A couple of months ago we shared the 7 warning signs for Monster.com. Fast forward to today, Monster is preparing to send financial information to interested parties for a potential sale. Is LinkedIn one of them? One source says LinkedIn expressed an interest, another says they withdrew it, and a third states that Monster or Bank of America […]

In the past 18 years Monster.com has grown from 7,000 job postings to over 1 million, and  with an estimated market for online recruitment at more than $5 billion, Monster’s share is estimated at 23%.  So how does that compare to others? CareerBuilder.com’s share is an estimated 32%, and LinkedIn’s is an estimated 16% This […]

UPDATE:  The webinar was last week, if you are interested you can view the slides from the recruiting webinar here. I’m excited to announce an upcoming recruiting webinar in partnership with Recruiting Trends on May 9th, from 12:00-12:45 EST, titled “Recruiting secrets overheard in a dark alley”, and you are invited! Click here to register, […]

Both job seekers and recruiters have seen many ups and downs over the past 15 years with internet recruiting. With all of the evolving technology, job seekers can find positions and connect with recruiters and connections faster than ever before. And if you are a recruiter you can search and connect with candidates in a […]

April Fools’ Day is widely celebrated around the world on April 1 every year. While it’s not a national holiday, it is the one day when people pull pranks or play jokes on friends, families, neighbors, and co-workers. According to Wikipedia, the earliest recorded association between April 1 and foolishness can be found in Chaucer’s […]

The topic around job board effectiveness is always an emotional one, from the supporters to the haters. Until a few years ago, it was difficult to gauge and compare the results from a specific job boards – with each other. Remember back in the day when candidates were asked to self supply their source? The […]

In 1999, Monster was born and quickly became the largest and one of the most respected job boards in the industry.  Over the past few years (like most job sites), Monster.com has tried to rebrand itself as much more than a job board, with little success. The site has made a lot of headlines recently, […]

It’s been 5 months since the industries first mobile recruiting conference.  Since then, more and more companies are developing mobile recruiting capabilities.  The business case for mobile continues to strengthen for both sides of the table (candidates and recruiters). According to a Potentialpark communications study – the priorities for candidates related to mobile are fairly […]

Indeed.com, the leader in the online job search space is crushing other job boards in traffic.  According to comScore, overall traffic to U.S. job search sites grew 27 percent in January to 24.2 million total visitors. Indeed.com ranks as the leader with over 1/2 of these visitors (13.7 million), followed by CareerBuilder.com with 9.8 million […]

Social Recruiting continues to be a focal point in the evolution of online recruiting. In a recent post titled The Reality of Online Recruiting, I concluded with data is just what it is.. Data. As an example, a recent JobVite report showed 78% of job seekers attributed their job to Facebook. Say it isn’t so. Today, […]

Great recruiters and researchers use competitive intelligence in a variety ways to advance their organizations talent acquisition efforts and results – from industry information, company research, organizational charts, employee information, labor market information, and overall trends. Recruiters that lead the way use competitive intelligence to position and drive influence with their hiring leaders. And sure, […]

Glassdoor is the only site that offers professional networking, job listings and reviews and salary reports in one place – and they represent more than 150,000 companies including 100% of those that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Fortune 500 and the S&P 500.  Minutes ago they announced the launch of Inside Connections.  […]