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Article Snip: "...Google’s new feature will list single job postings in a box above traditional web search results. The information will come from the websites of job search specialists like Glassdoor and LinkedIn, and directly from the career sections of many other company websites. Google doesn’t charge for this exposure, and it doesn’t pay for the data..."
Article Reference: www.bloomberg.comArticle Snip: "...Google announced today it’s launching a jobs search engine in the U.S. The service will focus on all types of jobs – from entry-level and service industry positions to high-end professional jobs..."
Article Reference: techcrunch.comArticle Snip: "...What’s more, the average number of people receiving unemployment benefits over the past month has fallen to the lowest level since 1974..."
Article Reference: www.marketwatch.comArticle Snip: "...In its letter explaining the redactions, OPM cited a provision that allows information to be withheld that "would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." But the provision cited does not justify the federal information being withheld, Press News Director Paul D'Ambrosio wrote in a letter appealing the denial. "The public has a significant interest in knowing how its tax dollars are being spent..."
Article Reference: www.app.comArticle Snip: "...A tightening labor market could translate to a breakout in wages after months of lackluster growth. An elevated number of people quitting their jobs shows that workers are confident enough of finding better wages elsewhere..."
Article Reference: www.bloomberg.comArticle Snip: "...The Office of Personnel Management unveiled Monday another round of updates to the jobs site. Applicants may notice a few new features to the site’s search function and user profile and résumé functions. Specifically, applicants can..."
Article Reference: federalnewsradio.comArticle Snip: "...In Kansas, a student newspaper is being praised for its hard work in reporting that ... newly hired principal had seemingly overstated her credentials..."
Article Reference: www.npr.orgArticle Snip: "...Renee Ballard, a former director of GSA's Central Office Contracting Division, admitted to helping her husband Robert get jobs at a federal contractor working for GSA by pumping up his resume and manipulating the hiring process to get the highest salaries possible, according to court documents. She also shopped her husband's falsely augmented resume around to other federal agency human resources departments. Ultimately, the Ballards wrung about $200,000 from the plot..."
Article Reference: fcw.comArticle Snip: "...It's pretty simple, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby said Monday: The FBI likes Huntsville and, in particularly, the secure environment of Redstone Arsenal. Speaking following the 30th anniversary celebration of the International Intermodal Center in Huntsville, Shelby said the expansion could grow to as many as 5,000 jobs directly and indirectly..."
Article Reference: www.al.comArticle Snip: "...Applications for the TAP will be accepted through April 24. Interested individuals must apply online at www.usajobs.gov. For additional information about the TAP or the application process, visit www.improveirs.org and select the “Join TAP” tab or call 888-912-1227 and select option five. Those interested can also contact the TAP staff at taxpayeradvocacypanel@irs.gov..."
Article Reference: www.heraldextra.comArticle Snip: "...As a solution to bring the two together, Thumbtack was born... Learn what it takes to win jobs and succeed with Thumbtack. Thumbtack brings you the right pros for every project on your list."
Article Reference: www.thumbtack.comArticle Snip: "...18F senior technology adviser, told Nextgov the unit’s digital consultancy group seeks to attract recruits with the information security positions and the freedom that might be expected in the private sector within the Office of Personnel Management‘s pay-setting and flexibility rules. The report added that OPM has granted agencies with a direct-hire authority for information security jobs that provides government organizations with an option to hire any qualified candidate..."
Article Reference: www.executivegov.comArticle Snip: "...The U.S. Forest Service will be hiring more than 140 jobs at a student and recent graduate hiring event at the 2016 Society of American Foresters Convention. The event will take place Nov. 2-3 in Madison, Wis. Jobs offered at the event are located in national forests throughout the United States, including 45 positions in the Forest Service’s Eastern Region..."
Article Reference: www.walkermn.comArticle Snip: "...Working at the White House is all about telling people you work at the White House. And of course, sharing just how many hours you spend working there. Your apparel should match: Shirts should be unpressed, shoes un-shined.Tie and suit styles should be frozen in time to the exact month when you first started working at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. And when others dress up for a big meeting, remember to keep your tie loose, your sleeves rolled. This is your house after all..."
Article Reference: www.theatlantic.comArticle Snip: "...One goal was to reduce wasted effort by people applying for jobs at USAJobs they don’t qualify for, as well as the burden on agencies to sort through them: From those 22 million job applications, about 200,000 people are hired per year on average — about half of them into full-time career jobs, the rest into temporary, part-time or seasonal positions. 'We are trying to find more qualified applicants,' Thibodeau said. 'It’s been easy for everybody to apply for everything. We want to get you to the jobs that you are qualified for and eligible for.'..."
Article Reference: www.washingtonpost.comArticle Snip: "...Female staffers adopted a meeting strategy they called “amplification”: When a woman made a key point, other women would repeat it, giving credit to its author. This forced the men in the room to recognize the contribution — and denied them the chance to claim the idea as their own..."
Article Reference: nymag.comArticle Snip: "...The hiring process is under way at the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast in Jacksonville to find capable employees who will eventually be working to maintain the Marine One presidential helicopter fleet after negotiations with a private company recently fell through. An official announcement to move the maintenance work to Jacksonville has not been made..."
Article Reference: jacksonville.comArticle Snip: "...Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that it will be accepting applications from entry-level candidates for air traffic controller positions from August 8-15, 2016. ..."
Article Reference: www.eturbonews.comArticle Snip: "...Cobert said the core principles of REDI are still in place, with several elements, like Unlocktalent.gov and the New Inclusion Quotient, already operating. The new features include a blend of rollouts designed to streamline the list of qualified candidates and encourage collaboration in identifying talent. One functionality new to USAJOBS is resume mining..."
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