Archive | February, 2008
eeoc? no problem, says visualcv
You’ve likely heard some of the inititial buzz on startup VisualCV. The VisualCV reinvents the resume. Ultimately, it will reinvent the way the Internet is used for recruiting, to the benefit of professionals, employers and recruiters alike. Reinvent the resume? Pretty lofty goal, huh? But we’ll get to that in a second. My knee-jerk reaction was to [...]
Continue reading...oodle powering monster’s military.com
22. February 2008
Oodle, a vertical search engine for all things classifieds, is now powering the classifieds section of Monster.com-owned Military.com – except jobs, of course, which is Monster’s baby. This probably means nothing, but it just feels sorta weird. Is this a test run that may lead to all kinds of classifieds on Monster down the road? Could this [...]
Continue reading...johnsumser.com
22. February 2008
Granted, he’s a little like the crazy ol’ uncle portrayed in movies at holiday time, rambling on-and-on about the Nixon administration, UFOs, Jimmy Hoffa’s whereabouts and Civil War collectibles … However, for those who feel a little less complete – me included – because John Sumser isn’t dropping the gospel on hungry disciples like he did [...]
Continue reading...hotjobs gains 4 pubs, 1/3 u.s. newspapers
21. February 2008
Yahoo! HotJobs is touting a new deal that adds four publishers to their newspaper consortium and expands their network to encompass “one-third of the newspapers in the U.S.” The additions include Shaw Newspapers and its 25 daily and weekly newspapers covering northern Illinois and Iowa, The Buffalo News and its paper that covers Buffalo, NY, the [...]
Continue reading...so what’s theladders really worth?
21. February 2008
Yesterday’s post brought in a flurry of e-mails and phone calls from people with an opinion and information on TheLadders‘ value. Apparently Hoover’s estimate of $7.4 million for 2007 is too conservative. So how much is the company really making? After some investigation, a better guess of annual revenue would be in the $40 million range. Further [...]
Continue reading...theladders puts out ‘for sale’ sign?
20. February 2008
The rumor mill is heating-up in influential circles around a heightened level of motivation The Ladders is allegedly showing to get acquired. Granted, rumors are just that, but there are at least two recent actions that may give us some insight into their desire to unload. 1. Sticking it to employers. Late last year, TheLadders decided to [...]
Continue reading...listen up! the chad and cheezhead podcast
18. February 2008
Chad Sowash and I have a lot in common. He’s from Ohio; I live here. Both are fans of Ohio State Buckeyes football. Hell, we’re even the same age, born, like, a day apart. And we both have some respectable seniority in this thing called Internet recruiting. What better reason to do a podcast? Chad and I [...]
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