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  1. Happy Memorial Day! Hope everyone is able to enjoy the sunshine!
  2. Market for mobile recruiters sees increasing #hiring demand as jobseekers continue using #mobile devices to job search. brev.is/vBA3
  3. Study finds that #staffing firms are most effective method for jobseekers to find jobs. #recruiting #employment brev.is/tBA3
  4. Average of jobless claims fell last week by 5,500. #staffing #recruiting brev.is/YBA3
  5. Manufacturing jobs becoming more skilled and heavily reliant on science, technology, engineering and math. #recruiting brev.is/7M73
  6. U.S. unemployment rate fell to 8.2% in mid-May, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, from 8.3% in April. brev.is/yL73
  7. 31% of SMBs surveyed said they expect to expand their workforce by 25% in the next year. #EconomicRecovery #staffing brev.is/dK73
  8. Only 57% of corporate career sites link to their Facebook page; 79% connect to LinkedIn or another professional netw... brev.is/aY63
  9. Grow your Staffing Business! akken.com/grow-your-staf…
  10. Engineering industry projected to grow at 11% over the next ten years. #staffing #recruiting brev.is/2A63
  11. Small staffing agencies can benefit from Akken Software... fb.me/OJ5SbB7P
  12. 5,800 jobs were advertised online for recruiters in April 2012, up 10% from April 2011. #staffing #recruiting brev.is/W963
  13. 45% mfg employers plan to add summer staff, 44% hospitality, 34% retail employers expect seasonal hiring to rise brev.is/V763
  14. Microsoft study reveals that security worries among SMBs about embracing #cloud computing are easing. brev.is/GZ53
  15. The Small Business Authority is firmly convinced that cloud computing is the future for small to medium sized busine... brev.is/F863
  16. Silicon Valley is a "hot bed" for tech hiring. Most common jobs: Software Engineer, Java Developer and Project Manager. brev.is/Ug53
  17. Weekly News from around the Staffing Industry: May 21, 2012 hub.am/Jz0jMm
  18. Students with technical degrees are benefiting from a 25% increase in job postings this year. #staffing #recruiting brev.is/9g53
  19. Can #cloud computing be a game changer for your company? #Staffing #Recruiting brev.is/xY53
  20. Unemployment claims fell to 375,000 last week, a decrease of 4,750 from the previous week’s revised average of 379,750 brev.is/rL73