Taking a relaxing bath last night, I found myself thinking about making an update to my Facebook page and about how I need to get going on creating an … Read more
For Gen-Yers, the Conversation’s the Resume
The Brazen Careerist has launched an interesting experiment in social recruiting, introducing what the site and its founder Penelope Trunk call a … Read more
Survey Says: Help Write a Book About Resumes
Paul Hawkinson once called Anthony Beshara “a legendary multimillion-dollar biller who does more placing than searching,” and now the long-time … Read more
Free New ATS Debuts From Zoho
There’s a new, free, ATS in town. Launched today, Zoho Recruit is a nicely featured candidate management system that’s suitable for smaller … Read more
Monster’s New Resume Search Is a Winner
When Monster bought Trovix in the summer of 2008, the blogosphere popped with wonder at how the job board would make use of Trovix’ job matching … Read more
The Value-Add of ‘Supplementals’
In a tight market, why not encourage candidates to go beyond the traditional resume to showcase their backgrounds and the kind of deliverables they could … Read more
Jobvite Offers New Standalone Sourcing Tool
Jobvite is introducing what I hesitate to call a new sourcing tool, only because the term doesn’t really do it justice. Google is a sourcing tool, … Read more
Quiet and Effective: Value in HR Technology
The hot stuff in HR technology these days is all to do with social networking. Recruiters are flocking to social media with the energy of a bull let loose … Read more
Message to Candidates: Cheating Works … Sometimes!
How many applicants fake test results and assessments?Does cheating work? Is it worthwhile?What can you, the employer, do about it? Read more
Why Recruiting Has to Go Video
We live in a world of pictures, movies, and sound. The printed word is being replaced and expanded by cheap, easy access to video websites like YouTube as … Read more