Today's Fresh Blogs...

• Racism alive and kicking - why every ethnic group is capable of being racist

  Published: July 21, 2007, 12:39 pm

  Tags: Recruitment, Canadian Government, Racism, University Of Toronto, Siu, Evan Eid

  responsible for managing a recruitment process (and his job application) referred to him as a 'ghetto dude'. The Toronto Star newspaper reports the story today. Here's a brief excerpt:'Evon Reid couldn't believe his eyes yesterday morning when he opened an email from the Ontario government's cabinet office where he'd applied for a position.

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• Military giving high school drop-outs a second chance

  Published: August 13, 2007, 12:33 pm

  Tags: Army, Army National Guard, Armynationalguard, Enlist, Enlisting, Enlistment, Ged, High School Diploma, Highschooldiploma, Iraq, Military Recruits, Militaryrecruits, National Guard, Nationalguard, Navy, Recruitment, Soldier, War

  says he worried about this recruitment trend. "What we have here is an erosion, a downward trend, in recruitment quality," he said.What do you think about the military helping high-school dropouts get their GEDs in return for enlisting?Read   Permalink   Email this   Linking Blogs   Comments

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• Military giving high school drop-outs a second chance

  Published: August 13, 2007, 12:33 pm

  Tags: Army, Army National Guard, Armynationalguard, Enlist, Enlisting, Enlistment, Ged, High School Diploma, Highschooldiploma, Iraq, Military Recruits, Militaryrecruits, National Guard, Nationalguard, Navy, Recruitment, Soldier, War

  says he worried about this recruitment trend. "What we have here is an erosion, a downward trend, in recruitment quality," he said.What do you think about the military helping high-school dropouts get their GEDs in return for enlisting?Read   Permalink   Email this   Linking Blogs   Comments

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• Article From The Horton Group Newsletter--What's Appropriate to Ask Job Candidates?

  Published: January 28, 2007, 9:56 pm

  Tags: Recruitment, Employment Law, Interview, Human Resources

  Last week, Paul Shaheen, Vice President of The Horton Group (www.thehortongroup.com), issued Horton's 1st Legal-EASE! newsletter Timely tips, courtesy of the Horton Group's Law Practice Division. An article that I wrote is the inaugural piece. It's below. If you'd like to subscribe to this newsletter, feel free to contact Paul at

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• Iraq War Veterans Protest America's Army Game

  Published: September 4, 2007, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Gamer Life, Army Game, Combat Veteran, Recruitment Tool, Video Game, War Not Nice Thing

  The video game is used as a recruitment tool and PR device, but I see nothing wrong with that. Veterans really need to focus on more important issues such as the terrible care we receive at the VA hospitals around the country. I’m not sure if any of you have experiences with the VA, but it’s definitely the bottom of the barrel when

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• Berkeley Daily Planet Ignore Defacement Against Recruiter Office by Code Pink

  Published: October 7, 2007, 3:49 pm

  Tags: Anti Military Bias, Code Pink, Military Recruitment, California, Journalistic Issues

  Code Pink at a U.S. Marine Recruitment Center, The Berkeley Daily Planet ran the headline, "Code Pink Protests Marine Recruitment Center." It was more than hanging up pink posters that said "RECRUITERS LIE, CHILDREN DIE" and chanting anti-war cheers. As is often the case with this radical leftist group, things went

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• California college offers cockroach petting zoo

  Published: October 21, 2007, 7:01 am

  Tags: Cockroach, Cockroach Petting Zoo, Cockroachpettingzoo, College, College Recruitment, Collegerecruitment, Petting Zoo, Pettingzoo, Roaches, Students, Univeristy Of California, Univeristyofcalifornia

  petting zoo at a November 3 recruitment fair. If you ever wanted to hold a humongous Madagascar hissing cockroach, now is your chance.Apparently cockroaches are good for more than grossing people out; they benefit agriculture by eliminating certain pests. I don't care if they sing like Elvis and hold the secret to world peace, I'm not touching

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• ChefsWorld

  Published: October 22, 2007, 2:04 am

  Tags: Catering Jobs, Chefs Forums, Chefs Jobs, Chefs Recipes, Chefs Recruitment, Chefs Resource, Press Release

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• California college offers cockroach petting zoo

  Published: October 21, 2007, 7:01 am

  Tags: Cockroach, Cockroach Petting Zoo, Cockroachpettingzoo, College, College Recruitment, Collegerecruitment, Petting Zoo, Pettingzoo, Roaches, Students, Univeristy Of California, Univeristyofcalifornia

  petting zoo at a November 3 recruitment fair. If you ever wanted to hold a humongous Madagascar hissing cockroach, now is your chance.Apparently cockroaches are good for more than grossing people out; they benefit agriculture by eliminating certain pests. I don't care if they sing like Elvis and hold the secret to world peace, I'm not touching

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• China won't plug our skills gap

  Published: November 1, 2007, 8:43 am

  Tags: China, Business, Chinese, Employment, Graduates, People, Recruitment

  Rapid expansion in Asia means the area will have few surplus science and technology graduates to fill the West's shortages read more

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• Recruiting year off to a slow start

  Published: November 1, 2007, 1:15 pm

  Tags: Retention, Recruitment, Army Times, Army

  the Army instituted recruitment bonuses. Recruits willing to leave for basic training by the end of September (to bolster 2007 numbers) were offered healthy $20,000 bonuses - a years salary in many cases.[keep reading]As a result of rushing recruits into uniform to meet the 2007 goals, the Army started this recruiting year with less

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• More Search Engine Marketing & Social Media White Papers than you can shake a stick at.

  Published: November 1, 2007, 7:27 am

  Tags: Online Recruitment, General Marketing

  their potential. e-Recruitment 2.0 written a while ago, but still as useful today. A short two page document illustrating the direction the online recruitment sector is headed in. It's essential reading for any job board owners or marketers working for recruitment agencies. It's not just our white papers we love, I'd defiantly

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• Lowering the Bar?

  Published: November 1, 2007, 2:54 pm

  Tags: War, Army Recruitment, Iraq

  Iraq War, military counterrecruitment, and the barrage of horrible media images coming from the Middle East are making a huge impact on Army recruitment. As the Associated Press tells us, Army recruitment is at a record low, the lowest it has ever been since the draft was done away with: The Army began its recruiting year Oct. 1 with fewer

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• The Year of Republican Recruiting Debacles

  Published: November 21, 2007, 1:54 am

  Tags: Republicans, 2008 Elections, Recruitment

  These are just a few of my favorite bits of Republican misfortune this year. I'm sure you can think of more. VA-Sen: A seat your party holds in a purple-trending state somewhat unexpectedly opens up. The good news is that you have an ideal successor, ready-to-go. He's won hard-fought elections, cultivated a "moderate" record, and has tons of cash

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• MYS Launches Global Directory of Web Sites that List Online Volunteer Opportunities

  Published: November 21, 2007, 6:40 am

  Tags: Charity, Mys, Non Profit, Online Volunteer Recruitment, Press Release, Randy Tyler, Volunteer Recruiting, Where To List Volunteer Opportunities

  Winnipeg, Canada, November 21, 2007: Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) launched "The Global Directory of Web Sites that List Online Volunteer Opportunities", today. This unique global read more

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