RiseSmart raises $3 million for Job Search and Placement Services
RiseSmart, a Sunnyvale, California based job search and placement services startup, has raised $3 million in first round of funding from Norwest Venture Partners. RiseSmart uses web based system aided by a global HR team to spare executives from the
Zookel.com - Online Recruitment Made Supple
Zookel is a new resource that has the objective of bringing together ?quality candidates and quality jobs?. In order to do so, the site offers a wealth of features including video tools and social networking aspects that are used to make such an
Web 2.0 adds a new twist to familiar job search strategies
December 9, 2008 (Computerworld) With unemployment at a 14-year high and 240,000 workers laid off in October alone, many Americans are scrambling to update their resumes and turning to job boards and networking sites. Some are panicking as they try to
Young Graduates Struggle for Silicon Valley Jobs
Young professionals and recent graduates have struggled to find work in a sliding economy, but one area -- Silicon Valley -- has been relatively immune.
Silicon Valley companies that initially resisted the swooning of the economy are looking to cut
Girl Scouts learn job-hunting skills
From left: 8-year-old Parmie Dean from Troop 1896 in Perrine and 9-year-old Taylor Harrington-Kinsey race to find the most interesting jobs in the classifieds Friday, Dec. 5. It was part of an activity necessary to earn their "Career Badge."
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RiseSmart gets $3M in first round
RiseSmart Inc., an HR service provider and online corporate outplacement service, said Tuesday it secured $3 million in a first round of funding.
The Sunnyvale-based company said funding came from Norwest Venture Partners, which has an office in Palo
More than 200 Contra Costa positions at stake
supervisors asked, Valentine has focused on maximizing matching state and federal dollars. That may have saved some programs, but divisions like child welfare services, which receives most of its funding from the county, could see deep cuts.
Contra
More than 200 Contra Costa positions at stake
supervisors asked, Valentine has focused on maximizing matching state and federal dollars. That may have saved some programs, but divisions like child welfare services, which receives most of its funding from the county, could see deep cuts.
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RiseSmart is Job Hunting for Lazy, Laid-off Execs
There are plenty of sites out there to find a job: CareerBuilder, Monster, Craigslist and LinkedIn to name a few, but where do top execs go when they get the axe? While one man?s taken his search to begging in the streets ? which may be a bit a bit
Cyber criminals take advantage of credit crunch
The worsening global economic climate is creating fertile ground for cybercriminals to dupe unsuspecting users into divulging sensitive information about themselves or their organisations, the McAfee Virtual Criminology Report 2008 has found.
At the
