It came out recently that Google employs some 10,000 human watchdogs to check search results, catch Webmasters behaving badly, whatever. The ultimate goal, if I were a betting man, is to support their algorithm with flesh-and-blood, to make sure the best results are served. Makes sense. I’m a bit biased, but they frankly need to put [...]
Continue reading...9. August 2007
If you prefer your weekly online recruitment podcasts with a soothing English accent and angle, checkout Broadcasting Online Recruitment News, or born. The born podcast compliments the many excellent news sites and blogs available on the Internet today, said presenter Julian Stopps. Online recruitment is one of the most exciting sectors around and it’s great [...]
Continue reading...9. August 2007
With all the hoopla around the growth of social networking, search marketing and the like, it’s easy to forget that e-mail is still the most popular activity online. Just ask my mom. It’s use as a marketing tool, however, has had quite the roller coaster ride over the years. Going back to the Web’s early [...]
Continue reading...8. August 2007
Considering the push-back my last post on MyBlogLog received from SumZer (hey, he won’t spell my name correctly, so why should I get his right?), the least I could do was write another post on how to leverage the solution in recruiting. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it. Now that you’re familiar with MyBlogLog [...]
Continue reading...7. August 2007
I’ve since been proven wrong, but I really thought it was a big mistake for Facebook to open up their site to everyone, ditching their .edu-only model. That said, it’s no surprise to see startups popping up that follow a similar strategy of exclusivity. A 10-month-old site in California called Uloop hopes to find success [...]
Continue reading...6. August 2007
If you’re 50-and-over and like to hangout in Massachusetts-area Borders book stores, you might see the crew from RetirementJobs.com (our favorite employment industry dot-com oxymoron) this month. In a news release from today, the geriatric job board is holding offline workshops at the popular retailer to aid in the job search process. Searching for a new [...]
Continue reading...3. August 2007
As much as possible, I like to connect with employers and recruiters on MySpace. On rare occasions you run across, say, Hooters in Tampa. Hey, they recruit too, and MySpace seems like a perfect demographic fit. Note today’s bulletin: Who doesn’t like to have FUN and make GREAT MONEY?
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13. August 2007
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