Last week, Bloomberg reported that Monster Worldwide Inc. (MWW) is being removed from the S&P 500 after losing almost $5 billion in market value in the … Read more
Military Recruiting, Job Hunting, Destruction Jobs, and More in Today’s Roundup
You’ll see how many people are looking for jobs; how the Swedish military is advertising; and who beat out Booz Allen in a Best-place-to-work list, … Read more
Monster Out of S&P 500; Could Be a Takeover Target
With a stock price so low Monster is about to fall out of the S&P 500, there’s some very public speculation that the global employment … Read more
.Jobs Coalition Says Arbitration Case Is Dormant
After almost five months with no sign of progress, a coalition of job boards and business associations is charging that the Internet policing authority is … Read more
Schools Get Sites, Employers Get Jobs on BeKnown
Monster is adding some new features to its BeKnown social network, enabling companies to post jobs and creating some 3,500 college pages. Built on the … Read more
Fruit, Job Pages, Text Messages, and More in Today’s Roundup
This week brings a crop of new job sites, including an ambitious (should we say quixotic?) effort to change the very nature of third party recruiting. We … Read more
Veterans Less Confident Than Employers About Job Prospects
As America prepares to honor its military veterans, a new survey says recent and soon-to-be vets are concerned about finding a job and many feel … Read more
Only 1 Way to Recruit Talent
For a thought experiment (and to encourage creative conversation), I recently asked a few recruiting friends, “If you were left with only one method or … Read more
LinkedIn Riding The Bulls. Plans to Sell More Stock and Hire 500
LinkedIn lost money, but still beat analyst estimates, blowing through the most optimistic projections by millions and ending the quarter with $139.5 … Read more
Dice Reports Strong Growth, But Is Cautious About What’s Ahead
Strong demand for IT and finance helped propel job board operator Dice Holdings to a 36 percent increase in revenue and a 51 percent jump in earnings. The … Read more