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Online job-related searches ‘down 5 million’Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:40AMThe number of job-related searches conducted online by UK consumers dropped by over 5 million between October and December 2009, with sales IT and engineering jobs proving the most popular, according to new research.

Long-Term Unemployed Finding It Sometimes Pays Better Not To WorkWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:34AMTen months after Mark Krawiec lost his road construction job, he eagerly took a six-week assignment on Route 2 that paid just over $1,000 a week.

Aer Lingus to shed staff in cost cutsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:29AMAer Lingus is to lay off 670 staff as it aims to save about €97m in a radical restructuring plan, the airline confirmed yesterday. Related Stories Belfast Telegraph website hits the mark Traders’ group fighting for Derry’s future Lack of exports damaging pound Production company set to grow Estate agent’s inaccuracy leads to fine under descriptions act

Nokia lag in smartphone raceWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:28AMAs smartphone manufacturers embrace powerful computing chips, research finds dominant mobile phone maker Nokia struggling to keep up. Compare your salary Use the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros. http://www.activetechpros.com

GenY workers want their cake and to eat it tooWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:25AMManaging the young generation of workers - sometimes called GenY, GenMe, or Millennials - is a hot topic, covered in the popular press and discussed in numerous books and seminars. However, most of these discussions are based on perceptions and anecdote rather than hard data, partially because no one had established that GenY differed in work values from previous generations.