What’s Up With NotchUp?
January 31, 2008
Someone commented on my post yesterday about NotchUp pointing to another blog post that detailed the new website’s spammy mistake. I decided to dig a little deeper and find out more about this site and the ruckus it’s caused since launching... Read more...
Are Personality Assessments for Real?
January 31, 2008
Personality assessments are widely used as part of the pre-hire recruitment process, as well as to help select existing employees for new positions or projects within a company. But how can a business... Read More →
Eye on the Blogosphere: Hump Day Edition
January 30, 2008
IBM’s recently loss in court over misclassifying some of their employees is big news. You might have noticed my post on it here not too long ago, which drew some swift recoil from a reader (and dude, I do see your point. But what I don’t see... Read more...
Jobs Slashed at Yahoo!
January 30, 2008
We just call it like we see it. It looked like it was on the horizon last week, but now it’s official: Yahoo! is planning to layoff 1,000 workers. You might remember us mentioning that last week here. According to the New York Times: Yahoo also... Read more...
How to Manage Up
January 30, 2008
A bad relationship with a boss can be a career killer. It can lead to missed opportunities to demonstrate skills, lost promotions, a damaged reputation and even a forced resignation. Many supervisors ... Read More →
Interviewing Dos and Don’ts for 2008
January 30, 2008
Looking for a new job? Everyone wants to make a great first impression and win the interviewer over. But even HR experts need some advice now and then. Ron Axelrod, the senior vice president of business development and recruiting at the New York based... Read more...
Do Your Employees Have Enough Time To Grieve?
January 30, 2008
Four years ago, my uncle passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. He lived thousands of miles from the rest of us, so there were a lot of details to take care of and people to notify. I called my boss shortly after finding out, expecting to need to take... Read more...
A New Way to Find Candidates
January 30, 2008
I got an invite earlier this week to join a new network. In the past year, I got LinkedIn. I’ve been on Facebook for years. I canceled my MySpace, because I didn’t like the content. And I have accounts at Friendster and Classmates too. But... Read more...
New Salary Data Released
January 30, 2008
The U.S. Census Bureau released information on salaries today that showed that the area of training can be as important as the level of education in terms of pay. For instance, those with vocational certificates in engineering had about the same pay as... Read more...
CareerTours, a New Interactive Recruiting Web Site, Launches 1,000 New Job Boards and Expands Company Network of Partners
January 30, 2008
Scottsdale, Ariz., January 29, 2008 CareerTours (www.careertours.com), a Web 2.0 recruiting tool that allows career seekers to "experience" their next career, announces the launch of over 1,000 new job boards. The company, which launched in 2007, features... Read more...
