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The best journalism ad ever

Check out this brilliant ad for a journalist at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune in Florida: “our ideal candidate has also cursed out an editor, had spokespeople hang up on them in anger and threatened to resign at least once…”

Abbott’s freeze could devastate The Oz

A government insider with specific experience placing APS jobs ads in The Australian has told Crikey that Abbott’s freeze has the “potential to devastate The Australian.”

Which is the better indicator: newspaper or internet job ads?

In its May job ads series yesterday, the ANZ said there had been a fall in newspaper job ads in the month, which was given more weight than the rise in internet advertising.

Stock market in free fall, even with a job ads jump

The strengths and weakness of Australia’s current economic and financial pictures were well illustrated in separate reports this morning. Here’s the complete global economic rub.

Job ad data points to recovery in labour market

The jobs market continues to recover, with the November job ads series from ANZ indicating a strong rise in part-time employment, and the total number of job advertisements increasing by 1.6%

Rate rise not to blame for job ads fall

Online and newspaper job ads last month fell for the first time in three months, down 1.7%, with the Reserve Bank’s first rate rise blamed. But, the fall is typical of a recovery in employment.

How social media can score you your next job

Time was that your Facebook addiction could get you fired — these days, HR folk are all over social media sites, scouring for web-savvy employees. TechRadar explain how you can use services like Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube to score your next big break.

Job ads surge should tip RBA’s hand

The chances of an interest rate rise coming either tomorrow or in November have risen with three job ads surveys all revealing a strengthening in demand for labour.

Jobs ads continue to decline more slowly

The Australian labour market is stabilising, judging by the ANZ Jobs Ads survey for July.

Job ads plummet to a record low

March was another bad month for job ads in major newspapers and the internet, writes Glenn Dyer.

Company tweets job ads!

More than three-quarters of digital agency Organic’s jobs are placed solely on social media sites like Twitter.

Business briefs: Jobs market mayhem … Bush’s nightmare

Jobs market mayhem … economists to blame … Bush’s economic nightmare

Business briefs: Job ads plummet… Hyundai takes the cake

Job ads plummet to new lows … Obama says he’s going to act fast on stimulus plan ,,, But is government spending too easy an answer? … Hyundai takes autoshow honours as big three stumble.

Job ad numbers down, but there’s more to the story

The ANZ Job Advertisement Series shows advertisements declining. However, there are other factors in play, writes Rob Lake.