Monster has recently added six companies to its roster of HR Alliance Program members and expanded the program’s scope to include two new categories, … Read more
A Blocking Strategy For Increasing Employee Retention, the Final Part
Is your firm experiencing an increasing turnover rate because recruiters from other firms are raiding you? The first four parts of this column covered all … Read more
In the Real World, Online Resumes Are Hot, Human Contact Is Not
To compare how easy it is for applicants to apply for jobs through companies’ online job boards, one company decided to put a new online spin on … Read more
Shift Strategies, Not Tactics, to Make More Placements
Most hiring managers are disappointed with the candidates presented by their recruiters, whether they’re internal or external corporate recruiters. … Read more
Dartmouth Study: New Executive-Level Retention Strategies ‘Critical’ for More Female CEOs
A comprehensive six-year study from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University, which analyzed 10,000 high-ranking executives at Fortune 1000 … Read more
Pay-for-Performance Trumps Bonuses, Survey Shows
A new survey from HR services company Hewitt Associates shows that 66% of companies will not award holiday bonuses this year, instead favoring … Read more
What’s Hot for 2007?
I am always looking for trends and emerging practices that are changing, or at least influencing, the way we source and recruit talent. The Internet is the … Read more
Monster: Profit Overstated by $271.9 Million
In its amended annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Monster Worldwide claims it overstated its profit from 1997 to 2005 by a total of … Read more
Proactive Recruiting Metrics
A fundamental shift in recruiting values is now taking place inside organizations around the world. At the center of this shift is a focus on more … Read more
Manpower: Slight Softening in Q1 2007
A new Manpower employment survey suggests that employers expect weaker hiring activities in the Finance/Insurance/Real Estate sector in the first three … Read more