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A Note from the Editor
Breaking News
Today's Recruiting News Headlines
Featured Recruiting Jobs
Recent Recruiting Blog Headlines
Weekly Article: Construction Workers in High Demand
Employment and Economy Stats
Special Trials and Discounts
Employment Studies and Trends
Upcoming Conferences
Site Of The Week: Swat Recruiting
Final Note - On The Lighter Side

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A Note From The Editor

Monster.com Founder Creates Social Network for 50-plus Crowd

Here comes social networking for mom and dad -- and even grandma and grandpa. Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor last week debuted a community and resource website named Eons for the 50-and-over crowd. The site is organized into sections on money, health and wellness, love and fun, and offers services from news to obituaries.

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Breaking News

Philadelphia newspapers join job postings site Monster.com

The new owner of Philadelphia's two major daily newspapers said Tuesday that it has formed an alliance with Monster Worldwide Inc., parent of the popular online jobs Web site that's a fierce rival of print publications' classified ad sections.

Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC and New York-based Monster will be launching a co-branded jobs site on Aug. 14, the first such venture between a big city newspaper publisher and Monster.com.

The parent of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News said the partnership with Monster will give employers a broader reach in their search for job candidates. Monster said its own local offerings would be enhanced in a partnership with the newspapers' Web site, Philly.com.

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Today's Recruiting News Headlines

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Featured Recruiting Jobs

This section highlights several recruiting related positions recently posted on Recruiting Jobs. To view all jobs or to register for a career agent click here.

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Recent Recruiting Blog Headlines

Recruiter Pet Peeve of the Day
By Anthony J. You know what I hate. When you call into a company and access their dial by name directory but you don't have the correct spelling...
8/9/2006 1:11:37 PM [Recruiting.com]

Does Blogging Mean Anything? - John Sumser
As part of the Recruiting Blogswap, John Sumser has written this:--------------- Blogging: Does It Mean Anything (August 10, 2006) It's a...
8/9/2006 6:30:28 AM [Recruiting.com]

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Weekly Article
Construction Workers in High Demand

A high demand for skilled workers in all the construction trades is raising costs and slowing production in many countries. Contractors are frustrated by an insufficient supply of electricians, plumbers, pipefitters, equipment operators, and civil engineers. They don’t have enough equipment operators, welders, or carpenters. This shortage is affecting new home construction, commercial and industrial development, home remodeling, and the building and rebuilding of infrastructure---highways, bridges, water and sewer lines, and electrical grids.

This inadequate supply of qualified workers has arrived when contractors have more work than they can handle. A huge volume of work awaits, as politicians and bureaucrats wrestle with funding of infrastructure expansion and repair. Bridges, highways, power lines, telephone operations, water lines, and other unseen but vitally needed support systems require some major work.

The southern coast of the United States is still suffering from the direct hit and the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In this region, contractors will have to manage the challenges of insufficient training for willing workers, food and water, housing, and provision for families. The threat of devastation from 2006 hurricanes complicates the problem, with the potential of intensifying competition for resources and attention.

A number of significant construction projects are coming to life around the world. New highways and other infrastructure improvements, industrial buildings, family housing, and schools are all under construction or close to start. The workers do not have the skills they need, so a considerable amount of training must be done. The instructors are often people who are needed on the job---in developing countries or elsewhere.

Part of the problem is an over-emphasis on high school graduates going to university. Too many young people are directed into four year programs when they should be going into community colleges or trade schools. They begin their studies, then drop out for one reason or another. Too often, these potential skilled workers are not recaptured into the education and training process. They take low-skilled jobs because they are not qualified for anything else. We lose valuable workforce strength because of misdirection and a lack of follow up.

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Upcoming Seminars & Conferences

Oct 4 - 9th Annual HR Technology® Conference & Expo
Oct 26 - Kennedy Information's Executive Search Summit 2005
Nov 7 - ASA: Staffing World

Complete calendar for upcoming conferences and seminars.

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Site of the Week

Swat Recruiting has published a new book titled POWER SEARCHING FOR FREE RESUMES ON GOOGLE -

A Guide to Advanced Search Techniques and Methods. This book offers the reader several advanced methods utilized for locating qualified resumes of passive candidates on Google, the largest and most productive search engine. Over 40 pages of great information for the beginner to the advanced searcher. Includes sections on the difference between active and passive candidates, detailed explanations of Internet search terminology, inurl and intitle searches, community/isp/site searches, synonym searches, use of best practices, pages of little known Google extras, commercial search tools, and more. Available in both hardcopy and electronic pdf format, there is something for everyone in this book.

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Final Note - On The Lighter Side

Here are strange and somewhat funny laws:

Lawn darts are illegal in Canada.

In Idaho a citizen is forbidden by law to give another citizen a box of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds.

Every citizen of Kentucky is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.

It is against the law to whale hunt in Oklahoma. (Think about it...)

Vermont, Alaska, Hawaii, and Maine are the four states in the U.S. that do not allow billboards.

In Saudi Arabia, a woman reportedly may divorce her husband if he does not keep her supplied with coffee.

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