When people are stressed and economic pressures rise, both candidates and recruiters are tempted to act in ways that may not be ethical. While I have never … Read more
There’s No Recession for Taleo as It Makes Another Buy
Did somebody forget to tell Taleo we’re in a recession? The Dublin, California-based company has been on a tear this year, tripling its stock price … Read more
TalentSeekr: A Smart Way (That Gets Even Smarter) To Find Talent
Entice Labs, the Provo, Utah, company that set out to create a better recruitment marketing system, is suddenly getting industry buzz. Earlier this year, … Read more
How Lousy is HR Perceived at Your Company?
Kristen Carroll, of Elliot Health System, provides six questions to ask yourself about the role of human resources in your organization. We don’t … Read more
Cheezhead.com Sold To Jobing; Site May Close
The usually irreverent, frequently controversial, and always surprising recruiting blog Cheezhead.com has ended its four-year run. The site and two … Read more
Quiet and Effective: Value in HR Technology
The hot stuff in HR technology these days is all to do with social networking. Recruiters are flocking to social media with the energy of a bull let loose … Read more
Jobvite Gets $8.25 Million In New Funding
Recruitment technology provider Jobvite has garnered a second round of financing, giving it $8.25 million to use for product development and to meet … Read more
If a Recruiter Tweets in the Forest …
… and nobody follows him, then was it written? Any discussion around Twitter raises a lot of questions from the sublime to ridiculous. And so it … Read more
Psst! Wanna Buy a Job Board Cheap?
How much would you pay for HotJobs? How does $1,396,709,461 sound? That’s a princely sum for the site considering competitor Monster.com is worth a … Read more
Unemployment Rate Hits 9.7 Percent
August job losses in the U.S. came in lower than expected, but the unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent, a high not seen in more than 25 years. The Bureau … Read more