Imagine what’d be on your mind if you were attending the May 1-3 conference of the power industry in Chicago. Attendees at the Electric Power annual … Read more
Power Industry’s Hunt for Skilled Employees
Drillin’ Down Deep at Cingular Wireless
Peter Cappelli’s not losing sleep over the aging workforce, but Cingular Wireless is a little short on shut-eye. Cindy Mayer, the company’s … Read more
In Transition, All is OK at Intel
You’ve read the headlines in 2006: Intel is reorganizing. And later in the year: Intel is laying people off. In the eye of the storm is Dorenda … Read more
Working With Hiring Managers, Courting Candidates, Living Up to Brand Top Recruiters’ Agendas
New technologies have not solved old recruiting problems, according to attendees at this month’s ERE Expo in Hollywood, Florida. ? On the first day … Read more
Opportunities, Though Tough, Are There for Retail Execs who Lose their Jobs in Consolidations
Retail executives who have lost their jobs because of consolidations in the industry are finding a number of options — sometimes tough ones — … Read more
Some Recruiters Would Like to Break Free
Should recruiting be part of the human resources department? A recent survey of 256 staffing professionals shows that 45% believe the role of recruiting … Read more
A Recruiter Returns to Work in a Very Different Lebanon
Two weeks ago, Irene Bedoyan settled down for a good night’s sleep. The next night, in her Beirut office on the 13th floor of a staffing firm called … Read more
Job Searches Taking Longer
It’s taking longer to find a job, according to John A. Challenger, CEO of an outplacement firm. The 3.6-month median length of a job search last … Read more
Recruiting Tech Vendors Following Taleo and Kenexa’s Lead
The announcement that Kronos is buying Unicru is an indication that companies in the recruiting-technology field are following the lead of Taleo and Kenexa … Read more
Social Networking Sites Aren’t Commonly Used to Dig Up Dirt
The majority of employers who are using MySpace and similar sites are not doing so to do background-research on candidates, according to a new survey.? … Read more