Amazon to hire 70,000 seasonal workers (Update)
Amazon.com says it is hiring 70,000 full-time seasonal workers around the U.S. to fill orders during the holiday season.
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Study finds Muslim women wearing headscarfs face job discrimination
In a study, Assistant Professor Sonia Ghumman from the UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business found that Hijabis (Muslim women who wear headscarfs) encountered discrimination when seeking employment.
Social Sciences
May 24, 2013
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Facebook protections urged for job seekers, college applicants
In the era of social media where anyone can be famous for 15 minutes - or longer - the challenge of the Digital Age is keeping stuff private.
Internet
Jan 31, 2013
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Employers often more interested in hiring potential playmates than the very best candidates
Employers are often more focused on hiring someone they would like to hang out with than they are on finding the person who can best do the job, suggests a study in the December issue of the American Sociological Review.
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2012
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Job market for college grads has 'legs'
After last year's rollercoaster ride, the job market for college graduates has settled down and appears braced for slow but steady growth, according to Michigan State University's annual Recruiting Trends study.
Economics & Business
Nov 17, 2011
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Researchers find link between personality and credit scores
The use of credit scores as employment screening tools is a hotly debated topic. According to a 2010 poll by the Society for Human Resource Management, 60 percent of surveyed employers conducted credit checks for some or ...
Economics & Business
Nov 2, 2011
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Employers less likely to interview openly gay men for job openings: study
A new study suggests that openly gay men face substantial job discrimination in certain parts of the U.S.
Social Sciences
Oct 3, 2011
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Federal employment standards must evolve, strategy expert says
President Barack Obama is calling for a more modernized and concentrated hiring process in the federal government as more of its workers retire. While the government attracts many excellent candidates, the recruitment process ...
Economics & Business
Oct 3, 2011
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Google on a hiring high
Google said Tuesday it will hire a record number of people this year, taking on more than 6,000 workers "across the board and around the globe."
Business
Jan 25, 2011
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Are good-looking people more employable?
The resumes of "attractive" males received a 19.9 percent response rate, nearly 50 percent higher than the 13.7 percent response rate for "plain" males and more than twice the 9.2 percent response rate of no-picture males. ...
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2010
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