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Dice Reports Strong 4th Q, Less Certain About 2012
Dice this morning became the second job board in a week to see its stock price drop after reporting a profitable quarter and a year of growth. Hours after the company reported it nearly doubled its fourth-quarter profit over the same quarter in 2010, meeting Wall Street’s expectations, its stock price took a 16 percent beating. In afternoon trading in New York, Dice Holdings was selling for $8.40 a share, down $1.59 on the day. Last week Monster’s stock took a 20 percent hit after...  ERE Job Boards -
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:58
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Grocer Freshens Up Website
That grocery store chain popping up all over Arizona, Nevada, and California has launched a new careers website with a good main-page video talking about jobs at the British-owned grocer. On the Fresh & Easy home page — the company home page, not the careers home page — the words “A Great Place to Work” (as opposed to “jobs,” “employment,” or “careers”) take you to the carers page. That’ll take you to the redesigned careers... ERE Corporate Careers -
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:36
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Employer Review Site Makes a Facebook Connection
When Glassdoor launched its Facebook connection a few minutes ago, the company that’s the Yelp of employment jumped full-on into the scramble for dominance in the world of careers social networking. Among the players already in the ring are BranchOut, the first to build a business networking presence on Facebook, Monster’s BeKnown, and LinkedIn, the reining leader. (Facebook had its own big news Wednesday, filing for its much anticipated IPO.) Like BranchOut and BeKnown, Glassdoor... ERE Job Boards -
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 01:01
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Aussie Military Launching New Recruiting Campaign
The Australian defense department has started a new campaign with a “Superman” motif to recruit reservists, the first big effort like this in seven years. Its plans includes TV ads, movie ads, billboards, newspaper and magazine advertising, and of course the career site, featuring people lifting up their shirts to show military uniforms underneath. The site plays up the potential for good benefits, travel, community involvement, and personal growth — the latter, for example,... ERE Corporate Careers -
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 20:30
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San Diego and Riverside Show Double Digit Gains in January, Says New CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index
The International Association of Employment Web Sites is the trade association for the global online employment services industry. We proudly represent our Members among the more than 40,000 employment sites that serve job seekers, employers and recruiters worldwide. What are employment Web-sites? They are job boards and career portals operated by: International Association of Employment Websites -
Tue, 01/31/2012 - 18:31
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Profitable Job Board Network For Sale – Chris Russell
This is my first video production that doesn’t involve the kids or cats – enjoyed chatting with Chris Russell about putting his profitable job board network up for sale, his interest in mobile recruiting and [...] Online Recruiting News -
Tue, 01/31/2012 - 12:24
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Are job boards tanking? The problem with very little data
If you read this blog, then you have at least a passing interest in job boards – so it’s likely that you saw the news last week that Monster is laying off 400 employees and missed its quarterly earnings/revenue targets. Now, this is the type of news that many pundits of various stripes will take as endorsement of their belief that job boards are heading off the cliff, soon to vanish forever. It is not good news – particularly for the affected Monster employees. But is it indicative... Job Board Doctor -
Tue, 01/31/2012 - 10:00
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Top Job Search Expert Partners With CareerCast.com
The International Association of Employment Web Sites is the trade association for the global online employment services industry. We proudly represent our Members among the more than 40,000 employment sites that serve job seekers, employers and recruiters worldwide. What are employment Web-sites? They are job boards and career portals operated by: International Association of Employment Websites -
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 14:51
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Tech Workers Reward the Personal Touch
Tech workers get an average of 23 recruiter inquiries a week — yes, a week, says a survey from TEKsystems, a global IT staffing and services firm. That’s a remarkable number, which, even if is skewed by respondents with very in-demand skills, would still go a long way to explaining why you’re not getting calls back. In fact, the survey shows that IT professionals are picky about whose call they will return. The best thing a recruiter can do when leaving a message or speaking... ERE Job Boards -
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 18:25
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Talking about the future of job search
I recently did a Q&A with the folks at Cachinko about the future of job search. You may find it interesting – check it out here! Job Board Doctor -
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 15:15
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Trucking Company Scrapped the Stock Photos
Should we put real-employee photos on our careers site, or stock art? Swift Transportation’s new site opts for none of the above. Instead, the trucker used illustrations, something you don’t see a whole lot on career sites. Swift, a Phoenix-based company whose drivers log more than a billion miles a year, used Bayard Advertising for the site. The two partners wanted to do something a little different than what it sees on a lot of transportation-industry sites: trucks, cars, signs,... ERE Corporate Careers -
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 14:36
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Like the Teams, CareerBuilder’s Chimps Getting an Encore For Super Bowl XLVI
Like the Giants and the Patriots, CareerBuilder and its controversial band of chimpanzees will be making a return appearance at this year’s Super Bowl in Indianapolis. In this year’s 30-second commercial airing during the fourth quarter on Feb 5, the chimps wreak havoc with their human co-worker during a business trip, ordering 46 banana daiquiris, while brainstorming a poison ivy shampoo. The chimps have proven to be an audience pleaser since making their debut in CareerBuilder’s... ERE Job Boards -
Wed, 01/25/2012 - 01:17
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I’m better than you, and I’ll prove it: the rise of skills testing sites
If you hire people, at some point you will have to hire for a position about which you know absolutely nothing. Perhaps you’re hiring a chief technology officer, but your background is marketing and sales. Or you’re hiring a new accountant, and you only understand coding. What do you do? Perhaps you turn to friends and colleagues who are more knowledgeable than you about a particular skill set. Or you figure out which certifications a ‘perfect’ candidate should have.... Job Board Doctor -
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 10:00
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Tech Career Expo @ SXSW Interactive Announced
The International Association of Employment Web Sites is the trade association for the global online employment services industry. We proudly represent our Members among the more than 40,000 employment sites that serve job seekers, employers and recruiters worldwide. What are employment Web-sites? They are job boards and career portals operated by: International Association of Employment Websites -
Mon, 01/23/2012 - 14:22
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Give the Gift of Time. Rent a Personal Assistant
A quick look at some of the goings-on in recent days from the recruiting/human resources world: If you’re looking for a gift for the busy New York professional who has everything, you can now get them a “PA for a day.” The new temp firm, founded by a PR/events director for a New York ad agency, offers personal assistants for a day — actually for as little as two hours, at a rate of $20 an hour. The company says that “personal assistants cannot and will not assist... ERE Job Boards -
Fri, 01/20/2012 - 06:41
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The “iTunes” of Recruiting Gets $5 Million
A $5 million investment in a company that charges nothing for its product would seem to have the same shot as a straight bet in roulette. Yet the Mayfield Fund just gave SmartRecruiters a $5 million boost to fund new development in its SaaS-based free ATS. It’s certainly a vote of confidence in the company and the business model launched by Jerome Ternynck. He introduced SmartRecruiters to the SMB market in 2009 when he still owned and ran MrTed, a European ATS company that was entirely... ERE Technology -
Wed, 01/18/2012 - 22:48
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The month that was: job boards, online recruiting, and more
Ok, it’s been a bit more than a month since the last news round up – I blame it on the holiday season. But now I’m working off those Christmas cookies, so here’s all the news that’s fit to print, more or less: Chris Russell sells out: Well, at least he hopes so. Chris has put his 20-site job board network on the market. The offering includes AllCountyJobs, FairfieldCountyJobs, and others. Sounds like a great deal for the right buyer! Unrabble adds job distribution:... Job Board Doctor -
Tue, 01/17/2012 - 10:00
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AllCountyJobs regional job board network for sale
As I enter my 14th year in the job board industry I think its time to see if I can sell my baby. If you are interested in buying a growing, highly profitable job board network with over 20 job boards and numerous other domains and blogs, check out my blog post.… Chris Russell -
Mon, 01/16/2012 - 11:22
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NAS Sold; Unrabble Unveiled; ICANN Implored
Here are some of the events making news during the week: Recruitment MarComm Firm Sold NAS Recruitment Communications has been bought from Interpublic Group by a private equity firm in partnership with senior management. The new owner, Stone-Goff Partners, called the acquisition an “excellent match” with its “strategy of investing in strong niche businesses with established track records and experienced management teams.” Key members of the management team, including CEO... ERE Job Boards -
Fri, 01/13/2012 - 06:12
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Growth is good – even when it hurts sometimes
The last 3 years have been full of advice for companies were struggling to survive. But what about companies that are growing? It’s been a while since I’ve written about the challenges of growth – so it’s about time. Despite the flat overall employment market, some areas are experiencing growth and even shortages (think healthcare, technology, skilled trades, etc.). Is your job site experiencing an uptick in business? Then here are some things to think about: Hiring:... Job Board Doctor -
Tue, 01/10/2012 - 10:00
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