Recruiting often requires creativity, especially when candidates are hard to find. But sometimes creativity results in strange or weird approaches to … Read more
Kenexa Posts Quarterly Profit; Sees Improvement Ahead
Talent management vendor Kenexa eked out a small profit in the fourth quarter of last year, but still ended the year with a loss of $31.1 million. It was … Read more
Job Openings Show Biggest Growth In A Year
Coming up Friday is the monthly employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. And if early indications are correct, it could confirm the hope … Read more
.Jobs Universe Project Explained In Meetings
In a blog post about yesterday’s DirectEmployers meeting, publishing industry analyst and consultant Peter Zollman called it “a valuable … Read more
Here Are 100 Of the Best Places to Work
Time for a guessing game. We’re playing “Who am I?” Here are the hints: I get nearly free health care and pay only a pittance … Read more
Colts v. Saints? Nah. Monster v. Careerbuilder
Monster fired the first shot in the ad wars Sunday with a commercial during the AFC championship football game featuring the Boogeyman and a new tagline. … Read more
Five Scenarios 3: The Marketplace
When change comes to recruiting, it comes in a variety of forms. In the search for the candidate who will deliver the best value for the money, companies … Read more
Guests Invited to Hear of Million Job Board Plan
A group of recruitment and HR leaders and professionals has been invited to a meeting in Indianapolis to discuss the Direct Employers plan to build tens of … Read more
Five Scenarios 2: Trends
Precise forecasts are always wrong. The old line, often attributed to Eisenhower, is “The plan is nothing, the plan is everything.” That means … Read more
Dissatisfied Workers + Recovery = Workforce Planning
Earlier this month The Conference Board released the results of one of its periodic surveys saying less than half of American workers are happy at their … Read more