Companies are increasing pay 2.8% this year, down from a projected 4%, according to the Hay Group. That’s according to a survey released today, taken … Read more
New I-9 Time
The feds are reminding U.S. employers that the new I-9 goes into effect today. If you’ve got a form that says on the lower right that it was revised … Read more
Job Losses Continue To Mount, Pushing Unemployment to 8.5%
The Bureau of Labor Statistics played spoil-sport this morning, raining on Wall Street’s parade with a jobs report that said unemployment has … Read more
Beyond the Hype: Making Social Networking Work
Social networking is all the rage in recruiting these days. Hearing or reading about some of the claims being made — that soon sourcing will become … Read more
Some Observers Think “Things May Be on the Verge of Picking Up”
While at least one economist, Martin Feldstein, is quite pessimistic about the chances for a U.S. economic recovery, others were more cheery today. Read more
Universal Job Application System Introduced By Jobfox
Talk to Steven Toole about ResumePal for even just a few minutes and you get the feeling this is how sliced bread came about. ResumePal is a simple, … Read more
Monster Powering New Microsoft Career Center And Its 18 Million Downloads
Monster has managed a coup over rival CareerBuilder, partnering with Microsoft to power the software company’s new consumer career center. Where … Read more
And the Winner Is…
Last night in San Diego, the winners of the 2009 Recruiting Excellence Awards were announced. After an intense judging process that lasted over a month, … Read more
The Most Powerful Questions That Recruiting…Never Asks
More often than not, it is the simplest things in life and in business that produce the biggest impacts. Having spent more than 30 years analyzing … Read more
Job Req: Entrepreneurs Wanted. Exp. and $50k Required
The next time you get an impossible job req, think of Will Owens. He and a counterpart are looking for 1,413 people this year to become Allstate agents. … Read more