The local paper. Simple, right? We monitor sales employment ads on the major boards and the local papers (we have 2 here in the Twin Cities). We have been doing this for over 6 years now and have watched the gradual decline in ads.<\/p>\n
The only ads we tend to see now are placed by staffing firms and what I would characterize as “old guard” industries. The death rattle of this newspaper section is palpable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The local paper. Simple, right? We monitor sales employment ads on the major boards and the local papers (we have 2 here in the Twin Cities). We have been doing this for over 6 years now and have watched the gradual decline in ads. The only ads we tend to see now are placed by staffing firms and what I would characterize as “old guard” industries. 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