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By Jason Buss. Amidst rising unemployment, and what some call a recession – or even financial crisis, it’s that time of year to finalize your plans for 2009 recruiting budgets.  This post contains ideas on things you can do to cut (if needed) – or optimize your spending. Once you know anticipated volumes and skills [...]

Kenexa Wins Employer of the Year Award from Nebraska Society for Human Resource Management Kenexa Corporation received the Employer of the Year Award from the Society of Human Resource Management’s Nebraska State Council. The award recognizes Kenexa as a great place to work, in particular for its focus on employee engagement, company-wide community service, employee [...]

iCIMS, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, today announced the company’s growing success among mid-sized businesses adopting its talent platform to support their recruitment and talent management needs. Decision makers note the comprehensive and scalable attributes of the iCIMS Talent Platform, as well as the flexibility and cost-effectiveness offered by iCIMS’ SaaS delivery model, as deciding [...]

Job Hunting Is, and Isn’t, What It Used to Be When I think back to my job-hunting days, my methods seem as quaint as comparing a Victrola to an iPod. Prescott Perez-Fox, a graphic designer from Brooklyn, says he knows he faces a great deal of competition when he searches online job sites. First, there [...]

A Paradigm Shift for the Effective Alignment of Relocation and Talent Management Programs Are discussions underway, or being considered, for your company’s relocation policies and programs? If so, you may find the white paper, titled the State of the Relocation Industry and Introducing a Paradigm Shift for The Effective Alignment of Relocation and Talent Management [...]

Recruitment Advertising Agencies Realizing Reduction in Overhead Costs by Partnering with JobTarget. Outsourcing the job posting process is changing the industry for Recruitment Advertising Agencies, Online Job Boards, and Employers. JobTarget has developed an easy, cost-effective way for Recruitment Advertising Agencies to outsource the administrative task of their job posting activity, and agencies are taking [...]

About a month ago, we were introduced to several enhancements for LinkedIn Groups. Since then 13,624 new groups have been created, bringing the total number of LinkedIn Groups to 134,685. As an owner of one group, and the member of a dozen more, you wouldn’t know anything has changed.  I also did a quick scan [...]

I had the opportunity to attend the 30th Annual National Black MBA Conference and Exposition in Washington, D.C.  This was my seventh time in attendance to the annual event, and one of the best to date. From the 23 strategic partners to the 350+ corporate exhibitors, a conference highlight continues to be the job match [...]

myStaffingPro®, a leader in applicant tracking, has expanded their product line with the new Express edition. myStaffingPro® Express is a straightforward applicant tracking solution for small businesses looking for the essentials in applicant tracking. The easy-to-use system delivers fundamental features to post jobs, collect candidate resumes, and manage the hiring process. The implementation experience is [...]

Despite Financial Meltdown, Financial Firms Urged to Continue Campus Recruiting In the wake of Lehman Brothers’ collapse, campus recruiting is probably the last thing on the minds of executives at financial services companies. But shelving such recruiting activities might put these firms at a severe disadvantage when markets pick up again, consultants warn. Companies recommit [...]

Diversity Recruiting – Efforts to recruit a more diverse array of jobs at Harvard are good, but not excellent. Although the Wall Street crisis might have job-seekers in a panic, Harvard’s Office of Career Services (OCS) is countering the downturn with a new philosophy and a new interim director, Robin Mount. Many graduating seniors are [...]

50 Ways to Take your Blog to the Next Level Blogging is as varied in its applications as using the telephone or taking a picture. The tool doesn’t predict the output. You might be using your blog to post recipes, or to inform the local community about information you find elsewhere on the web. Maybe [...]