Disaboom has teamed up with the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation to help combat-wounded and disabled veterans. Disaboom says it’ll hire virtual agent graduates of the Purple Heart Service Foundation’s job training program, “Veterans Business Training Center.” All training grads are home-bound, combat-wounded, or disabled veterans, fully skilled in call center and contact... [full article »]

Cutting payroll is the wrong way to compete in the global economy, according to a researcher with the United States Business & Industry Council, a Washington-based advocacy group. Alan Tonelson, who represents small- and medium-sized manufacturers, called this “ultimately a losing proposition” and feels that no amount of labor-saving technology can offset the low wages, huge... [full article »]

Some news from various sources on employment eligibility, background checks, screening, and more: New I-9 Form Released… U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services just released its new version of the I-9 employment verification form, so make sure to update your records. (You can download it here; note that the new expiration date in the right-hand corner reflects 6/30/09.)... [full article »]

While historically devoid of much diversity, the tax profession is starting to change. Tony Santiago, who recently launched the niche site TaxDiversity.com, says he started this site to change the perception of an industry dominated by white males. “As a recruiting firm and industry resource, we saw a lack of diversity particularly among minorities in the tax... [full article »]

American companies are reluctant to hire, and the proof is in the Bureau of Labor Statistics new report, released early Friday morning. Here are some glimpses from the economic report, broken down into digestible nuggets: Recession is real. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Economy.com, says there is “no debate that the economy is in a... [full article »]

The Employment Guide has launched www.WiserWorker.com, an employment website dedicated to job seekers age 40 and older. It says its mission is to connect older workers with appropriate jobs, but since when did 40 become old? If by old they mean “experienced,” or perhaps simply, “wiser,” then time will tell whether baby boomers and fringe Gen Xers... [full article »]

The Money Niche… Some shoot for 100K+ jobs, other shoot for just half of that. And it’s this market, those seeking a starting salary between $50,000 to $100,000, being tapped on the new 50kandup.com niche board. The company says this job board can help you filter out individuals who are under-qualified or over-qualified. The site is... [full article »]

Dice.com (profile; site) has signed on as “brand integration partner” with the National Lampoon, Inc. comedy franchise. Why would a niche IT job board partner with a company best known for Animal House? Dice.com, which is sponsoring maniaTV’s new sketch comedy show, National Lampoon’s The Lemmings, gets some pretty unique branding out of the deal and... [full article »]

You probably know of Working Mother magazine for its annual list of “100 best companies” that actively recruit and retain those multitasking wonder women known as working moms. But the magazine for career-committed mothers, which reaches two million readers, also has an annual award to honor companies committed to diversity. The magazine’s new list honors 20 companies... [full article »]

This is a new take on old-fashioned summer jobs. Hundreds of teens from across the five boroughs in New York City, who are part of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, are looking to “make a job, not take a job.” These students certainly have the entrepreneurial spirit. [full article »]

If you need parallels between our softening economic conditions and the job market as a whole, consider this depressing fact: after hitting all-time highs in 2007, hourly wages for highly skilled technology professionals dropped year-over-year during the first quarter of 2008. Yep, tech professionals. There is no denying the market’s sluggishness after you skim the Yoh... [full article »]

Fries with My Software… Kronos has launched Kronos for Dining, a software platform designed to help restaurants recruit and retain the best people, forecast and schedule to meet customer demand, track time and attendance, and manage absences. Beyond the recruitment and scheduling features, it offers a way to automate compliance tasks, which can help to reduce liability... [full article »]

Most recruiters know that a developer who is amazing is worth 10 times as much as an average developer. But do you know how to get great developers excited to work at your firm? Don’t be naive and think that you can just find someone by asking all the people you know. One of the participants... [full article »]

Got stress? Just before we head out for the long Memorial Day weekend, let’s review how stress can be the silent killer of retention in your recruiting department. Think “silent killer” is being a bit dramatic? [full article »]

Just when it seems that recruiters are shunning the power of Web 2.0, along comes perennial hot employer Southwest Airlines. The company is chatting with you, your neighbor, and your potential next star candidate about lots of Southwest-related things in a new blog, aptly titled “Nuts About Southwest.” On the blog, the company notes that “we want... [full article »]

You can only hope that the best A-level candidates in Sarasota, Florida, are two-pack-a-day smokers and get turned down for employment with the county and ultimately end up working at your company. While everyone can agree that smoking is unhealthy, should it be the primary reason to close the door on prospective new applicants? Especially prospective... [full article »]

Nursing shortage? Yes, we’ve all heard of it, and most people would agree that a properly staffed hospital is a basic human necessity, not a luxury. And if you’ve been hospitalized recently, or even had to wait in a doctor’s room lately, you’re probably aware that even the best nurses are over-worked and under-paid. So no matter... [full article »]

Ever wondered how many online job boards — and which sites — professionals post their resume to when searching for a job? Beyond.com recently asked more than 6,400 visitors, “How many online job boards do you have your resume posted on?” and here are the results: 24% have their resume posted on one to two job... [full article »]

An eHarmony of Recruiting? RealMatch says keyword matching is so yesterday, so it’s out with a new profile-matching system that compares profiles of jobs with the profiles of candidates. While that seems potentially confusing, the company says it just means that the profile matching considers industry experience, title, and the skills that are associated with each... [full article »]

Consultants continue to talk about whether the Taleo/Vurv deal is particularly good for the Vurv customer base, as one of the risks in becoming the customer of a rapidly growing private software company is not knowing what the ultimate exit will be for the investors. “Being acquired by a leading talent management solutions company is a... [full article »]