500 job openings at aon offices across the u.s. the reinsurance and risk management firm needs everyone from administrative assistants to consultants. recruiter scott st. clair is trolling social networking sites for candidates currently working at aon competitors. >> even if they might not be a fit, they may know someone who is a fit. >> reporter: neela seenandan, aon's vice president of global talent management, says, in any economy, the company prefers candidates who are working over those who aren't. >> i think there is a perception that tends to be that people who are still employed tend to be the stronger employees. we have hired both, but we tend to hire more people who are currently employed. >> reporter: with millions of americans out of work, this should be a buyer's market for employers. but many companies that are hiring say the jobless candidates they're seeing don't necessarily have the skill sets they want. cision is a public relations and software service company. it monitors the media for p.r. firms, so they can he

they're not sure why but suggests during those downturns people tend to slow down and don't work aone tonight if may take even longer to find the job. the unemployment rate rose to 9.8% in september, the highest level since june of 1983. the economy by the way lost a net total of $263 -- of 263,000 jobs last month. obama says unemployment is often the last thing to come back after a recession. >>> we've posted tonight's top five on myfoxdc.com. just click on web links. brian? >> thank you, shawn. >>> see if we get these passing showers out of here. >> some overnight tonight. part. we're starting right now with max hd live radar to give you ayon idea where they are. when we last checked, 20, 30 minutes ago or so, some of these re extending all the way south of 50 and encroaching upon annapolis. they've all dissipated and now we're seeing a little bit of it activity up to pasadena and up towards eastern sections of baltimore. im there is a little bit more oractivity back out to the west though. i think one more line of some passing showers. trueview will show us that on a slightly enlar

. >> jim aon to come live with you in new york or how does that work? did do a little song and dance for me. no, she was just coming to new york and got in touch with me. and so, you know, she did definitely casting tape, i'm sure, because they have to see how she looks on camera. >> jimmy: it's weird and boyfri bri them to you for approval or -- or do you just genuinely meet people -- because you had a boyfriend on the show last year. >> yeah, that time i really, really -- i genuinely met him. i saw him perform. i went up to him. i said, can i buy you a drink? like, i think you're great. and then recently it's been more of setting up. not by the crew but by friends. >> jimmy: so friends will set you up with people. then these people know they're going to be on tv as part of being set up? >> pretty much. >> jimmy: i think inheritly that attracts the wrong kind of person. >> totally. if you want to do that, you're a little bit crazy. i guess i'm calling myself crazy. >> jimmy: yeah, so really, you're set up with people who may have a flaw just to begin w

then aone comes along reminds us how much we can make. takeovers non-existent pen in the last few weeks kraft-cadbury, abbott solvay, xerox-affiliated. the m&a market may have a pulse. if a company sells in asia, like most of the techs, hewlett-packard, intel, all the semis, then it's all aboard. >> all aboard! >> but if it's totally domestic, forget about it. same with the industrials. china exposure? fantastic. domestic exposure, awful. strength in asia along with the mobile internet tsunami is like tech can be good. no other -- at retail the high end's working. that's why we hear good things from ralph lauren, from tiffany. but then walmart gave a speech last night, said the u.s. is lethargic, no quick turn here, although india and china can move the needle for the world's largest retailer. we have an easy bull and an easy bear case. you can't do well if you overlook the negative, and you can't do well if you overlook the positive. one way to play this is the cramerican way, diversify. that's why i bought both home depot, a retailer th