New jobless claims drop for second straight week. [L.A. Times]
Edgerton Inc. and Monroe Staffing Services have both donated $1,000 to support the inaugural 5K Trail Run at Great Hollow Lake, planned for Sunday, Oct. 21, at 9 a.m. Proceeds will benefit Project Warmth. [Acorn Online]
CHG Healthcare Services made Fortune magazine’s list of the top 50 companies who hire women. [MarketWatch]
CBIZ acquires PrimarilyCare. [MarketWatch]
Hudson Legal to lead sessions at Information Governance & eDisclosure Summit in London. [MarketWatch]
TECHEAD’s Phil Conein wins RichTech Community Catalyst Award. [TECHEAD]
EEOC: Nope, you can’t refuse to hire convicts. [The Washington Post]
Manufacturing jobs becoming more skilled and heavily reliant on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. [MarketWatch]
The part-time revolution: Whiz kids, chief executives, even childless men — meet the surprising new breed of high-flyers abandoning the full-time grind. [Ottawa Citizen]
Temp Agency Workers – Who is the Employer? [JDSupra]
Miller to turn over laptop to Tucker, who’s investigating in Miller’s hiring of a friend last fall. Records show the county paid the Kelly Services employment agency $37,342 for Joe Clarahan’s work managing a software project. [Eastern Iowa Government]
Vaco Raleigh named finalist for “A Better World” Award from Triangle Business Journal. [PR]
Adecco Staffing US identifies the best cities to find a job in 2012. [PRNewswire]
Brand Yourself: tips from Randstad for new employees looking to make their mark in the workplace. [PRNewswire]
OfficeTeam Survey: unusual reasons employees give for quitting jobs. [Reuters]
The top 10 tips for workplace friendships. [U.S. News]
Facebook launches an app center. [The Washington Post]
Helping those with “Help Wanted” signs. [Forbes]
Hiring for Bloggers: The Skills that Are Most Commonly Required in Job Ads. [Wanted Analytics]
