GLOBAL: Holiday Hiring Underway:
POLAND: Using Video Games to Recruit Tractor Mechanics Ultimate Games SA is releasing Farm Mechanic Simulator, and the agricultural industry thinks they may have found a new recruiting tool. “It’s a unique title that will allow you to make a career as an agricultural mechanic in an accessible manner, while offering a whole array of attractions,” said Rafal Jeloni, COO. Source: Farm Equipment
.JOBS Just Needs Some Love What a long, strange trip it's been (so far). Domain provider Employ Media wants to finds some way to finally monetize .jobs, and wants to break up with SHRM. Direct Employers is mucking around. .Careers feels left out in the cold. Source: Domain Incite
US: The "True Rate" of Unemployment May be 26% The The Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) has a new analysis out that doesn't ignore a huge chunk of the US population when making its analysis of actual unemployment. And it is less than good news. Source: LISEP