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Archive | October, 2007

Who will win? China or India? Which country will offer more to companies and staff in the future?

8. October 2007

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“After a 10 day spell in India the issue is in sharper relief for me, as a resident of China. But what do other Linkediners think? Which of India or China is more effectively developing the economic, social, political and technological infrastructures necessary to get to the next level?” Frank Mulligan This is a recent [...]

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monster.ca blocks vertical job search engine

7. October 2007

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A Canadian-focused job search engine, Wowjobs.ca, is reporting Monster.ca is blocking its spider after almost a year of freely allowing the site to aggregate job content. In addition to blocking Monster content, it looks as though the employer sites Monster powers are on the block list as well. Says Wowjobs founder Anuvinder Singh: They have gone far [...]

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“The Sourcer” - Market Disruptor? Part 2

4. October 2007

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“We believe the continuing development and increased availability of information technology will continue to attract new competitors. Increased competition may lead to pricing pressures that could negatively impact our business.” Korn Ferry International (10K filing, year-end 4.30.07) “Trends that could have a critical impact on our success include: ….rapidly changing technology in online recruiting;….. developments and changes [...]

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oh, the places blogs’ll go

4. October 2007

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Aside from being optimistic about The Tribe’s chances against The Evil Empire, I’ve been thinking a lot about where blogs are headed. Being a blogger, that only makes sense, right? Consider the following: 24/7 Wall Street’s “TechCrunch And Huffington: Who Will Buy the Big Blogs?“ Industry blogger Jim Stroud’s near-miss sell. Oldie, but goodie, Jobster buys [...]

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monster’s empty promise of ending interstitial ads

4. October 2007

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Three months ago, Monster’s CEO told us they would stop serving-up interstitial advertising to job seekers - ya’ know, the ones asking for social security numbers? Well, apparently they’re still running in many markets. Boo! Hiss!

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microsoft, yahoo! not giving up on online classifieds

3. October 2007

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Though Google may be giving up on Base, its competitors are showing new signs of upping their exposure of online classifieds, jobs online. A revamped MSN Live search has a drop-down menu highlighting Classifieds after doing a search. This takes users to Expo. Likewise, Yahoo! looks to have officially added Jobs as a drop-down to their main [...]

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i repent

3. October 2007

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I am a recruiter … have been for lots of years and I must admit I have never paid much attention to Labor and Employment Law. Source the top talent, assess and deliver … fast. Nothing gets in the way. Laws are just nuisance road bumps that get in the way of getting the job [...]

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