LinkedIn is getting hammered today as investors already edgy over European debt problems are bidding down the stock that last week had a stunning runup … Read more
Assessments Can Improve Retention, Save Money
This is a story about how CashAmerica saved millions. And how your company might be able to save money, too. Like so many companies, CashAmerica, a … Read more
Animal Hospital Testing Facebook Contest for Recruits
I’ve mentioned before that recruiting departments are testing the use of games and contests on Facebook as an alternative to their career sites. … Read more
LinkedIn Closes at $9 Billion on its First Day: Is it Really Worth 5 Times More Than Monster?
Wall Street investors who were bidding up LinkedIn faster than the last seconds of a hot eBay auction pushed the company’s value to $9 billion. Not bad for … Read more
LinkedIn Value at Closing: $9 Billion
Wall Street investors who spent the day bidding up LinkedIn faster than the last seconds of a hot eBay auction have given the company a $9 billion value as … Read more
Despite Improvement, Grads Still Face Tough Job Hunt, Lower Wages
Would that it were as easy today as it was in 1967 when Walter Brooke gave Dustin Hoffman a word of career advice: “Plastics.” Ironically, one … Read more
Advice From Grads: Focus on Internships
If college grads of the last five years had it to do over, most would still go to school, but they would pick different majors and get more internships. … Read more
Jobvite Gets $15 Million in New Investment
Jobvite, the company that helps recruiters tap the referral power of employees’ social networks, got a $15 million injection of new capital that it … Read more
Survey Finds More Companies Credit-checking Candidates
Even as states and the U.S. EEOC are getting tougher — and talking tougher — on the use of credit checks, more employers are using them, says a … Read more
FellowUp With Your Social Network Connections
How many times do you make a professional connection on LinkedIn or Facebook, only to forget about following up or staying in touch? Granted, if we are … Read more