Anyone else simultaneously observing higher executive salaries along with a rise in more non-compete agreements? According to a recent ExecuNet survey of … Read more
Weekly Update: Quality of Hire, Cuil, Assessments
Quality of Hire Measurement Reporting and metrics is always a hot topic for recruiting, but so few companies do it right. In my research over the years, … Read more
RPO Interest Grows While Global Hiring Slows
Despite the slowing economy, more employers are requesting proposals for recruitment process outsourcing services. The CEOs of Hudson Highland Group and … Read more
The U.S. Border Patrol: Recruiting Through Education and a Little Glitz
Talent acquisition leaders are used to working under pressure, but there’s little doubt that the guy in the hot seat is Joe Abbott, director of … Read more
Kenexa Has A Winning Quarter But Dampens Wall Street’s Enthusiasm
Kenexa (profile; site) earned $9 million or 39 cents a share for the quarter ended June 30, beating Wall Street’s estimate of 35 cents and joining … Read more
13 Trends In Corporate Recruiting for 2009
A significant part of my work involves giving presentations around the world on the hottest recruiting topics. It is an aspect of my work that I truly … Read more
Hefferlin: If Oil Keeps Plunging, Employment Should Pick Up
Jonathan R. Hefferlin, managing director at MRI Dana Point, a former radio commentator and a prescient observer of economic trends, gives his weekend take … Read more
Monster Buys Trovix And Beats The Street
Big news from Monster (profile; site) today. It bought jobmatcher Trovix (profile; site) for $72.5 million; settled that class action shareholder lawsuit … Read more
Disabled Getting a Raw Deal, Asst. Labor Secy Says
I’m “sick and tired” of having to explain just how much disabled people deserve to work, can work, and want to work, a high-level U.S. … Read more
The Myth of a Talent Shortage
We have been bombarded for a decade with news reports, articles, stories, and books about the looming talent shortage about to overwhelm our industries, … Read more