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January 11, 2007
Vol 5  No 1

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Lowe's Builds Its Employment Brand

Lowe's, the second-largest home improvement retailer worldwide, opens a new store every three days and recruits more than 60,000 employees a year. New tools and analytics maximize effectiveness in large-scale recruiting and branding improvement programs.


Read more about recruiting at the home improvement retail chain.

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Newspaper Ads Still Important to Job Seekers

Employers that have migrated from traditional newspaper ads to online advertising to meet recruitment objectives may want to reconsider their strategy. Upwards of two-thirds of job seekers say they use both print and online ads to seek work, according to a study conducted by the Conference Board.

Read more about why newspaper ads are still important to job seekers.

 
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HR's Role in Recruiting and Selection

A member writes: “We are interested in learning about best practices in R&S. Right now HR is involved in the initial pre-screening and also sits in on the second interview with the hiring manager—plus does all the usual background checks, etc. How many companies have moved to a process where the HR rep does the initial first interview, but the hiring manager and perhaps another manager conduct the second interview? Pros/cons?”

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  Workforce Metrics  
 
IT Hiring


Percentage of CIOs anticipating increased or decreased hiring of IT employees, by industry, Q1 2007

Increased hiring Decreased hiring
All industries 16% 2%
Manufacturing 19 1
Retail 13 1
Finance, insurance, real estate 17 1
Professional, services 17 2
Construction 4 8
Wholesale 13 0
Transportation 25 1
Business services 11 7
Note: Survey of more than 1,400 CIOs.
Source: Robert Half Technology
 

Internet Usage for Job Search

Number of job seekers planning to use the Internet in their search, October 2006

Plan to look for job in next 12 months 24.4 million
Have access to Internet 17.1 million
Plan to use Internet for job search 8.4 million
 
Source: Borrell Associates Inc.

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