Jobpapido – radical dudes they tell me
I contacted Jobrapido today to enquire about their XML job feed or API. I loved the response so much I had to share it! "Jobrapido is a young and fast growing company with a presence all over Europe. (Sorry America - PG) We are introducing a radical innovation to the field of job search by applying the Google model to online recruiting. (Woweee - PG) Our search engine enables job hunters to search through all the job vacancies posted on hundreds of company websites, recruiting agency websites and job boards in the UK
Monster’s New Resume Search Is a Winner
When Monster bought Trovix in the summer of 2008, the blogosphere popped with wonder at how the job board would make use of Trovix’ job matching technology. Forrester Research analyst Zach Thomas suggested that, “By making this acquisition, Monster is putting a real emphasis on search and they believe it will help them leap-frog the competition.” Others were less generous . The answer has been coming ever since Monster began beta testing Power Resume Search several months ago. A few weeks ago, confident that its $100 million investment was the homerun it expected, Monster turned Power Search live, premiering it during an analyst meeting that was also webcast over a marathon five hours or so. Tuesday, the company demoed the new search for a group of recruitment consultants and bloggers.
Optimizing The Candidate Experience: Enhancing Your Recruiting Programs
Erin Peterson joined us to discuss how to improve a candidate’s experience during the hiring process and the positive impact it can have on your hires and employment brand. Watch it here!
New Study: How Communication Drives Performance
"Courage, innovation and discipline help drive company performance especially in tough economic times. Effective internal communications can keep employees engaged in the business and help companies retain key talent, provide consistent value to customers, and deliver superior financial performance to shareholders." Watson Wyatt 2009 According to Watson Wyatt's newest communication survey for 2009/2010 , companies that are effective communicators "have the courage to talk about what employees want to hear," "redefine the employment deal based on changing business conditions," and have "the discipline to plan effectively and measure their progress effectively." Does this really matter? Yes. The study shows that companies that communicate effectively had a 47% higher return to shareholders over a five-year period (mid-2004 to mid-2009)
What Is Your Hiring Strategy, and Is it the Right One?
At an early age I had the unique opportunity to work at the corporate offices of two different Fortune 500 companies. One was number 37 on the list, and the other one 497. While there, I learned a few timeless strategy lessons.
The New, New Thing
I recently tried to arrange a meeting with someone visiting the Twin Cities and learned from his office that he’d asked that anyone wanting to reach him should “Tweet me.” Tweet me? E-mail or text messaging not good enough? Let me get this straight: I should try and arrange a private meeting to discuss a potential business deal using a medium that is literally open to the world. I have a better idea — Tweet yourself.
TalentHook’s New Strip Club Business
With the recruiting industry stuck deep in the recession rut, it’s no surprise that companies are looking to diversify. The RightThing, an RPO, acquired AIRS, a technology and training firm, in 2008. About the same time, CareerBuilder launched Personified, a recruitment consulting and outsourcing business. Two months ago, recruitment technology vendor Taleo acquired Worldwide Compensation, a comp management technology and services provider. The oddest diversification, though, has to be TalentHook’s launch of a directory of, ahem, gentlemen’s clubs and their entertainers
Newsweek's Sarah Palin Cover is Good Journalism
Many years ago, when the idea of women in professional roles in business was much more novel that it is today, magazines were eager to profile female pioneers. As a very young managing director in one of the then-prominent management consulting companies, I received lots of requests for interviews. One of the first was from a major, serious business magazine
