A 'twitition' has begun circulating that asks Monster, CareerBuilder, and Hotjobs to make various improvements put forth by the petition's writer.
Continue reading...Monday, July 27, 2009
By Joel Cheesman - With all the news swirling around Yahoo’s stake in HotJobs and an apparent desire to unload the company (smart money’s pointing to Monster being the buyer, by the way), we thought it would be a good time to catch-up with GM and vice president Chris Merritt for his take. We ran into him at SHRM last month for his take on an acquisition, as well as the company’s launch of a pay-per-candidate model and diving into the whole Twitter phenomenon. “Pay-per-candidate is all about finding people who meet your screening criteria,” said Merritt. “Job seekers go through a questionairre, at which point they become a candidate and employers pay for that.” If an employer links to an applicant tracking system from their job posting, a job seeker jumping to that platform would then become a candidate.
Continue reading...Friday, July 10, 2009
It turns out that Monster released Candidate Spotlight, its own pay-per-candidate pricing model, five days earlier than Yahoo! HotJobs Pay Per Candidate was unveiled.
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 1, 2009
By Vanessa Dennis - One would never know by the number of new Hotjobs products and enhancements rolled out before and during SHRM that the job board might be on the auction block. The possibility of an impending sale has been speculated about for months, while a recent report from New York Times confirming the rumors only added more fuel to the fire. But at the recent SHRM conference in New Orleans, the Hotjobs crew displayed no signs of leeriness for the future. Chris Merritt, vice president and general manager, Yahoo! HotJobs, told OnRec, “The products we’re rolling out at SHRM this year demonstrate that Yahoo! HotJobs is more focused than ever on helping recruiters maximize their resources and find the right candidates.”
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Check out these five surprisingly stable careers from Yahoo! Hotjobs and learn how to get them.
Continue reading...Thursday, June 25, 2009
By Vanessa Dennis - Yahoo! HotJobs has just unveiled a new product called Pay Per Candidate, which is a performance-based online recruitment product that allows recruiters the option to pay for candidates instead of just paying per listing. The Pay Per Candidate product enables recruiters to cap the number of pre-screened candidates they receive per job posting when candidates apply on the HotJobs website.
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The Yahoo Newspaper Consortium continues to grow despite recent reports that Yahoo is shopping around Hotjobs.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
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