Cheezhead
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y! hotjobs shrm interview (part two)
Enjoy Part Two of my interview with Yahoo! HotJobs (wiki - search) from the SHRM conference last week. Here, they talk about their newest offerings. Click here for Part One. Or visit Recruiting Fly for the full-length version. ShareThis |
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wallstrip on the death of newspapers
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yellojobs interview
There are a variety of reasons why no one has come in and taken over the employee referral market. None of which we’ll go into here. Yellojobs, however, believes it can turn the tide. How exactly? Well, meet COO Alex Conway and Brad Wells, VP Business Development: Click here for more on the guys and Yellojobs. ShareThis |
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monster stock hits the teens
Monster (wiki - search - ticker) stock has dipped into the teens today. Time will tell where this ends up for Monster. On one hand, whispers in the industry point to a buyout if the stock dips to around $15. However, one Wall Street insider, who asked to remain nameless, said MNST is “in the worst possible place as a stock,” underscoring a buyout price of around $3 billion based on their current equity position would be very unlikely. The source went on to say the stock should continue... |
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jobvite lands hotjobs ex-ceo dan finnigan
Jobvite has announced the appointment of Dan Finnigan as President and Chief Executive Officer. Finnigan will lead the company in his new role, working closely alongside company founder and former CEO, Jesper Schultz, who will take the role of Chief Product Officer. Jobvite is an online recruitment platform that engages the whole company in hiring. Jobvite raised $7.2 million in Series A funding in December 2007 and has clients including TiVo, Infinera and Advent Software. Finnigan previously... |
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screw jobs! monster wants to sell phones, lipstick
A loyal reader and not-so-loyal Monster (wiki - search) client sent us the following promo e-mail that went out last week: The recipient followed-up the forwarded message by saying, “Now Monster is offering me cell phones, DVDs, and beauty products. Is this supposed to be a way to make my life as an employer better? “If this was a B-school case, they’d get a F for not understanding basic marketing tenets, like segmentation, targeting and positioning … Oh, and I don’t... |
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newspaper despair in cleveland
Readers of Ohio’s largest newspaper, The Plain Dealer, were greeted with a personal letter from the publisher on Sunday’s front page yesterday. While the overall message was one of warm-fuzzies, it was sprinkled with apocalyptic distress. Said Terry Egger (PDF), “The changes in our industry make it an exciting time to be in the news business - and a challenging one. We face the most difficult advertising environment in our history, yet remain a talent-, time- and resource-intensive... |
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y! hotjobs shrm interview (part one)
I sat down with Jeff Kinder and Kevin Krim of Yahoo! HotJobs (wiki - search) while in Chicago for the SHRM conference this week. Here’s Part One: If you can’t wait for Part Two, head-on over to Recruiting Fly for the full-length version. Also, checkout our Facebook fan site for exclusive pics. ShareThis |
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jobdig is coming to pillage your local job board
We recently noticed JobDig growing into states previously unoccupied by the niche job board targeting local markets. What used to encompass a small footprint in the middle of the country, now bleeds into places westward and southward. So, we gave head ‘Digger Toby Dayton a shout to see what was going on. Says Dayton, “We’ve launched five markets this year, including AZ (Tucson), UT (Salt Lake City), TX (Amarillo), AR (Little Rock), & TN (Chattanooga). In each market, we... |
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jobtarget describes new partnerships
JobTarget has recently added a few partners to its portfolio. Here’s Ethan Bloomfield to discuss. ShareThis |
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linkedin gets locked out
Apparently a billion-dollar valuation doesn’t get you a booth at SHRM. LinkedIn was noticeably absent from the expo hall this year. Word is they tried to get in but were too late to overcome a sold-out convention center. The popular professional networking site was a sponsor for the greater show, however. They have also been very active in other recruiting-related conferences. That considered, I expect they’ll be at SHRM next year in full force. ShareThis |
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indeed’s job analytics detailed
Indeed.com (wiki - search) this week announced its Job Analytics offering. Here’s a breakdown via cofounder and CEO Paul Forster: ShareThis |
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careerbuilder iphone application demo
A demo of the upcoming iPhone application by CareerBuilder (wiki - search) is now online. Click here to check it out. ShareThis |
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meet laurie ruettimann of punk rock hr.com
Aside from a Facebook “friendship” and an ongoing Scrabulous rivalry, I didn’t know much about Laurie Ruettimann coming into SHRM. Therefore, I was glad to get a few moments with her to discuss her blog, Punk Rock HR, along with a few other initiatives like her HR-related social network. ShareThis |
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confessions of a former careerbuilder sales guy
The following e-mail was sent to me by a former CareerBuilder (wiki - search) sales rep. The locations and names have been changed to protect the innocent: “In late ‘07 I went through CareerBuilder’s new hire training in Anytown, USA. During training we were told NOT TO TALK TO HR when calling into companies. I am not one to bash my previous employers and I have no reason to be bitter towards CareerBuilder, however I really don’t have many positive things to say about my experience... |
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interview with careerbuilder’s vp of corporate marketing
In a recent visit to the headquarters of CareerBuilder (wiki - search) in Chicago, we sat down with Jason Ferrara, VP of corporate marketing, who is responsible for acquiring new and retaining current corporate clients. In our 8 mins., we discussed the uniqueness of selling to HR, cutting through the clutter of the loads of job site competition, dealing with cost pressure from the likes of free / cheap sites such as Craigslist and their presence at the upcoming SHRM conference. I mention... |
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breaking down shrm’s parties
If you’re headed to SHRM next week, odds are you’re already planning on crashing attending one of the parties below. But if you aren’t yet in the know, here’s a breakdown: 1. CareerBuilder @ Lincoln Park Zoo, with a live concert from Maroon 5. Doors open at 7 p.m. on Monday. Invite only. 2. SHRM presents Lionel Ritchie, Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. at the main conference location. You’re sure to be dancin’ on the ceiling, all night long (sorry, couldn’t resist). 3.... |
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y! hotjobs launches hothire candidate recommender
Looks like we can start adding HotJobs (wiki - search) to the growing list of job sites getting into the candidate matching game. With its new HotHire, officially launched today, Y! is adding real-time candidate recommendations to employers, which are generated as job listings are posted. According to a release, “With the introduction of HotHire, recruiters can jumpstart their urgent candidate searches by receiving real-time recommendations from Yahoo! HotJobs based on the information in... |
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ontargetjobs ex-ceo forced to step aside by investor?
OnTargetjobs (wiki - search) has a new CEO. His name is Michael Tansey. Their former CEO, Allen Paschal, is now labeled founder and chairman. Paschal gives this reason: The company has grown dramatically since inception … I was wearing too many hats and it was time to get help running the day to day operations. We wanted top talent and felt we could not recruit the proper caliber talent in the COO position. Mike [Tansey] is better suited to manage onTargetjobs as we grow through our next... |
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cheezhead to exhibit at shrm conference (thanks jobing!)
We’re giddy to announce we’ll be exhibiting at the upcoming SHRM conference next week in Chicago. Our booth number is 4421. However, if you’re not-so-good with numbers, just track down the Jobing.com booth, which won’t be difficult for the fact that it’s about the size of a small metropolitan area all by itself. Why Jobing? As fans of our blog, the gang there was kind enough to donate a 10 x 10 chunk of their real estate to us. Very cool and very generous. In typical... |