Cheezhead Recruiting News and Opinion

the slice – 4.30.09

monster reports on layoffs, trovix

By Vanessa Dennis - Monster Worldwide, Inc. today reported total revenue declined 31% to $254 million, compared with $366 million in the comparable quarter of 2008. During the Q1 earnings call, Timothy Yates, Monster's CFO, addressed operating expenses, including layoffs both here and in China since acquiring ChinaHR.com last year. Sal Iannuzzi, Monster's CEO, discussed additional cost-cutting measures, Monster's break-even quarter, and his new plans for Trovix.

is this goodbye for yello?

YelloJobs.com, a job referral site based in India, has allegedly closed down its operations.

hirevue’s aggressive growth plans

Video interviewing provider HireVue has announced that three new executives have been hired to begin tackling aggressive growth plans the company has for the future.

spock to be sold?

According to TechCrunch, multiple sources are reporting that people search engine Spock is about to be auctioned off to the highest bidder.

careerbuilder sales rep’s a real ‘twit’

By Joel Cheesman - Meet missAdriane. She is apparently a CareerBuilder sales rep who spends a lot of time on Twitter. According to her description, she's "basically the most awesome person ever." I doubt her clients will feel that way after seeing tweets like, "people really annoy me ... especially those i'm trying to get to buy stuff ..." After layoffs and salary cuts, this is who CareerBuilder kept? Wow!

layoffs at pontiac in pontiac (how ironic)

Layoffs at GM's Pontiac (video)