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
Old Vs. New: What Do Organizations Really Want From Their Talent Acquisition Systems?
In the aftermath of ERE’s successful social recruiting summit two weeks ago, we might assume that talent acquisition professionals are on the … Read more
JobCentral Talks Tough On Job Redistribution
A cryptic post on the Chad suggests DirectEmployers Association may be ending or at least limiting the use of its job listings by other job boards. Calling … Read more
LinkedIn Names Weiner To CEO Post
LinkedIn named a new CEO today, as expected tapping its president former Yahooer Jeff Weiner for the job. Reid Hoffman, a LinkedIn founder and its first … Read more