operation ever in the united states. listen to this. six job recruiters have been indicted in federal government, the indictment accuses employees of a california-based company of luring 400 people from thailand with false promises of lucrative jobs. many of the imported workers ended up working on farms under substandard conditions, had their passports con if i indicate and had were threatened with deportation. once again, six job recruiters have been indicted in federal court, in what the fbi is calling the largest illegal human trafficking operation ever in the united states. we will follow developments and there will be plenty on this story right here in the cnn newsroom. let s get a quick market check here. we have still got a bit of of a rally going. off session highs, but still in positive territory, as you can see. the dow is up 61 points, and the nasdaq is up 17 points. we re following these numbers throughout the day for you right
kate? so have you googled yourself recently? what if you see something about yourself online that is less than flattering, shall we say? a bad reputation online can cost you a job, a friend, a relationship maybe? so what should you do? our tech guru mario armstrong is here to help you out with that and help you take back control of your reputation online. so, mario, can you really control this stuff in if so, what are the first steps to get rid of bad information about you online? kate, you re right. this is a big, big issue. you can take some steps on your own to really try to reclaim back your identity. the bottom like is you said it at the top, job recruiters, college recruiters, they re all going online and searching google and other places on-site before they read your resume and application. this is very serious. this first thing that people can do is create their own blog. in other words, i call this the
wow. all right. that s a lot. thanks so much. christine romans, appreciate that. so if you are one of the 15 million americans out of work, very discouraging predictions right now. employment experts that talk to cnn says it may be even harder for the unemployed to actually land a job. here is why. these experts say more companies are posting ads just like this one saying unemployed candidates will not be considered. or ads might say you must be currently employed. human resources consultants say they noticed the trend and they give a couple of reasons for it. they say that the stigma remains that being laid off is linked to bad job performance. despite the high unemployment rate. second, job recruiters are swamped. the u.s. labor department says that there are nearly six jobless people for every job opening and eliminating the unemployed is a shortcut to shrinking the applicant pool. calling on all billionaires.
and get the system installed for just $99. broadview security for your home or business the next generation of brink s home security. call now. let s head to new york and check in with campbell brown and see what is coming up at the top of the hour. the big news on wall street today, the dow finishing above 11,000 for the first time in 18 months. so why don t we feel better about the economy? also tonight, the continuing furor over that russian adoption gone very wrong. tonight the tennessee sheriff says he is reaching out to the state department. we ll tell you why. we ll see you at the top of the hour. john? campbell, thanks. so you think an ivy league diploma would be a magnet for the job recruiters. these days, that s no guarantee. we want to find out why. so we sent our off beat reporter to find out how the job search