The people behind Brand Integrity have created a combination of web-based software and services that attempt to transform employee recognition into a pervasive leadership tool.
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 3, 2008
By Vanessa Dennis - Last week I wrote about why November has been a tough month for Taleo, a global provider of talent management software. The company and its directors have been hit with a steady string of lawsuits since their auditors Deloitte and Touche announced they were going forward with a review of Taleo's revenue recognition process. Nate Swanson, Taleo's VP of Investor Relations, sat down with me to clarify the reevaluation of the revenue recognition process and what this means for Taleo and its investors in the long run.
Continue reading...Monday, November 24, 2008
By Vanessa Dennis - While most people are celebrating the holidays with family and co-workers this month, Taleo, the provider of talent management software, has little reason to rejoice. The company has experienced a steady string of setbacks, beginning with their Q3 financial call and continuing with a bevy of lawsuits that threaten to rattle the core of this globally renowned company. Let's take a look at the timeline of events and hear an expert's advice on what this means for the software giant in the long run.
Continue reading...Monday, November 24, 2008
By Blake Helppie - A few weeks ago Steve Levitt, the co-author of Freakonomics, blogged about a recent study published by our company, JobApp Network, on how web-only applicant tracking, talent acquisition and hiring management systems may be unwittingly hampering diversity at hourly employers, particularly in retail and restaurants. Rarely have I seen such a torrent of controversy unleashed by what was originally intended to be just another quarterly white paper. Academics were asking questions and bloggers revived a largely dormant “Digital Divide” discussion. I think the last time that the “Digital Divide” generated any real political or economic debate was somewhere around the time that I watched Detroit Rock City in theater (voted the worst movie of 1999 by the other 6 people who actually watched it).
Continue reading...Thursday, November 20, 2008
Two job seekers walk into a conference room, anticipating an interview with a recruiter for a technical position. One is carrying a giant presentation.
Continue reading...Monday, November 17, 2008
By Vanessa Dennis - TalentDrive, the creator of the SaaS recruitment technology TalentFilter, has announced a partnership with Illuma, a recruitment and sourcing solutions provider.
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 5, 2008
By Art Papas - The reality is now that negative sentiment has grown so strong that it will no doubt affect the recruiting and staffing market in the short term. It’s budgeting season, and executives and managers around the world are nervous about the economic outlook. This will alter hiring plans in 2009. The coming quarters will bring a different market than we’ve experienced in the last 4 years. Staffing and recruiting professionals face two choices: stick to business as usual, or build a plan to win in a new environment. I see three big opportunities to get ahead of the competition.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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