According to the U.S. Labor Department, 2.1 million people resigned their jobs in February, the most in any month since the start of the Great Recession. … Read more
LinkedIn Reports Big 1st Q; Buys SlideShare; Stock Soars
LinkedIn served up a double surprise today, reporting it grew revenue in the first quarter by 101 percent, and buying content sharing site SlideShare. … Read more
Marketing And Sourcing: A Marketing Mix Approach To Sourcing
When Seven Step RPO sourcing manager Sal Loukos starts on a new requisition, she doesn’t fire up her web browser and go to a search engine, LinkedIn, … Read more
Ask Barb: Tough-To-Find Talent
Dear Barb: It is getting more difficult to find the talent our clients want to hire. Even though the market is changing, my clients are as demanding as … Read more
The Asian Talent Market: Challenges and Opportunities
When it comes to the “war for talent,” Asia is today the hottest region. With national and global organizations in growth mode, the pressure on the … Read more
Beyond the Dollar — the Real ROI of Internal Headhunting
The recruitment marketplace has experienced a number of seismic shifts over the course of the last 15 years or so. Fifteen years ago, email was barely … Read more
Employer Brand Messaging Is Valuable, But Many Need Refreshing
Most organizations need to work on how they develop and articulate their employer brand strategies. Just over half of employers claim to have an employer … Read more
Ask Barb: Will Social Media Put Us Out of Business?
Dear Barb: Do you believe Social Media sites will put us out of business? So many of the candidates I’m finding on LinkedIn have already been sourced by my … Read more
Ask Jackye: Do the Right Thing – Part 1
I just got off the phone last week with someone who was struggling with incorporating diversity sourcing into the overall sourcing mix. A combination of … Read more
BranchOut’s New $25 Million Sparks Talk Of LinkedIn Challenge
BranchOut announced yesterday that it got $25 million in new funding, raising the total investment in the professional networking service to $49 million, … Read more