As 2013 draws to a close, we can’t help but wonder what 2014 is going to bring. The world of employer branding has been rapidly growing and evolving … Read more
Employers In Conservative Locales More Likely to Disciminate Based on Social Media Profiles
Employers who background their job applicants on social media are more likely to discriminate against Muslims, an effect that is even more pronounced in … Read more
Talent Search Aggregator HiringSolved Raises $1M Round of Funding
Funding continues to roll in for search aggregators. The latest round goes to Arizona based HiringSolved (a SourceCon Fall 2013 sponsor). HiringSolved is … Read more
Company Career Sites Have Come a Long Way, Baby
Mark Mehler and Gerry Crispin, through their CareerXroads firm, have analyzed company career pages for years, and they’ve generally been a tough … Read more
People Are Patenting Social Media Recruiting
This recruiting-with-social-media bit has become popular enough that some companies are trying — in some cases successfully — to patent it. … Read more
JobDiva Claims Monster Infringed Its Patents
JobDiva, software provider to the staffing industry, has filed a federal suit against Monster Worldwide, claiming the technology behind the company’s … Read more
Now You Can Create Subsections For Your LinkedIn Company Pages
LinkedIn introduces a new feature today that will be welcomed by businesses with multiple brands, locations, and product lines. Three years after launching … Read more
Recent News From Around the Web Curated for the Sourcing Mind
As the Editor of SourceCon, I spend a lot of time reading other news sites. Below is a list of articles that caught my eye during the last 2 weeks. Social … Read more
The 4 Components of an Employee Promise
There are four basic components of an employee promise. The job The typical pay-benefits package The culture The brand Each component ties first to running … Read more
The Probable Candidate
We hear a lot in the Recruitersphere about the potential candidate. “Potential” candidates have traditionally been looked upon as job seekers but also as … Read more