Cheezhead Recruiting News and Opinion

jobing acquires cheezhead

By Joel Cheesman - Before Twitter and Facebook, blogging was the quickest and cheapest way to create Brand You. So, when launching HRSEO in 2005, it was a no-brainer to blog in order to do those things, as well as create a positive image and maybe drive a sale or two. Any readers would have been a pleasant surprise, as I was focused on building a business and keeping a roof over my head. But readers came. And as they came, sales followed. And thus began how much of the next 4 years would play-out. What started as a simple subdomain on Typepad quickly became the stand-alone site you see here today. In 2008, I made the decision to hire employees and open an office, dedicating more time and energy around existing and new businesses. The plan was to continue doing more of the same. And then, sort of unexpectedly, opportunity came knocking ...

monster gets chad all choked-up

By Joel Cheesman - Drill Sergeant Chad must've forgotten to take his meds before our podcast this week, following up the SHRM conference. Either that, or the coffee was particularly strong that morning. Not happy with Monster.com's apparently feeble attempt to keep America working by issuing complementary job postings at the show, Chad said, "[Monster's promo] was the biggest load of crap I've ever heard. If Monster really cared, they would have changed their damned business model a long time ago and they wouldn't have been shedding 150 people yesterday." We also get around to things like Twitter's impact on jobs and the cesspool of duplicate job content on the Web. It's good to be back.

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jobing.com wants to pump you up

Jobing.com and T3 Fitness Energy are partnering to launch a series of workplace wellness videos on the job site.

jobing appoints new director of security

By Vanessa Dennis - Jill Martin, a former American Express employee for over a decade, has been appointed as Jobing.com's new Director of Security and Privacy.

inc. 5000’s HR-related category winners

By Joel Cheesman - Since congratulating CollegeRecruiter.com for being named to the Inc. 5000 list for 2008, we’ve been bombarded with press releases touting the same thing for others. So, instead of a post for each one, here’s an entire list of the winners from the HR category - all 201.

careerbuilder touts 5,000 facebook friends

By Joel Cheesman - Since launching in March 2008, CareerBuilder's Facebook fan site has generated 5,000 fans. Not a big number, but in comparison to the competition - Jobing.com, MonsterTrack, etc. - it's not too bad.