HR- Wal-Mart To Close 10 Sam's Club Stores In US, Cut 1,500 Jobs

Keep an eye out for potential new hires in the following locations:

California--La Quinta, Vista, Irvine and Sacramento

Nampa, Ind.; Louisville, Colo.; Rolling Meadows, Ill.; Clay, N.Y.; Houston and Phoenix.

See the article about Walmart's cost cutting below.

Via The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100111-714579.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines

HR PRACTICES - Domino's Reacts Cautiously, Quietly to YouTube Gross-Out Video

(Pic quite well related.)

This might not be on the hiring side of HR but it is still important to consider when evaluating your brand's online image. Two Domino's employees took it upon themselves to film each other doing various things to food orders that would be sent out to customers. They posted the videos on YouTube and by now have had over 21,000 hits/views.

How would your company react to current employers defaming your company with their actions in public? Does your company have a set risk management plan?



Find out how Domino's is dealing with the individuals:
http://adage.com/article?article_id=135982


Via AdAge's Twitter feed.

EMPLOYMENT - half of laid off workers have found new jobs

http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/04/09/ved-half-of-workers-laid-off-found-new-jobs/

Cheezhead points to a survey that CareerBuilder conducted among 807 workers who had been laid off from their full-time jobs withing the last 12 months. It covers stats including Severance and Savings, Pay and Hours, Relocation, Applying to New Fields, and Starting a Business.

Interesting information to keep in mind when considering what people are looking for right now.