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Online Job Ads Down

Recently Cheezhead mentioned that online job ads are down again in November.  According to the Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Data Series online job postings declined 70,200 to 4,369,200 in November.  Job postings for the September to November period were down 264,000.

The data they collected shows declines in the Northeast, the South and the West.  In the Northeast Pennsylvania lead with a decline of 19,900 postings and in the south Texas lead with a decline of 37,800.  Our state, Minnesota, had the largest decline in the midwest – down 12,600 postings.

Funny Job Ad Titles

I recently stumbled across this article and blog – 51 Funny Craigslist Job Titles and Listings.  Now sometimes a catchy title may catch a candidate’s eye, but most of the time you run the risk of not being taken seriously.  Here are a couple that I thought were rather good:

  • Attractive, Busy Professional Seeks Very Attractive Personal Assistant
  • The easiest “SALES JOB” – EVER GONE FISHING WITH DYNAMITE?
  • Get Paid to Wave and Dance!!!