Manpower is pleased to announce the results of our third annual Hardest Jobs to Fill Survey and the updated publication of our Confronting the Talent Crunch: 2008 white paper. Survey Results The Top 10 Talent Shortages, as reported by U.S. employers, are: Engineers Machinists/Machine Operators (10)* Skilled Manual Trades Technicians (4) Sales Representatives (1) Accounting & Finance Staff (8) Mechanics (3) Laborers (9) IT Staff Production Operators *Rank in 2007 Top 10 Talent Shortages...http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?i...

Here's a story I've elected to overlook until now. SightSpeed, a company I really like, is launching SightSpeed Light on MySpace. I've been encouraging my friends at SightSpeed to shift more toward business and away from the consumer roots they grew out of. They've been making moves to business solutions, but this release seems completely counter to that and ill advised. While MySpace is a large network, popular with the millenial set to be sure, is releasing a free service on MySpace a viablehttp://www.realtime-unifiedcommunications...

Remember when Tommy John surgery was reserved mostly for guys who were Tommy John's age? Not any more. The Houston Chronicle finds that pioneering surgeon James Andrews is finding more and more high school pitchers lined up to have the operation, which reconstructs an elbow ligament. Coaches tell the Chronicle young players are playing much more baseball at an earlier age — 8 and 9 years old — than they ever had in the past, when children were more likely to play a couple of sports rather thhttp://blogs.usatoday.com/preprally/2008/0...