Following notification a couple weeks ago that VisualCV.com, an Internet-based resume building and career portfolio management service, would be shutting … Read more
Mystery Applicants and More in Today’s Roundup
Ending what, for most, is a short week, we bring you the penultimate Friday roundup for 2011. Today’s collection includes mystery applicants, a … Read more
Unemployment Claims at Lowest Point Since 2008
After spiking last spring, unemployment claims have been declining, reaching their lowest point last week since April 2008. The report this morning from … Read more
NASA Happy With Early Returns From Astronaut Recruiting Push
With NASA about halfway through its astronaut hiring push, one that ends January 27, the space agency is right where it wants to be with 1,500 applicants … Read more
Factbook Can Help You Compare Your Recruiting Efforts
Four years (give or take) into recruiting’s embrace of social media, it turns out that job boards are the most productive source of new hires. Where … Read more
Facebook Introduces Private Messages For Business Pages and Fans
Though the news hasn’t appeared as an update on its official blog, Facebook has has begun introducing a new feature which allows business pages to … Read more
Recruiting Passive Candidates 101
This will be my shortest, and my last article for ERE. At least for 2011. Regardless of the timing and its length, it may very well be my most important … Read more
Could Monster Be a Takeover Target?
Last week, Bloomberg reported that Monster Worldwide Inc. (MWW) is being removed from the S&P 500 after losing almost $5 billion in market value in the … Read more
Military Recruiting, Job Hunting, Destruction Jobs, and More in Today’s Roundup
You’ll see how many people are looking for jobs; how the Swedish military is advertising; and who beat out Booz Allen in a Best-place-to-work list, … Read more
Monster Out of S&P 500; Could Be a Takeover Target
With a stock price so low Monster is about to fall out of the S&P 500, there’s some very public speculation that the global employment … Read more