That title is kind of a ‘duh’, isn’t it? But it’s amazing how often developing a good list of keywords, and then putting them to … Read more
HotJobs Joins Monster For $225 Million
HotJobs officially became part of Monster on Tuesday, completing the $225 million purchase announced last February. The acquisition — and arguably its most … Read more
The Yahoo! / Microsoft Search Alliance
Yesterday, Yahoo! Sr. VP Search Products, Shashi Seth, posted a note on Yahoo!’s search blog about the Yahoo!-Microsoft search alliance that’s … Read more
QR Codes and Sourcing – Is It Social?
A cool new technology that has gained popularity over the last year is the QR code. A QR, or “Quick Response”, code is a matrix barcode (or … Read more
Facebook Launches ‘Places’
We wrote an article yesterday on location-based services, and a new one has just been added to the mix: Facebook yesterday announced the launch of its … Read more
Is There Life After Twitter?
(Editor’s note: we originally posted this on The Fordyce Letter but felt it was applicable to recruiting researchers and sourcers as well. Enjoy!) … Read more
Location, Location, Location!
LBS (Location-Based Services) are the new ‘black’ when it comes to shiny new sourcing tools. Everyone (including me!) talks about how we can … Read more
The Good-Fast-Cheap Model – A Job Aide to Better Decision-Making
The Situation You are a researcher or sourcer and you need to convince your boss to make a change. So, you ask yourself . . . How can I convince the … Read more
Making Your Case to Attend #SourceCon Fall 2010: Proving the Value to Your Organization
Many of you have shared with us that while you would love to attend SourceCon in September, you’re not quite sure how to pitch it to your boss. … Read more
Fear Leads to Failure – Building Trust within your Team
— Managers rely on control; leaders inspire trust My sons and I were watching a Star Wars movie marathon last weekend when Yoda (my favorite … Read more