Shedding light on the black hole in job search – Chris Forman on startwire

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by Eric Shannon on February 14, 2012

Startwire promises to eliminate the “black hole” in job search. What’s the blackhole? Why does it exist and what does startwire do about it? Listen in on my conversation with Chris Forman who is the [...]

Why you should attend IAEWS meetings – Todd Goldstein on AccountingJobsToday.com sale

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This is an interview with my friend Todd Goldstein who founded AccountingJobsToday.com in 2007 and sold it to Internet Brands in 2011. Todd’s newest project is Resume2Hire.com where he’s a co-founder.

Profitable Job Board Network For Sale – Chris Russell

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This is my first video production that doesn’t involve the kids or cats – enjoyed chatting with Chris Russell about putting his profitable job board network up for sale, his interest in mobile recruiting and [...]

ZipRecruiter – we’ll feed your first job ad to 20+ job boards in less than 5 minutes

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What inspired you to launch this product/service? How does it fit into your career and what does it mean to you personally? There are a lot of great job boards out there, but who has [...]

August 2011 News Roundup

August 3, 2011

job board news Universum Development buys Doostang: Universum Development, the parent company of employer branding provider Universum Group, said yesterday it has purchased job site Doostang for an undisclosed amount. Doostang markets itself as a career platform expressly for [...]

Art Papas on Bullhorn Reach launch

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After picking up 10,000 recruiters in four months of open beta, Bullhorn, Inc. is making Bullhorn Reach Personal Edition available for free. Bullhorn Reach is a social recruiting platform that makes it easy for recruiters [...]

Job search engine nabs £300,000

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Adzuna, a popular job search engine in the UK, said today it has secured a £300k seed investment from Passion Capital. Current or former executives from eBay, Skype, Adjug, BT and Virgin have also reportedly [...]

CareerBuilder launches mobile app for employers

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The smartphone space is flooded with apps for job seekers, but yesterday an iPhone application for employers made its debut. Job site CareerBuilder’s app, called CareerBuilder for Employers, is being touted as the first of [...]

Universum Development buys Doostang

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Universum Development, the parent company of employer branding provider Universum Group, said yesterday it has purchased job site Doostang for an undisclosed amount. Doostang markets itself as a career platform expressly for young professionals. The [...]

TheLadders gets a Russian competitor

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Upladder, a job site bearing a familiar name and solutions, announced today its debut in Russia. The site, a product of Fast Lane Ventures Group, will cater exclusively to professionals in Russia earning over 100,000 [...]

SumTotal Systems buys Accero and CyberShift

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SumTotal Systems, a provider of human capital management systems, said on Friday that it has purchased Cybershift, a similar company that provides workforce management and expense software. SumTotal also snapped up Accero, which specializes in [...]

Kenexa and GreenJobInterview team up

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Kenexa, a provider of business solutions for human resources, today said it is expanding its media capabilities by aligning with GreenJobInterview, a company that provides live virtual interviews. Face-to-face interviews that require a person to [...]

Which job postings got the most clicks? Indeed releases trends report

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The month of June was relatively stagnant for job postings, according to job site Indeed, which released its monthly employment trends report today. Healthcare, retail, and human resources posted declines in June, while the other [...]

Taleo pays out $3 million to Kenexa

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Taleo, a provider of web based candidate screening and recruiting software, has reportedly reached a settlement with one of its biggest competitors, Kenexa. In a news release published today, Kenexa said that Taleo will shell [...]

July 2011 News Roundup

July 5, 2011

job board news Military.com and Monster.com Launch Enhanced Veterans Career Center: Monster.com launched a new veterans’ career portal in collaboration with Military.com, a free military and veteran online news and membership organization serving active duty personnel, [...]

Web 2.0 reference provider welcomes ATS integration

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SkillSurvey, Inc., a provider of Web 2.0 reference-assessment solutions, said today it is opening up its API to allow its reference-checking software to be integrated with applicant tracking systems. SkillSurvey is the company behind Pre-Hire [...]

Monster “disappointed” by LinkedIn’s actions

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Job board Monster.com released a statement on Friday blasting LinkedIn’s decision to cut off API access to select developers, including Monster’s new BeKnown professional networking app for Facebook. A rep for Monster said: We are [...]

Jobpartners acquisition is a done deal

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Taleo, a provider of on-demand talent management solutions, announced today that its acquisition of Jobpartners is officially complete. Taleo purchased Jobpartners in late June for $38 million. The acquisition of the company, which provides talent [...]

TalentWise and Kenexa partner to offer employment screening services

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For faster deployment of employment screening in the hiring process, TalentWise, a hiring Process Management (HPM) solutions provider, said today it has teamed up with Kenexa to offer pre-integrated screening services. Clients who use Kenexa’s [...]

Rob Symington on Escape the City

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If you’ve ever taken the road less traveled or dreamed about it, you’ll appreciate what partners Dom Jackman and Rob Symington launched in March of last year at EscapeTheCity.org.  First, here’s Rob’s bio: Rob is [...]

Taleo introduces onboarding solution

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Today Taleo, a provider of on-demand talent management solutions, said it has officially launched its newest product for small to mid-size businesses, called Taleo OnBoard. The service is aimed at cutting costs as it moves [...]

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