This is a 2 part blog post series on 2008 relocation trends. In last week’s recruiting blog poll, the results showed based on the current employment market and economy 52% of organizations have increased their relocation benefits offered to new hires and transferees while 41% cited they have not changed their relocation benefits this year. […]

The weekly recruiting blog poll results are in from last week. The question: How has the overall economy and job market impacted the relocation benefits you provide? The results: Increased relocation benefits (52%) No change in relocation benefits (41%) Decreased relocation benefits (7%) Check back tomorrow or subscribe to the recruiting blog feed for 2008 […]

Indeed.com will be launching free job analytics for employers at the 2008 Annual SHRM Conference and Expo. WHEN do you post your jobs? The Washington Post reported yesterday trends in job seeker traffic would suggest between Monday and Wednesday would be your best bet. Tech News World on Video Resumes:  Lights, Camera, your Hired.  Or probably […]

Is an ipo a real possibility in the future for LinkedIn?  Dan Nye, CEO, announced on the LinkedIn blog they have raised another $53 million, after previously raising $27 million.  This brings the overall value estimated at just over $1 billion. Nye stated, “This additional funding will give us even more flexibility to execute on our vision for millions of […]

Where are you at with the whole social networking thing? YAHOO! reports social networking will generate $2.5 trillion by 2020. And, while Facebook’s estimated value increases by billions in the past month, Monster has decided to shut down Tickle this month. Still not a believer? Think about the possibilities…  Twitter alone has proven valuable in recruiting and networking, in finding a […]

As a follow-up to my first and second post on the Spring Kennedy Information Recruiting Conference last month, I mentioned I would be taking a look back to the first national staffing and recruiting conference I attended almost 10 years ago to see what’s new and what’s not. Why? For starters, it was time clean out the many totes […]

This is a 2 part series on Service Level Agreements, and includes: Part 1: Service Level Agreements Purpose and Benefits Part 2: Key Steps in Establishing Service Level Agreements Part 2: Before establishing a service level agreement, it is important to consider the overall purpose and benefits, as well as assess the overall readiness for […]

This is a 2 part series on Service Level Agreements, and includes: Part 1:  Service Level Agreements Purpose and Benefits Part 2:  Key Steps in Establishing Service Level Agreements Part 1: Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) have been around for some time, and was a hot topic within the talent acquisition space dating back 6-7 years […]

Congratulations to Shally Steckerl and Don Ramer on the merger announcement between Job Machine and Arbita.  Read the official press release from Job Machine.  As a user of Shally’s training, I am looking forward to seeing the benefits of this partnership evolve.