Labor Day in the U.S. is almost here. Many other countries also celebrate a labor day, which has always seemed an unusual event to me. We didn’t celebrate … Read more
HotJobs Joins Monster For $225 Million
HotJobs officially became part of Monster on Tuesday, completing the $225 million purchase announced last February. The acquisition — and arguably its most … Read more
Spherion’s Temp Life Is A Branding Phenom
Have you ever gotten a video resume where the candidate brags about her gorgonzola mashed potatoes? Or another where the candidate declares his faults, one … Read more
The Yahoo! / Microsoft Search Alliance
Yesterday, Yahoo! Sr. VP Search Products, Shashi Seth, posted a note on Yahoo!’s search blog about the Yahoo!-Microsoft search alliance that’s … Read more
SEO Manager Wanted. Bots Need Not Apply
If you were looking for an SEO manager, where would you advertise? Even if you follow all the rules Lou Adler laid out, it would be hard to top what the … Read more
Monster Closes Deal For HotJobs
HotJobs officially became part of Monster today, completing the $225 million purchase announced last February. The acquisition — and arguably its … Read more
Job Boards Still Evolving After all These Years
Job boards have been declared dead or dying so often that keeping track of the pronouncements is about as easy as counting the number of job boards in the … Read more
Have Your Problem Employee Removed and Get a T-Shirt
What does it mean when a recruiter in Texas announces a line of recruiter fashion and another one in Santa Monica launches a website offering … Read more
Facebook Launches ‘Places’
We wrote an article yesterday on location-based services, and a new one has just been added to the mix: Facebook yesterday announced the launch of its … Read more
.JOBS Expansion Vote had one Opponent
A preliminary report on the ICANN board meeting earlier this month shows that the decision to expand the use of .jobs Internet addresses had at least one … Read more