By Joel Cheesman - The following e-mail was sent to me by a former CareerBuilder sales rep. The locations and names have been changed to protect the innocent. They discuss how "selling to HR" is a no-no when trying to make the sale.
Continue reading...Monday, June 2, 2008
Barron’s paints a bleak picture of the current state at Monster (MNST): U.S. job postings are down 18% on a year-over-year basis for the quarter to date, with a 21% drop in May. That’s worse than the 8% slide in April. [Deutsche Bank analyst Jeetil Patel] says the shrinking number of listings could pressure revenue and [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 19, 2008
Online employment advertising platforms, also known as job boards, have more than come of age. Indeed, online recruitment strategies are diversifying as hiring managers look for an edge in the marketplace. This evolution has birthed new models such as industry-specific job boards, targeted demographic job boards, and even social media schemes. But are today’s online [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 15, 2008
Here at the Kennedy conference, one of the more interesting vendors to catch my eye is RecruiTV. Most notably, the company has set-up a camera in the booth (like, a real video camera) and is interviewing attendees. I stopped by to chat with CEO Pete Altieri. Microsites are gaining a lot of momentum. Bringing video to [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, May 11, 2008
A new social networking solution for the online recruiting space called Zumeo is now in public beta for B to B networking. The official launch is set for June 2008. According to the company’s blog, “Recruiters will be able to search and save Live Resumés™ and network with other professionals. A Live Business Profile™ is free [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 1, 2008
… in cloud formation. intro marty snyder calls me a journalist (mom would be proud) john sumser explains background of event and the speakers, promotes sponsors (Arbita, ZoomInfo, Recruiting Blogs, PC Recruiter, CareerBoard) don ramer (arbita) future of web recruiting “technology doesn’t destroy intermediary businesses; they empower them” lots of questions for me after about [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Start-up RiseSmart is trying its hand at mashing-up a $100K job board and a candidate sourcing service, dubbed Recruiter Concierge. According to a company release, Screened candidates are delivered to the client the same day a requisition with Recruiter Concierge is opened. Clients may access resumes and provide immediate feedback to their concierge via the Recruiter [...]
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Sunday, June 22, 2008
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