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
How to Get Ready for a Surge in Replacement Hiring
Over the past few months, I’ve been tracking employee satisfaction vs. job hunting activity. Here’s the link so you can take the survey yourself, see … Read more
Former Monster Exec Gets Two Years In Stock Fraud Case
Former Monster president and COO James Treacy was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison on his conviction in May of stock options fraud. In … Read more
Lower Job Loss Expected In Friday’s BLS Report
Economists are expecting that Friday’s labor report will show the lowest job loss in a year even as the unemployment rate rises. Read more
Apps Make Life Easier For Recruiters And Seekers
Two apps to tell you about today. One will get your job openings from your company website to your Facebook page in a snap and the other will get your jobs … Read more
Sourcing Insights: No More ‘Apply or Goodbye’
“Apply or Goodbye” is a great metaphor for a transactional recruiting process. Sadly, “apply or goodbye” seems to be the end result with most recruiting … Read more