“Broader, fresher, deeper.” Take that as the ZoomInfo (profile; site) mantra for 2009. ZoomInfo’s new president Sam Zales does. Six … Read more
Finding Alternatives to Downsizing
Recruiting departments will continue to be under pressure to cut staff. Wayne Cascio, a professor of management at the University of Colorado in Denver, … Read more
Guilt, Anger Cuts Productivity Says Layoff Survivors
About the only ones who ever thought the troops would suck it up with vim and vigor after a layoff were the corporate suits. Now comes a study from … Read more
Manpower Report Predicts Little Change in Hiring Next Quarter
If you think any plans to increase hiring is good news, then get yourself a copy of the Manpower quarterly employment outlook for 2009. (Link at bottom.) … Read more
What’s So Great About Passive Candidates?
Groucho Marx once said, “I wouldn’t want to belong to any club that would have someone like me as a member.” Some recruiters feel … Read more
CareerBuilder Layoffs Are Part Of Industry-Wide Trend
There’s a lot of gnashing of teeth over at Cheezhead.com about Friday’s CareerBuilder layoff. According to reports by some of the nearly 100 … Read more
As Job Losses Grow, So Do The Calls To Trim Visas, Outsourcing
As the recession deepens and job losses set records, the finger of blame, which has up to now been pointed at the bankers and Wall Street brokers — … Read more
Does Social Networking = LinkedIn for Most Recruiters?
David Manaster is raising some interesting points about using social media effectively. In a recent webinar on recruiting technology trends, an … Read more
Jobg8 Creates Candidate Trading Market For Job Boards
The pay for performance model, so successful in other areas of online marketing, has been pushing into recruitment advertising for years. In one form or … Read more
Does Social Networking = LinkedIn for Most Recruiters?
We ran a webinar today with Elaine Orler and Jason Corsello of Knowledge Infusion about what changes we should expect from recruiting technology in the … Read more