No longer just the shiny new object in the toolbox, social media recruiting has become an integral part of sourcing and hiring. A Jobvite survey out this … Read more
June Jobs Report Worse Than Expected
Expectations that the seesawing U.S. economy might be stabilizing were cruelly dashed this morning with the release of official numbers showing a mere … Read more
Private Sector Job Growth Handily Beats Estimates, Buoys Markets
This morning’s news that new private sector jobs quadrupled in June over May’s anemic 36,000, while new unemployment claims dropped by far more … Read more
ICANN Blasted on Lack of .Jobs Info
Two months ago, the dispute over Employ Media’s rights to register and manage .jobs Internet addresses went to arbitration. Since then, nothing about … Read more
LinkedIn’s Response to Monster and BranchOut: Pay Up
SourceCon’s parent company, ERE.net has learned more details about LinkedIn’s July 1 decision to cut off Monster’s BeKnown and … Read more
Starting Salaries Rise For New Grads
Two good news developments for colleges and their students: starting salary offers are up , and a new Facebook app to help career centers promote jobs … Read more
LinkedIn to Monster & BranchOut: Pay Up
ERE.net has learned more details about LinkedIn’s July 1 decision to cut off Monster’s BeKnown and BranchOut’s API access. We’ve … Read more
Not Much Improvement Expected in June Jobs Report
Indeed’s monthly job trends numbers are out, and if they are any indication of what’s ahead this week when official employment numbers are … Read more
Job Board Industry Launches First Benchmarking Effort
For the first time in the history of the industry, a job board will soon be able to see how well it is performing compared to its peers. In a survey … Read more
Halogen Admits Scamming Competitor
Halogen and SuccessFactors have settled their lawsuit, with Halogen paying its competitor in the HR software business an undisclosed sum and admitting it … Read more