Every once in a while I take notice of a new company that seems to be flying under the radar. Smarterer is one such company I believe it is quietly going … Read more
LinkedIn Lovin’: Here’s Five Reasons Why
It’s true that I’ve publicly predicted its demise. Yet, like the grade-school girl who hits the boy she loves, deep down I really have a crush on LinkedIn. … Read more
How Having as Many LinkedIn Connections as Possible Will Increase Your Revenues by 42%
As an early adopter of LinkedIn (member 554,000-ish) I’d like to think I have a bit of experience and insight into this business network. I am not a … Read more
5 Things Recruiters Loathe But Hate to Admit
Though recruiting and working with recruitment professionals has been a pleasure, there are some things that drive us crazy. Here are five things that we … Read more
The Mobile Recruiting Market Is About to Get Very Hot
The social recruiting hype went huge and has not burst, but mobile has followed a stealth, almost, cult adoption. Over the next 12 months the continued … Read more
What Would Happen if Monster Vanished? A Speculation
These are exciting times for the online recruiting industry: acquisitions (Jobs2Web, Bullhorn), IPOs (LinkedIn), and flame-outs (BranchOut). The majority … Read more
BranchOut Keeps Falling Down, Down
It has been nearly three weeks since I wrote about BranchOut’s meteoric rise and subsequent fall here on ERE. But because of the speed at which this … Read more
The Illusion That Is a Transparent Labor Market
As long as I can remember, there has been an ongoing discussion about the lack of transparency in the labor market. An improved transparency should lead to … Read more
Hometown Holding You Back? Location and Hiring
In the war for talent, are you sitting comfortably behind the castle walls or conquering new territory? If you’re going to start storming the gates of your … Read more
The Living Death of the Contract Recruiter
As the business community sheds recruiters from full-time positions, many organizations bring on contract recruiters to use when required and dump when not … Read more