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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - They make us laugh. They make us scream in frustration. They educate us on everything from sourcing on Twitter to developing employee referral programs to positing the importance of candidate pipelines. They talk numbers, they talk economy, and boy, are they good at talking about themselves. I'm referring to the people behind recruiting blogs. Our world wouldn't be complete without their daily dose of gossip and gloating and goings-on in the employment space. They're crazy, they're sexy, they're cool - and some of them love to get soused (ERE after hours, anyone?). So what's the secret to their success, besides good old-fashioned content?

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leaders sound off on financial crisis

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - Given the recent financial crisis that will most certainly impact us all, I thought it would be appropriate to get different perspectives from some well-known industry leaders in the recruiting space. Some viewpoints are couched in optimism, while others give a more cynical and foreboding outlook. Martin Snyder of PCRecruiter said of the crisis, "America is now the place to fail upward. If you are a CEO that runs a company into the ground, no worries since you are about to get a better job. Generally speaking, if you sit on your ass for a living, you are probably overpaid. We have created an ugly two-class system that will lead to our undoing for real if we don't bring the extremes back toward the middle, and I say that from the fortunate side of the fence, for the time being."

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