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Archive | November, 2007

h3 alienates recruiters with price increase

13. November 2007

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H3, a solution that lets employers offer cash rewards for external referrals, has recently changed its pricing structure. According to an anonymous source, “The minimum reward has been increased to $10,000 from $2,000 because higher cash rewards are working like magic to capture referrals and candidates.” Of the change, H3 CEO Hans Gieskes explains, What we [...]

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back to basics

12. November 2007

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Last week, I went on a sales call. Not unusual, except that sometimes you meet a person who changes your perspective, or confirms that your strategy is right-on. This was one such meeting. I was meeting someone who has been a JobCircle job board client and career fair participant for at least [...]

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monster ceo can’t pronounce ‘interstitial’

12. November 2007

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No wonder they can’t get rid of those annoying ads. The guy at the top can’t even pronounce “interstitial.” From Monster’s (MNST) most recent earnings call: Q: … in terms of the product improvements, could you specifically talk about some of the interstitial ads that had been at times rampant on the site, and your aggressiveness [...]

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orlando

11. November 2007

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I’m heading to Orlando tomorrow morning for the Kennedy conference. Aside from enjoying the 80-degree weather, I hope to collect some blogworthy content. If you’re attending, see you soon.

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the most public decade in history

10. November 2007

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I have been waiting it for several years now, and FINALLY just saw it on television for the first time (while I’ve been glued to the TV set watching our Red Sox sweep the series!!!! But I digress… ;) There is finally a tv ad warning people (kids, in particular) about the risks [...]

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helicopter parents

10. November 2007

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There is an **epidemic** of parental over-involvement in kids’ lives that has hit an all-time high… and it just HAS to stop. Seriously. If you are a parent of a college student, PLEASE read this post: You do NOT need to write resumes for your kids, apply to jobs on behalf of your kids, [...]

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yahoo! hotjobs continues love affair with print

9. November 2007

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Yahoo! announced today that the New York Daily News - the fifth largest newspaper in the country - has signed onto its Newspaper Consortium. Now, the newspaper’s Web site will be able to provide additional opportunities for advertisers, job seekers and all of its users. Marc Kramer, CEO of the Daily News, said, The Daily News [...]

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