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Taleo Grows Revenue; Beats The Street
HR software vendor Taleo grew its revenue and customer count during the second quarter of this year and though it also grew its net loss, the company beat Wall Street’s earnings estimates. The company reported this afternoon that it lost $1.4 million, up from just $113,000 in the same quarter last year. Stock options and costs relating to previous acquisitions totaling $6.9 million were responsible for the loss. Not including these expenses (which analysts don’t include in their... |
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How Microsoft Does Social Recruiting
How does Microsoft find the talent to do cool things like develop a gaming platform, or perhaps make that platform operate without a controller like Project Natal? Marvin Smith, Talent Community Evangelist, talked with a group of approximately 80 recruiters in eastern Washington in an event organized by Rob Dromgoole at Pacific Northwest National Laboratories in Richland, Washington. In his presentation, Smith, true to his job title, spoke highly of being part of the recruiting community. He emphasized... |
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Jobvite Offers Free Tool for Distributing and Tracking Job Posts
The last time I wrote about a product I found useful I got worked over pretty well. So you’ll pardon me if I’m little hesitant to say much about Jobvite Share. In fact, I’m pretty sure if I say how it can help you distribute and track the results of your job postings for free (really for free), someone will cite that as proof I’m in Jobvite’s pocket. Now it’s not that I don’t want to be in someone’s pocket. (Preferably someone with deep pockets.)... |
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Simplify Life. Become a G-Recruiter
You want to be a G-Recruiter? Consider it if you’re an independent, or work where Outlook is considered an ATS, or you track candidates on Post-Its and file resumes on your hard drive in the folder called “RESUMES.” Or you’re simply tired of working the way someone else thinks you should. G-Recruiter, as its maker Amitai Givertz describes it, is a mash-up of free Google tools that automate most routine and many mundane recruiting functions. “G-Recruiters are people... |
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Kenexa Breaks Even and Makes 2x Splash
A year after posting a $34 million loss, Kenexa reported today that it broke even for the first quarter of 2010. Technically, the company reported an $18,000 loss, chump change on $39.7 million in revenue. That news, and the splash Kenexa made yesterday promoting its long-awaited 2x platform, weren’t enough to keep the company’s stock from closing down on the day. Kenexa closed at $15.15, off 2.57 percent on the day. The Dow Jones was off 2 percent. Still, Kenexa CEO Rudy Karsan said... |