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
Second Round Review Could Be Last For Cost Per Hire Standard
By the fall, HR could have its first officially recognized standard, the first step in a long journey toward standardizing the metrics we all discuss, but … Read more
Recruitment Drives LinkedIn Revenue as Company Nears IPO
Next week, when LinkedIn is likely to begin offering its stock for sale, the 8-year-old company could find itself worth $3.3 billion. According to filings … Read more
Recruitment Drives LinkedIn Revenue as Company Nears IPO
Next week, when LinkedIn is likely to begin offering its stock for sale, the 8-year-old company could find itself worth $3.3 billion. According to filings … Read more
.Jobs Manager Accused of Bad-faith Negotiating
As the issues surrounding the management of .jobs Internet addresses move to arbitration, the positions taken by the leading parties are not only … Read more
What’s Being Done to Keep Good People
Buck Consultants asked 91 companies what they’re doing to retain top performers. In a nutshell: Read more