To compare how easy it is for applicants to apply for jobs through companies’ online job boards, one company decided to put a new online spin on … Read more
Shift Strategies, Not Tactics, to Make More Placements
Most hiring managers are disappointed with the candidates presented by their recruiters, whether they’re internal or external corporate recruiters. … Read more
Dartmouth Study: New Executive-Level Retention Strategies ‘Critical’ for More Female CEOs
A comprehensive six-year study from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University, which analyzed 10,000 high-ranking executives at Fortune 1000 … Read more
Pay-for-Performance Trumps Bonuses, Survey Shows
A new survey from HR services company Hewitt Associates shows that 66% of companies will not award holiday bonuses this year, instead favoring … Read more
What’s Hot for 2007?
I am always looking for trends and emerging practices that are changing, or at least influencing, the way we source and recruit talent. The Internet is the … Read more
Monster: Profit Overstated by $271.9 Million
In its amended annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Monster Worldwide claims it overstated its profit from 1997 to 2005 by a total of … Read more
Proactive Recruiting Metrics
A fundamental shift in recruiting values is now taking place inside organizations around the world. At the center of this shift is a focus on more … Read more
Congress Revives Hiring Tax Credits
Last week the 109th session of Congress paved the way to renew the Work Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work tax credits with a sweeping bill reviving many … Read more
Four Reforms to Win the Leadership Revolution
“There is a leadership revolution coming that will leave the victors with outstanding performance and the vanquished with under-developed … Read more
158,000 Private Sector Jobs Added in November
Private sector employment increased by 158,000 in November, according to a report from ADP Employer Services, a division of Automatic Data Processing. … Read more