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
Monster Says Hiring Pace Slowing Globally
The stock markets rallied today on news of a European bailout deal, but Monster didn’t make the party. The company’s shares got no lift from … Read more
Is Facebook About to Offer Free Job Listings?
I recently predicted that Facebook will eventually destroy LinkedIn. Today, that prediction came closer to reality as the world’s largest social network … Read more
Magic Brings Them to Their Feet at Talent Connect Closer
LinkedIn’s Talent Connect conference wound down in Las Vegas today after a three-day run that was equal parts training, trends, product, and showbiz. … Read more
LinkedIn Opens Conference Amid a Changing Social World
As LinkedIn’s annual user conference gets underway in Las Vegas today, it’s taking on an import that goes well beyond the quality of the … Read more