John Zappe

John Zappe was the editor of TLNT.com and contributing editor of ERE.net. John was a newspaper reporter and editor until his geek gene lead him to launch his first website in 1994. He developed and managed online newspaper employment sites and sold advertising services to recruiters and employers. Before joining ERE Media in 2006, John was a senior consultant and analyst with Advanced Interactive Media and previously was Vice President of Digital Media for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group.

Broader, Fresher, Deeper Is ZoomInfo Mantra For 2009

John ZappeDecember 12, 2008

“Broader, fresher, deeper.” Take that as the ZoomInfo (profile; site) mantra for 2009. ZoomInfo’s new president Sam Zales does. Six … Read more

Guilt, Anger Cuts Productivity Says Layoff Survivors

John ZappeDecember 11, 2008

About the only ones who ever thought the troops would suck it up with vim and vigor after a layoff were the corporate suits. Now comes a study from … Read more

Manpower Report Predicts Little Change in Hiring Next Quarter

John ZappeDecember 9, 2008

If you think any plans to increase hiring is good news, then get yourself a copy of the Manpower quarterly employment outlook for 2009. (Link at bottom.) … Read more

CareerBuilder Layoffs Are Part Of Industry-Wide Trend

John ZappeDecember 6, 2008

There’s a lot of gnashing of teeth over at Cheezhead.com about Friday’s CareerBuilder layoff. According to reports by some of the nearly 100 … Read more

As Job Losses Grow, So Do The Calls To Trim Visas, Outsourcing

John ZappeDecember 5, 2008

As the recession deepens and job losses set records, the finger of blame, which has up to now been pointed at the bankers and Wall Street brokers — … Read more

Jobg8 Creates Candidate Trading Market For Job Boards

John ZappeDecember 4, 2008

The pay for performance model, so successful in other areas of online marketing, has been pushing into recruitment advertising for years. In one form or … Read more

Oodle’s New Deal With Facebook Gives It A Huge Potential Audience

John ZappeDecember 2, 2008

Facebook has decided to give up on powering its classified ads, turning to Oodle to do the heavy lifting for a cut of the ad sales revenue. The deal is all … Read more

Monster Founder Dies At 74

John ZappeNovember 28, 2008

Andrew J. McKelvey, the man who built Monster.com into a worldwide job search brand, died Thursday in New York City from pancreatic cancer. In the 1990s, … Read more

Google Terminating Contractors, Including 500 Recruiters

John ZappeNovember 26, 2008

Reports are surfacing that Google has begun eliminating some of its 10,000 contract workers, trimming expenses in the face of a declining stock price and … Read more

Authoria Gets New CEO

John ZappeNovember 25, 2008

A former CFO and computer software executive is assuming the reins at Authoria (profile; site) in a move that may signal a drive to expand the … Read more