Consumers may be pessimistic about jobs, but investors clearly were not today, bidding up the stock of the three publicly held career sites. So aggressive … Read more
Big Drop in Confidence Fueled by Jobs Pessimism
U.S. consumer confidence in August dropped to the lowest point in two years, the result, analysts say, of the protracted debate over the debt issue and the … Read more
Melbourne Hosts Second Sourcing Event in Australia for 2011
It’s been just over a week since ATC SourcEvent 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. I originally intended to post up something a lot sooner, but there was just … Read more
Survey Finds Favoritism Trumps Objectivity in Promotions
You always suspected you didn’t get that promotion because the boss played favorites. Now there’s evidence you’re right. The majority of … Read more
Staffing Firms Top Inc. List Of Fastest Growing in HR
From the giant IPO-bound staffing firm Staffmark Holdings, to Indianapolis’ 14-person HR services firm FlashPoint, 156 self-described human resource … Read more
America’s Tough Jobs Are Getting Even Tougher to Fill
With 25 million Americans out of work or underemployed, you’d think it wouldn’t be too hard to find a teacher, an admin assistant, or an … Read more
More Workers Than Ever Pursue Dreams, Jobs As Free Agents
The number of “free agent” workers has nearly exploded in the last three years, and now 44 percent of working Americans describe themselves … Read more
Google+, the Elephant in the Room
In a provocative piece on ERE the other day, Jody Ordioni argued that “Facebook will destroy LinkedIn.” She offered five reasons for her … Read more
Sourcers Gather in Sydney, Australia for Australasian Sourcing Summit
Last week, Phil Tusing of Destination Talent and Andrea Mitchell, founder of the Australasian Researchers Network, hosted the inaugural Australasian … Read more
The Changing Nature of Work, Employment, and Recruiting
Negotiating the conditions of employment, hedging one job with another, being wary of accepting full-time jobs that put at risk other work or that … Read more