in red
Jul 28, 2009 7:07 AM
Unemployment claims drops; not good sign
According to rivised figures recently released, the amount of claims for unemployment has dropped even though the unemployment figure is on the rise, up to 9.5.New claims for unemployment insurance plummeted by 52,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 565,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. That's significantly below analysts' expectations of 605,000 for the week ending July 4, according to Thomson Reuters. The last time new claims were below 600,000 was week of Jan. 24. "This is not as positive as it looks," Jennifer Lee, an economist at BMO Capital Markets, wrote in a note to clients. "There are a number of special factors at play here, including the fact that the holiday-shortened week skewed the data."
Jul 9, 2009 9:20 AM
State roundup: Private equity firm to buy Brentwood-based auto supplier
Also: Murfreesboro is still growing quickly, Memphis' mayor steps down, a $200M Oak Ridge uranium contract, and more...
Jul 2, 2009 3:10 AM
Rash of layoffs claims more than 400
Latest round of cuts at Gibson Guitar accompanied by layoffs at auto parts firms, distributor and imaging venture
Jun 29, 2009 12:12 PM
Local blogger pimped by online magazine rack
I'd heard all of the horror stories in dealing with recruiters or "pimps" and started writing TheAntiPimp.com. I researched other recruiters that blogged and found most were writing to other recruiters. No one wrote to the job seeker ... the most important person to me, as a recruiter.
Jun 25, 2009 2:32 PM
Area jobless rates climbing more slowly
It's all relative, but state's number rising faster than Nashville area counties'
Jun 25, 2009 2:30 PM
