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Monthly Archives: November 2008

Black Friday

Did you wake up at 4 am this morning to take advantage of those Black Friday specials?

There are several theories as to how the day after Thanksgiving came to be called “Black Friday”. Some trace the origin of the term to the idea that retailers would be in the “black” (profitable) based on the sales of the day. Continue reading

By in News and trends

Happy Thanksgiving from The Work Buzz!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Hope you’re having a great holiday.

If you’re experiencing turkey overload, take a few minutes to think about that new job search you’re thinking of launching.

Here’s a “starter kit” of some of our most helpful articles. Continue reading

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We’re just a day away from Thanksgiving, and the news stations are reporting on how many of us are traveling this season.

Our infrastructure works pretty well during the holidays thanks to a number of dedicated employees… Continue reading

By in The right job

Supporting the home team

In this climate of economic upheaval, companies are making changes and cutting costs wherever they can. Extra expenditures have been snipped from the budget and open positions are not being filled. Many companies are scaling back their holiday gatherings, or canceling them altogether. Continue reading

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Cyber Monday: Clicking away at work

Cyber Monday always follows Black Friday on the calendar…

What it Cyber Monday? Well, for years retailers have had “Black Friday,” the enormously busy sales day on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

Cyber Monday (a term coined by the National Retail Federation for the first Monday following Thanksgiving) is the following Monday, when employers see a spike in workers using the Internet for online shopping. Continue reading

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Disappearing act: When jobs slip away

The Wall Street Journal was talking about an incredibly timely topic recently.

The life cycle of the hiring process at your company probably averages between two and six weeks, depending on what kind of research and due diligence human resources is doing for all the candidates and how crucial the job is to the core business the company does every day. Continue reading

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