Last week’s unexpected Labor Department announcement of a loss of 4,000 jobs, which sparked fears of a recession, was followed by an overwhelming … Read more
Chatter: Recruiting Comedy Contest, Business 2.0, and McCareers
The Funnier Side of Staffing… Think you’ve got the chops to make a hilarious video about a staffing or recruiting situation? If so, Pointwing … Read more
J-School Grads Enter Flatter Market
The job market is stalling for graduates of U.S. journalism and mass communication programs after two years of robust growth. According to the Annual … Read more
Corporate Relocation Services Affect Retention, Study Says
Moving, possibly one of life’s most stressful experiences, can be even more painful when uprooting to a new location for employment reasons. For your … Read more
Freelancers and the Limited IT Talent Pipeline
Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies recently surveyed 790 nonprofits and found that only 37% have been trying to recruit IT personnel. However, of … Read more
Monster Bug Infects Government Jobs Site
As part of the recent Monster security breach, the alleged hackers apparently were able to infiltrate approximately 146,000 names and other private … Read more
What’s a Job Board Worth? New Study Aims to Find Out
Judging by the calls he gets, recruitment consultant and publisher Peter Weddle says there’s every reason to believe that job boards are becoming the … Read more
Tomorrow’s Otto Man: Strategies to Steer Drivers Back on the Yellow School Bus
You’ve heard about the stepped-up recruiting practices trucking companies use to address the shortage of truck drivers. Well, some of their gains are … Read more
Monster: Security Breach Not Isolated Incident
Following a very public security breach, Monster Worldwide said Wednesday it will institute a comprehensive set of new systems and processes designed to … Read more
Taleo’s Tracking Gen Y on Facebook
Taleo has new plans to join Facebook as a way to give small- and medium-sized business customers the ability to network and source passive candidates. … Read more