Even though the US Department of Labor reports half-a-million job losses in April, 2009, companies are snapping up 80% of those who have been let go.
Related to our recent post on Why Smart Companies are Still Recruiting, the Wall Street Journal published an article on the same topic, talking about how many companies are hiring, even while they still have impending layoffs on the books.
The WSJ article notes how large, multinational corporations like Microsoft, AT&T, IBM and Boeing are having to simultaneously let people go, while rapidly ramping up their …

Here at Entice, we spend a lot of time combing the web to keep up on the latest and greatest in the HR world. We find great information every day, so we thought we’d put together a section on our web site to post some of it.
We’re launching it with a few links to some great articles about running a thriving HR department while economic times are tough, what with the downturn and all.
Check out the “Resources” section up top and have a look.