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Google will be pleased to know that when it comes to hiring new workers, the company pretty much has the pick of the bunch. According to the results of a survey carried out by employer branding firm Universum, more people would like to work for the Mountain View company than any other. More than 160,000 job seekers from the world’s 12 biggest economies were questioned in the survey, which was split between those looking for a career in the… Read More

If you happen to be an avid Second Life player without a job, it’s time to put on your finest set of wings and find one – through the game. Luxembourg-based Gax Technologies will hold a real career fair in the virtual world on May 29, giving players a chance to meet with prospective employers without even leaving their computer chairs.  Working Worlds is actually the second career fair Gax has organized through Second… Read More

Last month, reports began circulating about poor working and living conditions at the so-called Foxconn “iPod City” manufacturing facility where Apple's iconic iPod portable media players are assembled. The story was first broken by the U.K.'s Mail on Sunday; reports suggested that workers were crowded into cramped dormitories, threatened with physical punishment, and drilled in military-like fashion on the roofs of… Read More