July 22, 2004
Vol 2 No 14

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The Pickup Artists: Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s Staffing Machine

Not long ago, Enterprise Rent-A-Car was a middle-of-the-pack player in the travel industry. Now, the company has revenues of $6.9 billion, 54,000 employees, a daily rental fleet of 600,000 vehicles, and 5,000 rental locations in the United States.

Find out how the company created its employment brand and how it makes its behind-the-counter jobs appeal to candidates looking for excitement.

recruiting talk

Checking Backgrounds--When No One Wants to Talk

How can you verify someone’s salary history and other information when past employers won’t spill the beans?

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	Management turnover
	RealTrouble Some Wall Street analysts say that workforce-management problems at RealNetworks raise questions about the company’s prospects. Experts discuss why these problems occur so often and what can be done about them. More about how RealNetworks’ problems are affecting its stock and its future

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	"Downsizing has such a horrible ring to it, so we call it upsizing the empty desks." Cartoon Archive

25 Best Corporate Career Sites

GE, Federated Department Stores and Procter & Gamble are among the companies cited as having the best employment sections on their Web sites.

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economic data

Lowest Unemployment Rates
Hawaii	3.1 percent
North Dakota	3.1
Nebraska	3.3
Highest Unemployment Rates
Alaska	7.3 percent
District of Columbia	7.1
Oregon	6.9
South Carolina	6.6
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Tuesday, July 20. June data.

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The Pickup Artists: Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s Staffing Machine

Checking Backgrounds--When No One Wants to Talk

"Downsizing has such a horrible ring to it, so we call it upsizing the empty desks." Cartoon Archive

"Downsizing has such a horrible ring to it, so we call it upsizing the empty desks."

Cartoon Archive