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Students Revolt Against Big Bank Recruiting

Matt Cantor — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:51:05 CST

Half of those surveyed in Harvard's class of 2010 went into finance or consulting; at the University of Pennsylvania, the figure was even higher—and some students are fed up with the "brain drain." Inspired in part by the Occupy movement, students have launched protests against recruiting by big banks,...

In Search of Code Breakers, UK Intel Invades Social Media

Mark Russell — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:15:31 CST

Did you ever want to be a code-breaking secret agent? Well, this could be your big chance. One of Great Britain's oldest intelligence services, Government Communications Headquarters, has launched an online test called " Can You Crack It? ," designed to help find new talent, reports the BBC . The thinking is that...

Air Force Pulls Video After Marines Complain

Kevin Spak — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:25:31 CDT

The Air Force hastily pulled down its latest recruiting video yesterday in response to a complaint from a high-ranking Marine Corps official. In the video, an Air Force instructor boasts that his charges leave basic training “in better shape than most Marines.” Marines spotted it on the Air Force website...

Job-Rich N. Dakota Lures the Unemployed

Sarah Quinn — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:37:01 CDT

North Dakota, not usually known for much other than open space, has suddenly become a job-seeker's paradise. The state of just over 640,000 has 9,000 open jobs and employs a recruiter who works full-time to lure workers, the Washington Post reports. "In North Dakota, it is pretty much...

5 Jobs in Social Networking

Harry Kimball — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:44:35 CDT

Facebook addiction interfering with your work? Perhaps you should get a job where an intimate understanding of social networking is a prerequisite. Rachel Zupek runs down five possibilities for CNN. Recruiter: The social networks are swarming with qualified candidates, "and it's about time recruiters joined them." They can "find candidates...

US Man Charged in Afghanistan Rocket Attack

Nick McMaster — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:48:01 CDT

An American arrested in Pakistan last fall faces charges for firing rockets at a US military base in Afghanistan, the New York Times reports. Bryant Neal Vinas, 26, also allegedly gave al-Qaeda detailed information about the New York City transit system and Long Island Railroad in return for military training.

Looking for Work? Better Have a Job Already

Nick McMaster — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:30:01 CDT

Finding a job when unemployment is at 9.4% is hard enough. But the recently laid-off have another hurdle to contend with: Many employers are most interested in attracting candidates who are still working, the Wall Street Journal reports. “If they’re employed in today’s economy, they have to be first...

CIA Recruits Laid-Off Bankers

Kevin Spak — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:49:02 CDT

Down-and-out investment bankers have a new career option: spy. The CIA is actively courting New York’s former financial class, Reuters reports. It’s been advertising in New York and will be holding interviews at a secret location next week. “Finance and business professionals, if the quest for the bottom line is...

Air Force Pulls Misleading Ad

Jim O'Neill — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:09:48 CDT

An Air Force commercial that shows a US communications satellite exploding and implies a single missile could knock out cell phones, GPS navigation, banking transactions, and TV broadcasts has been pulled for being misleading, the Military Times reports. The ad, part of the Air Force’s “Above All” campaign will get...