In December 2007, inspired by gatherings of sourcers overseas and groups like the Association of Executive Search Consultants, I started a local group for … Read more
Overseas Work Assignments Can Be Tricky For U.S. Permanent Residents
By Kim Kiel Thompson Your company has a temporary position in the Sydney, Australia office and it has been difficult to find the perfect person for the … Read more
Sourcers Gather in Sydney, Australia for Australasian Sourcing Summit
Last week, Phil Tusing of Destination Talent and Andrea Mitchell, founder of the Australasian Researchers Network, hosted the inaugural Australasian … Read more
HR Stocks Hit Harder Than Market; Job Boards Down by Double-Digits
HR-related stocks are getting hammered far harder than the broader financial markets, as the global sell-off that began a week ago resumed today. HR stocks … Read more
Tapping American Employees to Work in an Untapped Canadian Market
By Shannon Stevenson Your company just signed a lucrative contract to start a project in Canada next week. Your company, however, does not have operations … Read more
Best Practices for the Creation of a Successful Sourcing Model
The concept of sourcing in the recruitment ‘supply chain’ is evolving in the current technology and social media age. One thing that defines the success of … Read more
Mid-Year Hiring Forecast Shows Positive Job Growth the Rest of 2011
Editor’s Note: See update below with CareerBuilder Canada survey information. I’ll take good news whenever and where ever I find it. … Read more
Brazil: Employment Law Basics for a Country with a Robust Labor Market
By Celia Joseph Earlier this summer, The Ferretti Group, the Italian luxury yacht manufacturer, announced the inauguration of the new Ferrettigroup Brasil … Read more
Sourcing and Social Media Censorship in China
“Everything that helps information flow is good for society.” Words spoken by Wang Xing, founder of the site known today as RenRen, a Chinese … Read more
HR Tech Provider Taleo Buys UK Vendor Jobpartners for $38 Million
Two weeks ago, Taleo CEO Michael Gregoire was telling Wall Street he saw growth ahead for his HR technology company. “We are slowly growing our … Read more