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Dec, 20122013 Predictions
It’s that time of year again. So here are my predictions for 2013:
Monster finally gets acquired. With its growth days behind it and an economy that should remain challenging - as in recession challenging - Monster’s stock dives enough to b...
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Dec, 20125 for Friday: Professional Skills Development Edition
This week’s 5 for Friday rounds up five stories about the latest trends in professional skills development.
MBA Internships: How to Avoid Job Search Disaster. Source: “Don’t be afraid to approach folks from your target companies and chat with th...
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Dec, 2012What’s New: HuntShire; Shiftgig; CareerCloud’s Social Resumes; iCIMS; WordPress
Here’s a quick look at some of the newer recruiting-technology companies you may not have heard of, from gamification to screening to a significant new “social resume” tool launching right now. (more…)
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Dec, 2012College Students: 5 Holiday-Break Activities to Advance Your Career
You’re done with your fall semester, and now it’s time for holiday break. Three straight weeks of couch lounging and video games sounds great when you’re up to your eyeballs in coursework, but it isn’t very productive long term....
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Dec, 201210 Warning Signs You Will Be Fired
The signs that your job’s days are numbered are pretty obvious, if you’re paying attention. Here are 10 warning signs you will be fired soon.
Your Boss Stops Asking You for Help
Leaders ask good employees for help and input. If you’re not being a...
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Dec, 2012Every Step You Take, Every Move You Make, I’ll Be Watching You — Big Data and Recruiting
In the movie “The Matrix” there’s a scene where Laurence Fishburne says to Keanu Reeves, “The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your televisi...
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Dec, 2012JobScore 2012-12-18 18:02:00
Like it or not, .jobs domains aren’t going anywhere.
A letter republished by DomainIncite shows how a recent breach notice by ICANN had been rescinded. The breach allegation was originally set forth by a lobby of job board interests in 2010 known...
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Dec, 201210 mind-blowing, earth-shattering things that happened in online recruiting in 2012
Hey, it’s the end of the year (almost) and time to take a look at what happened in 2012. Did anything? Well, actually, yes – quite a bit. Apart from an election, a (slowly) recovering economy, and a snazzy new James Bond film, it did seem ...
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Dec, 2012Dot-Jobs Legal Dispute Ends With Win for Generic Job Boards on .Jobs
The long-standing legal dispute over the establishment of job boards using the SHRM-sponsored .jobs Internet address has been resolved in favor of the job boards.
This means that the 40,000 site Universe.jobs network, run by DirectEmployers Association...
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Dec, 2012Last week, I helped Recruiting Trends put on their latest…
Last week, I helped Recruiting Trends put on their latest webinar featuring mobile recruiting and marketing strategies. A hot topic for sure. This is the end result. Enjoy.
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Dec, 2012Indeed Resume launches in Canada
We’re excited to announce that Indeed Resume is now available in Canada. Since launching in the US just over a year ago, tens of thousands of employers have contacted millions of candidates through Indeed Resume. Now, employers can search resumes and...
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Dec, 2012Facebook’s aggregator, Monster layoffs, and other job board industry news
Ok, the election is in the rearview mirror, winter is looming, and I bet you haven’t gotten all of your Christmas presents yet! Nevertheless, things keep happening in the job board world. For example:
Facebook launches their job board ag...
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Dec, 2012Back to The Future: Social Media and Jobs
When job boards first launched, they were supposed to be like stock exchanges — a clearinghouse matching jobs with candidates. This was the future: efficient, fast, and simple. Well, it didn’t quite turn out that way.
Job boards are not in...
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Dec, 2012Beyond.com Buys JobCircle; Will Grow Job Fair Business
One of the largest networks of company-owned job boards in the world has just grown a little bigger. Beyond.com announced this morning it acquired Human Capital Solutions, parent company of JobCircle.com, for an undisclosed amount.
JobCircle, like Beyo...
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Dec, 2012Beyond.com Announces Acquisition of Career Site JobCircle.com
Expands Its Social/Employment Platform in Mid-Atlantic Region with well-known brand Beyond.com Inc., The Career Network, today announced the acquisition of strategic assets of Human Capital Solutions, LLC (d/b/a JobCircle.com), through its subsidiary C...
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Dec, 2012Not Just a Spanking but a Hard Spanking
Guessing game time: What’s the #1 failure for the year in the recruiting world?
Oh, so many choices for the top (or should that be the bottom?) spot. The irreverent Jason Buss offers his list of seven “Recruiting Fails for 2012,” whic...
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Dec, 2012Diggings 2012-12-06 23:51:53
Despite pretty bleak jobs data from LinkUp’s job search engine in November, we’re forecasting that tomorrow’s jobs report will be better than anticipated. We’re also predicting that December’s jobs report will be quite str...
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Dec, 2012Layoffs At Monster Worldwide
Monster Worldwide laid off an undisclosed number of workers Tuesday, and closed its operations in Brazil and Mexico.
One report put the number at 800, while a Twitter post simply described it as “massive.” (more…)
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Dec, 2012Top 5 Worst Corporate Holiday Gifts
It’s that time a year again. It’s time for corporate gift giving and the gifts have started to roll in. We’ve received the usual gift baskets full of yummy treats like candy, cookies, and fruit. Some clients send alcohol or...
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Dec, 2012Maybe Today Is the Day to Post That Job
Wednesday’s looking like an awfully good day to post a job.
At least that’s what you glean from job-distributor eQuest, whose data indicates a lot of U.S. job-seekers are hunting on Wednesdays, as well as Tuesday and Thursday. It studied mo...
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Dec, 2012Developing: Hundreds Laid Off at Monster Today
Multiple sources are telling me a lot of people were laid off at Monster today. The axe fell at around 3 p.m., EST. Apparently, all departments, worldwide, were hit, with the exception of sales.
The number of workers who were cut is being quoted at 800...
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