Few things in this business can frustrate a recruiter more than the inability or unwillingness of clients and candidates to make timely decisions. This … Read more
Web Hell and the Black Hole
You are a 20-year-old first-time job seeker just about to graduate with an engineering degree. And you have no idea how to look for that first position. … Read more
City Manager Fired Over Gender Reassignment
After a city manager in Largo, Florida, admitted he is seeking a sex-change operation, city commissioners voted 5-2 to fire him based on their views that … Read more
Prevent That 6-Month Itch
A new Kenexa survey of multi-national companies found that for the first six months, nearly 75% of workers are engaged on the job. Data from more than … Read more
Get Ready to Recruit in Second Life
What’s it like on TMP Island, you wonder? Well, it’s no all-inclusive Caribbean resort, but it could prove to be a recruiter’s paradise. … Read more
Chatter: Phish Bait, CEO Bark, and Email’s Bite
Phish bait stinks… Writer Tabitha Marshall is not actively looking for employment, but she has decided to turn her resume into phish bait as she … Read more
Plateau Acquires Nuvosoft
Nuvosoft. Inc., a provider of Web-based compensation management software, has been acquired by Plateau Systems Ltd. Plateau offers software for developing, … Read more
Chatter: Monster, JobBurner, and RecruiterLand Fun
Monster Sales Reps Fleeing… Monster VP Sue Hayden, a former Oracle Direct vice president, allegedly announced a 70% to 100% increase in sales quotas … Read more
Idea Recruiting
Over the last decade, we’ve seen a wave of innovation that the world has never seen. And this decade will move even faster. In an innovation economy, … Read more
Executive Living: Compensation Goes Up, Trust Goes Down
Just weeks after President Bush criticized lavish salaries and bonuses for corporate executives, two new surveys are showing that although executive … Read more