Dave Lefkow, vice president of professional services for Jobster, talks about his efforts to find new opportunities for the 60 skilled workers, overall … Read more
Watson Wyatt: Benefits Changes to Continue in 2007
In 2007, companies will continue to address new regulations and focus on controlling costs, as employees will pick up more responsibility for choosing and … Read more
Out With the Old Jobs, In With the New Jobs
Yahoo! HotJobs released a new survey among 5,331 U.S. workers, suggesting that nearly half have plans to attain higher salaries, better benefits, and more … Read more
A New Year Check Up
I am sure that the average recruiting manager or director would be shocked if he or she took the time to list the various tools or technology services they … Read more
Chop-ster: Jobster Lays Off 60 Employees
It’s official: Jobster has given 60 employees their walking papers. As of Wednesday morning, “88 employees remain, with 400 customers, and … Read more
Weddle: Don’t Leap to Conclusions Over Jobster’s Fate
There have been numerous unconfirmed reports swirling around in the past two weeks over Jobster’s potential round of layoffs. The company says it … Read more
HireAbility
I am happy I had the opportunity to review this online recruiter network for the Fordyce subscribers this month. HireAbility is fast becoming a household … Read more
Top 10 Resume Blunders
1. Using MS Word “Resume Templates” for creating the resume. For many, the first source of resume assistance in this day and age of the … Read more
The 3 Things That Lead to Placements
What are the 3 things that lead to placements? Simple: sendouts, sendouts & sendouts Definition: a sendout is an interview between a client and a … Read more
Core Competency #10 – Ownership of Results and Training
When I was 24 years old, I was a leadership trainer as a young a naval officer. I taught Deming management methods (Total Quality Management) to thousands … Read more