Archive | February, 2008
collegerecruiter.com acquires entryleveljobs.net
Acquisition. All the kids are doin’ it. Niche player CollegeRecruiter.com has acquired fellow niche player Entry Level Jobs.net. I’d explain the target audience, but it’s hopefully pretty self-explanatory from the domains. CR chief Steven Rothberg is one of our favorite people, so consider us all warm-and-fuzzy inside in light of this news. Said Rothberg: We acquired the site [...]
Continue reading...your new resume, compliments of ‘google sites’
28. February 2008
Google’s rebranded launch of Jotspot as Google Sites is fairly intriguing as an opening act. Think wiki meets Facebook meets Blogger. Techcrunch, as usual, has a good breakdown. For us, however, most noteworthy is the ability to create online resumes. It’s a little hard to see from the image above, but this page has links to an [...]
Continue reading...employmentguide.com redesign emphasizes video
27. February 2008
EmploymentGuide.com has redesigned their Web site. Before (sorta, some of the elements were lost in the archive) After According to a company press release: The redesigned homepage features clearly defined navigation buttons and enlarged ad space. The application process has streamlined, shrinking the average job seeker application time from 20 minutes to seven. The expanded video center will house [...]
Continue reading...sem, social networking highlighted in new studies
27. February 2008
Classified Intelligence has recently published “Recruitment Advertising: Moving in New Directions.” The report was based on a fall 2007 survey of 177 recruiters conducted in conjunction with ERE Media Inc., an online recruitment community. In a nutshell, the survey says recruiters are gravitating toward networking sites (both social and business) and employee referral programs. Print is [...]
Continue reading...generation what?
26. February 2008
I am preparing to appear on a panel in a month on the different generations in the workforce. How they work, what they want, who they are, how they will or won’t work with each other, etc? I don’t want to give away my age as I consider myself young at heart and understanding of [...]
Continue reading...microsoft’s viewmyworld.com pushes company’s cool
26. February 2008
Microsoft lost its cool factor a long time ago. However, certain brands like Xbox have broken out of the primary brand’s restraints. So why not create a unique employment branding experience around that coolness? Hats off to the software giant for creating ViewmyWorld.com. The site is dedicated to driving top talent to the company’s cutting edge [...]
Continue reading...interviewed by u.s. news & world report
25. February 2008
I was recently interviewed by U.S. News and World Report in an article entitled, “Using the Web to Search for a Job.” If you have some extra time on your hands, it’s a pretty good read. They actually make me sound kinda smart, which is no easy task, I tell ya’.
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- ax falling hard at careerbuilder? (212)
- theladders should stop bait-n-switch tactics (121)
- grey marketing team – job posting scam (93)
- monstirs sells english are reely good (65)
- a real alternative to job boards (63)
- more job cuts at jobfox (60)
- march: there will be blood (59)
- is jason goldberg killing jobster? (54)
- careerbuilder sales rep’s a real ‘twit’ (54)
- jobing acquires cheezhead (48)
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- jobvite raises $8.2 million
- not your father’s recruiting conference
- 10 reasons why niche sites will survive
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- monster’s back-to-school makeover
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- a fleeing workforce
- the unconference movement
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