You would think that a resume from Frank N. Stein, claiming Boris Karloff as a mentor, would be a tipoff to look a little more closely. Yet six recruiters … Read more
Tackling the Skills Shortage in the Engineering Sector
Over the last few weeks I’ve heard and read much about the global skills shortage and its impact on the economy. It’s a concern for many business sectors, … Read more
Activist Investors Call For Sale of Job Board Publisher
Two activist investors are calling for the sale of jobboard publisher DHI Group, saying a new owner could do more to increase the company’s value. … Read more
What 1 6-sigma guy Says Quality of Hire is NOT … and What He Says Is the Only Quality of Hire Metric We Really Know Works
Quality of hire: some people measure it, others want to — and many aren’t sure how. Derek Gillaspy and I talk about this conundrum in the … Read more
Jobs Will Expand in Chicago; the Problem Is Finding Enough Skilled People to Take Them
The unofficial capital of the Midwest will soon recover all of the jobs it has lost the last decade, but the “mismatch between job-seeker skills and … Read more
China’s Job Ads Market Heats Up
51Jobs.com stays aggressive as LinkedIn moves in There are signs that China’s job classifieds market may be heating up, with news of some new … Read more
Economy Adds 280K Jobs In May; Temp Makes Strong Gains
Hiring momentum continued to grow in May as employers added 280,000 new jobs, surprising economists who had been expecting far less aggressive hiring. Temp … Read more
A Quick Sneak Peek at What eHarmony’s Up To
Amidst all the startup talk it’s easy to forget the startup (well, sort of a startup, of course) we haven’t heard from in six months: eHarmony. … Read more
Employers Turning to Agencies to Fill Toughest Jobs
Online job postings for tech and accounting professionals have cooled significantly since 2013 when so many companies were hiring accountants and software … Read more
New Startups Tackle Gamification, Referrals
Junkies of the ERE Daily newsletter may already know the recent news from Gild and HireVue, as well as launches of startups like Drafted, TARA, Stanby, and … Read more