The emails in your inbox may be fewer in December and your phone less busy, but not all’s quiet. Here’s what’s turned up in our mailbox … Read more
More Acquisitions May Be Ahead in Race to the Cloud
There’s nothing like a big-buzz acquisition to lift the boats in the HR SaaS harbor. Taleo, Kenexa, and even pricey Salesforce saw jumps in their … Read more
SAP Acquires Cloud Recruiting Tech Vendor SuccessFactors
SAP announced on Saturday that it is buying SuccessFactors for $3.4 billion. The $40-a-share all cash deal is a 52 percent premium over … Read more
SAP Acquires Cloud HR Vendor SuccessFactors
SAP announced this morning that it is buying SuccessFactors for $3.4 billion. The $40-a-share all cash deal is a 52 percent premium over … Read more
Unemployment Drops to Lowest Point In 2+ Years
The unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent in November, the lowest it has been since March 2009, as the U.S. economy added 120,000 jobs. The job growth … Read more
ADP Reports 206,000 New Jobs in November
Payroll and HR services firm ADP spread around a little holiday cheer yesterday when the company said 206,000 new jobs were added to private payrolls in … Read more
ADP Report of 206,000 New Jobs Buoys Hopes for Friday’s Official Count
Payroll and HR services firm ADP spread around a little holiday cheer this morning when the company said 206,000 new jobs were added to private payrolls … Read more
Ask Barb: Getting Decision Makers on the Phone
Dear Barb: Thank you for accepting my invitation to connect on LinkedIn. Perhaps you’d be open to offering some suggestions as to the most effective ways … Read more
How To Find Contact Details, Part 3: The Unconventional Methods
So you’ve identified a potential candidate – you can see that they have the requisite skillset, experience, and have the right technologies under their … Read more
Have a Great Thanksgiving
From our family to yours, we would like to wish each and every one of you a very Happy Thanksgiving this week. Safe travels as you travel today — we … Read more