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would hr have hired sarah palin?

Friday, September 5, 2008

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By Steven Rothberg - Over the past couple of weeks the world has discovered Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Two years ago she was the mayor of a town in Alaska and oversaw a staff of 50 people. Now she’s less than two years into her first term as the governor of one of the least populated and wealthiest states in the Union. And she’s also a rock star. Every champion needs stars. The Capitals recruited Ovechkin. The Republicans recruited Palin. Who did your organization recruit?

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best buy’s facebook strategy and more

Friday, August 22, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - Best Buy is utilizing a lot of Web 2.0 technology to attract and recruit a younger generation. Senior Pipeline Generation Expert Joshua Kahn talked about three things in particular that are causing people to throw on those blue shirts: their Facebook page, an internal social network, and the much-publicized ROWE program. Kahn said, "We felt this would allow people interested in potentially working for Best Buy to get a better feel for the real culture and what the actual employees were talking about far beyond what could be communicated via a job posting or banner ad."

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open dialogue panel on recruiting gen y

Monday, August 4, 2008

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Lisa Orrell Appears on MSNBC About Recruiting Gen Y

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candidate search software gets a makeover

Friday, July 25, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - Resource Edge, the creators of candidate searching software TalentHook, have released the latest version of the product, TalentHook Sphere. The new version contains updated search functions, a fresh user interface, and the ability to spider 800 additional Web sites for candidates.

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not HR related - how about some regulation?

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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By Martin Snyder - What motivated a post this afternoon was a three part combination of outrage, regret, and experimentation. The regret was simply my failure to blog with decent regularity for Joel. The outrage arose when I read the second of two news stories within a few days describing two tragedies ...

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interview with bountyjobs ceo

Thursday, July 17, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - BountyJobs CEO Jeremy Lappin discusses the recent acquirement of $12 million in funds from investment firm Greylock Partners. He said the money will be used to expand internationally, bring in more business, and enhance the site's features. "We're seeing a ton of success," Lappin said. "The system is growing so fast. It's doubled for six sequential quarters. We're literally placing thousands of people annually now. I think Greylock recognized that and wanted to get involved, and we could definitely use the funds to continue to build out our product and help us grow our business and expand internationally, and just make it a better service."

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corporate alliance bans search firms from candidate pool

Monday, July 14, 2008

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By Vanessa Dennis - AllianceQ is a group of companies that are giving rejected candidates the option of creating an anonymous profile on QuietAgent.com. The members of AllianceQ have access to the profiles of these job seekers for free. No third parties are allowed to search this particular pool of candidates.

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