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
Sex and the Sea: Summer Tales From the HR World
In the spirit of these August dog days, here’s a little collection of HR snacklets to entertain you and, maybe, even inform you. I swear, though, … Read more
Jobs Supercommittee Plan Being Readied
The U.S. doesn’t yet have a jobs czar, but it could soon have a Congressional supercommittee on jobs creation to join the supercommittee on deficit … Read more
Why Facebook Will Destroy LinkedIn
The Wall Street Journal recently published a story by Joe Light that highlighted certain employers, such as Waste Management, finding more recruitment … Read more
Being the Nice Guy Will Cost You $10,000
“‘Niceness’ — in the form of the trait of agreeableness –does not appear to pay.” Not at all. In fact, it costs to be … Read more
What Top Internship Programs Look Like
A new study examines what some of the best internships have in common. A company called J-InterSect looked particularly at General Electric, Goldman Sachs, … Read more
Chamber Survey Finds Employer Social Media Policies, Firings Becoming NLRB Issues
When Dawnmarie Souza called her boss a “scumbag” on Facebook she was fired. It wasn’t just the offensive comment (one of several) that … Read more
Millennials Are Like You and Me, Only Different
There’s nothing that different about Millennials that age doesn’t explain. So concludes an interesting study by the Kenexa High Performance … Read more