Google. Google. Google. Let’s just give the company the permanent cup, and then disqualify it from consideration for all those best of talent … Read more
“How Would You Decorate Your Cubicle?”
The other day, in my HR Management class, we had a discussion on how you would prep a candidate to answer the question: “Tell me about yourself.” One … Read more
What’s New: TMP’s TalentBrew; Blind Dates With TalentBin; Hire Routes; Jobs for Friends; More
Just a taste of what’s new of late: Read more
Jobfox Struggling Amidst Job Seeker and Vendor Complaints
Once named a Red Herring top 100 tech company, today the very survival of job matching site Jobfox is in doubt. The company into which venture funds poured … Read more
At Microsoft, an Apply-From-Your-Phone Tool Is Top Priority
Buoyed by the early returns from the launch of its mobile-optimized career site, Microsoft is working on what for some companies is a major goal of mobile … Read more
SeeMore’s ‘Big Data’ Prowess Is Now Available to Small Employers
Today, talent-focused big data comes to small business. While in France, big data comes to big employers. Both developments involve Monster’s … Read more
Want a Job? You Can Commit a Crime — Just Don’t Job-Hop
You might remember that post back in April with interesting data about job-hoppers. Dan Enthoven argued that there is “zero correlation between the … Read more
Terminix Working on New Recruiting Ad Campaign to Bring Women to Bug Business
We’ve come a long way, baby — but not so far that women are beating down the door for a job that has to do with creepy crawlers. Yeah, Terminix … Read more
Freshmen Are New Quarry as Tech Companies Hunt Talent
Just as Saturday football and Greek rush weeks signal the start of another college year, so does the start of campus visits by recruiters seeking the best … Read more
China Labor Watch Targets Job Ad for Disease-free Young Women
Here’s something of interest for those who read that heavily tweeted post looking for someone “really tall and handsome.” A new hiring … Read more