If you work in the media industry, you know the power of social media. Both the positive power as well as the negative. Need proof? Read the comments from any recent media post regarding politics, the global pandemic and/or civil unrest. BREAKING NEWS: People are extremely passionate regarding their views. Beware, beware, beware. If you […]
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The tables have suddenly turned. What was once a candidate-starved recruiting environment with a 3.4% U.S. unemployment rate just a few months ago before the Covid-19 global pandemic has suddenly exploded into a candidate-overflow situation with 15-20%+ unemployment…numbers not seen since the Great Depression era. Over the past 9 weeks, more than 38 million Americans
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As the global pandemic continues to wreak havoc on U.S. unemployment figures, a simple question needs to be answered? My job was just eliminated…now what? Here are some basic tips to take during these turbulent times. Breathe. Relax. Prioritize. Do not take your downsizing personally. Millions of Americans and professional across the globe have been
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The staggering U.S. unemployment rate announced by the government this past Friday as a result of the global pandemic may get even worse, according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. “The reported numbers are probably going to get worse before they get better,” Munchin told the Fox News Sunday program. The unemployment rate exploded to 14.7% in April,
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The age of video interviewing has arrived. In response to the current global pandemic, we have quickly entered a virtual world by leveraging video systems like Zoom/Skype/Google Hangouts/MS Teams/etc. in place of traditional onsite interviews. While video conferencing is nothing new, the thought of a fully virtual hire before the spread of COVID-19…whereas a candidate
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Interview with: Paul Greeley, Manager at MediaJobCenter for tvnewscheck.com “The recruiting landscape within the local broadcast industry has drastically changed over the past three to five years,” according to Ty Carver, founder of Carver Talent, a niche national recruiting firm specializing in the placement of media professionals. Prior to starting Carver Talent, Carver spent seven years
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As we continue to navigate unchartered waters during the COVID-19 global pandemic, the local television industry is quickly adapting to a mostly virtual work environment. Whoever envisioned news and local weather forecasts being delivered from home “offices” by media professionals across the country? As we adapt on the fly to a very fluid situation in
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