It’s easy to think social media is a trivial diversion, ideal for 20-something’s with an addiction to technology and too much time on their hands. However, … Read more
Referrals On The Rise At eBay As It Ponders How To Handle Pipeline
Employee referrals are up at eBay, the owner of such brands as PayPal and StubHub, up enough that it has candidates in a pipeline that is hasn’t … Read more
4 Reasons Why Gatekeepers Reject You
There are many reasons why gatekeepers reject your efforts to breach their lines. I’m going to go over four of them with you in this article, but first I … Read more
Report: IT Hiring Driven By Contract Work
Contract tech hiring is driving employment in the tech sector, which now has an unemployment rate of 4.4%, just slightly more than half the national … Read more
Mixing Your Messages: Getting People on Social Networks Interested in Jobs
Quick, what’s the last ad you saw on Facebook? Don’t start thinking — just say it. Can’t think of one? Well then, what’s the most interesting post … Read more
Monster Adds Social Connections to Job Board Listings
Monster took another step last week in its drive to become more social adding a “friends” connection to the thousands of listings on its jobs … Read more
6 Ways to Blend New Employees in Better
The integration of new talent, whether promoted from within or hired from outside the organization, represents a critical career inflection point for the … Read more
Four Social Media Recruitment Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
When today’s job candidate seeks a new opportunity or simply surveys the employment landscape, they use search engines, social networks and personal … Read more
It May Be Worth $100 Billion, But How Many Hires Will Facebook Get You?
As the investment world watches Facebook’s historic IPO today, marketers are beginning to wonder if advertising on the 900-million-member social … Read more
Mystery Applicant Wins the Recruiting Innovation Summit Startup Competition
Mystery Applicant is the winner of ERE’s first-ever competition between startups, one that began with almost 50 applicants and ended up with the … Read more