What’s a marketing manager? Ask five people, and you’ll get five definitions. Look for resumes, and you’ll get hundreds of people doing … Read more
New Site Aims at Creating a Common Job Language
Globally, What’s Most — and Least — Important When Considering an Employer
What really matters when deciding where to work? YS Interactive, the parent company of YSN.com, asked 450 students from 50 countries. The students were … Read more
Yahoo’s 4 Questions
Yahoo asks itself four questions when sourcing candidates of different generations. Where are they? How do they want to receive information? What makes … Read more
What’s Being Used to Attract and Retain U.S. Employees
WorldatWork surveyed more than 2,700 organizations; members are employed in the HR, compensation, and benefits departments of mostly large North American … Read more
Hefferlin: If Oil Keeps Plunging, Employment Should Pick Up
Jonathan R. Hefferlin, managing director at MRI Dana Point, a former radio commentator and a prescient observer of economic trends, gives his weekend take … Read more
Disabled Getting a Raw Deal, Asst. Labor Secy Says
I’m “sick and tired” of having to explain just how much disabled people deserve to work, can work, and want to work, a high-level U.S. … Read more
Three Questions About Your Online Recruiting
Mickey Silberman, the ubiquitous Jackson Lewis attorney with a gift for gab and an encyclopedic knowledge of the U.S. government’s online recruiting … Read more
Kelly Flop
Some highlights (mainly lowlights, actually) from Kelly Services’ CEO Carl Camden today; thanks to Seeking Alpha for help. Kelly’s earnings … Read more
Hanscome’s Move to Kenexa was a Long Time Coming
Ron Hanscome’s serious thoughts of moving from HRchitect to Kenexa (profile) began during Kenexa’s “analyst day” this past April. … Read more
Gas, Public Transportation, and Employment
Higher gas prices, of course, mean winners and losers in the job market. The winners are likely to include some oil company employers, alternative-energy … Read more