When Lauren Mehler took The MBA Oath this spring, she saw it as a way of holding herself to a higher degree of accountability. Putting her name to the oath … Read more
Monster Confirms Layoff But Says It Is Also Hiring
Monster today confirmed rumors of a layoff, saying 160 jobs will be eliminated. But the company tempered the news with the announcement that 80 positions … Read more
What’s Important to Employees
SHRM had employees use a 4-point scale to indicate what’s “very unimportant” (that’s a 1) or “very important” … Read more
The Road Ahead
With unemployment now reaching 9.5% and on track to hit 10% in the next few months, recruiters should consider their career options for the near term. … Read more
Twitter User. Is That An Oxymoron?
Attention you would-be tweeps and tweeple. You talk a good game, but you don’t tweet one. In fact, you don’t tweet at all. Half of all those … Read more
Monster Tight-Lipped About Rumored Layoffs; Stock Takes a Hit
Monster stock is taking a beating today, following the company’s acknowledgment it will be laying off workers in its product and technology group. … Read more
Why Competency-based Selection Should Be in Your Toolkit
Competency-based selection (also known as behavioral selection) is a well-known selection method about which many books have been written, and many … Read more
Job Loss Surprise Shows No Recovery Yet
More workers than there are people in all of Miami were put out of work in June, a development that surprised economists and sent U.S. financial markets … Read more
Gore is “Finally Telling its Story”
Years ago, John Sullivan was doing some consulting work for W.L. Gore, the makers of Gore-Tex. “You guys are the best story never told,” he … Read more
Supreme Court Says “Strong Basis” Needed In Disparate Impact Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court today gave employers some guidance today on the use of assessment tests, saying the results of these tests can not be ignored simply … Read more