Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn With the April 2020 jobs report revealing record-setting job losses and a rising unemployment rate due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that left many job seekers looking for work, a survey of U.S. employers was undertaken “to determine which personal branding activities are the most valued during…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Total nonfarm payroll employment in the United States fell by a record 20.5 million jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent in April 2020, reflecting the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the efforts to contain it, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Although a record 22 million Americans have filed unemployment claims between the weeks ending March 21, 2020, and April 11, 2020, due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, “a lot of companies are still hiring during this coronavirus crisis—and they need to fill essential roles more than ever,”…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The United States economy added 130,000 jobs in August 2019 while the unemployment rate remained unchanged 3.7 percent during the month, according to the jobs report for August 2019 released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The jobs report for August 2019 showed…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn With the demand for workers rising in the United States – the December 2017 jobs report revealed the unemployment rate to be 4.1 percent – companies in America are being forced “to consider workers they once would have turned away” and to provide “opportunities to people who have…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A benchmark study on employment background screening revealed more than eight out of ten employers – a whopping 85 percent – found resume fraud that includes “embellishments or outright lies on job applicant resumes in the last year,” according to a bulletin from SharedHR.
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Nearly half – 46 percent – of more than 1,000 workers and 300 senior managers reported they knew job applicants who misrepresented themselves and included false information on a resume, a 25 point rise up from only 21 percent in 2011, according to a survey from staffing service…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Attorney Lester Rosen, founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), has updated and expanded a new Third Edition of his comprehensive book on background checks – “The Safe Hiring Manual – The Complete Guide to Employment Screening Background Checks for Employers, Recruiters, and Jobseekers” (Facts On Demand…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn With employment an important issue for Veterans completing their military service, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a Veterans Employment Toolkit designed to provide those who have served their country with resources on how to find jobs, make smart career decisions, and advance in the…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Private sector employment in the United States increased by 142,000 jobs in August 2014 while the unemployment rate dipped slightly to 6.1 percent and the number of unemployed persons decreased to 9.6 million, according to ‘THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — AUGUST 2014’ jobs report released by the U.S.…
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