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Nearly Half of Employers Screen Social Media Profiles

Nick McMaster — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:45:01 CDT

It’s becoming increasingly likely that a prospective employer will check your Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn profile, Mashable reports. A recent survey found that 45% of human-resource departments search the social-media profiles of prospective employees, with another 11% planning to institutionalize a social-networking screen in the near future. And recruiters don’t...

Army Sets Out to Stop Recruiter Suicides

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:52:26 CDT

The US Army is setting up a board to prevent suicides of Houston, Texas-based recruiters after the fourth suicide in 3 years, CNN reports. The board will examine the pressure they face at work and the post-traumatic effects of combat. "The suicides in the Houston battalion are a very loud,...

Recruiters Pick Top 10 Biz Schools

Sophie Goldstein — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:12:21 CDT

Ivy Leaguers and Mormons round out this year's eclectic list of top MBA programs. To come up with the rankings WSJ and Harris Interactive asked 4,430 recruiters to rank M.B.A. programs on 21 attributes, including leadership potential, and communication skills. National Rankings: Dartmouth College (Tuck) University of...