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

NEWS - Geography of a Recession - New York Times

The New York Times posted a great map displaying the shifting employment rates by county throughout the United States. It also displays how much of a change has happened when you scroll over the different areas.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/03/us/20090303_LEONHARDT.html?hp

via: http://www.ere.net/2009/03/04/geography-of-a-recession/

RECRUITMENT - Corporate Alumni and Boomerang Recruiting Programs Are Hot Due to Layoffs

This is an interesting article that I found on ere.net Corporate Alumni Programs, that talks about how today's economic times are forcing businesses to layoff valuable employees and the importance of maintaining a mutual relationship with them. When in need these employees will be at arms reach to quickly recruit back.

NEWS - No layoffs -- ever!

CNNMoney.com posted an article listed the top 9 companies that have never had a layoff along with some of their tactics. It will be interesting to see how these companies fare in the coming months. Included in the list are: Nugget, Devon Energy, Aflac, QuickTrip, Container Store, NuStar, Stew Leonard's, Scottrade and Publix.

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/fortune/0901/gallery.no_layoffs.fortune/index.html

NEWS - Where You Won't Shop in 2009

I was checking my mail today and noticed this link about shops closing stores in 2009 and thought I might share. Stores closing in your areas? Keep an eye on the layoffs and stay planning your recruitment methods to reach out to these new potential candidates? How about some mall marketing?

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/106466/Where-You-Won't-Shop-in-2009

NON-TRADITIONAL - Recruiting Strategies — Proximity Recruiting Using a Taco Truck

I found a rather bold article on ere.net today that talked about Tokbox recruiting from Yahoo by setting up a taco stand across the street from the building and offering a free lunch to anyone wiling to have a quick chat. The speed that they talked to these potential recruits was helpful in that the quick conversations helped to keep the employees from becoming too nervous. Some might consider a campaign like this in bad taste, but then again, who is losing and gaining the employees?
What are your thoughts on a bold move like this towards your competitors?

Read the article at: http://www.ere.net/2008/12/15/recruiting-strategies-%e2%80%93-proximity-recruiting-using-a-taco-truck/#more-5345

via: ere.net