Cheezhead Recruiting News and Opinion

more job cuts at jobfox

By Joel Cheesman - December’s cost-cutting measures by candidate-matching job site Jobfox weren’t enough. “In response to the ‘new normal’ economy, we’ve made the painful decision to reduce the size of our sales force,” said CEO Rob McGovern. "... No one can say how long this [economic] cycle will last, although my personal belief is that we’re closer to the beginning than the end.” So much for a December 2008 comment made by Barry Lawrence, Jobfox PR Director: “We feel fortunate that we have managed the growth of our business wisely so that we are not forced to trim, like many U.S. start-ups, by 30 percent or more. No further workforce adjustments are expected.”

job seekers get chance to win $50K in headhunting game

Yesterday Thomas Shaw, the managing director for Recruitment Directory in Australia, sent me a link to an interesting game created for job seekers by CareerOne in Australia.

jobfox now charging for intros service

A reader wrote Cheezhead to complain about a recent change to Jobfox's Intros Service, which was launched and marketed late last summer.

jobfox holiday e-card

despite layoffs, some companies are hiring

Despite a constant stream of layoffs coming down the pike, there are some job boards and vendors in the employment space who are hiring.

layoffs at jobfox

Jobfox has trimmed seven sales representatives from its workforce to better meet 2009 expectations as a result of the slumping global economy. No further workforce adjustments are expected.

realmatch powering 1200+ job channels

By Vanessa Dennis - RealMatch has announced that they are now powering 1200+ job channels with more collaborations in the pipeline.