The number of companies planning to reverse salary and benefits cuts and hiring freezes jumps sharply since August, according to a recent Watson Wyatt Survey.

MPS Group Inc. announced Tuesday it agreed to a $1.3 billion acquisition by Switzerland-based Adecco Group.

Recruitingblogs.com is better than Bazooka. Arguably the largest and stickiest recruitment community, www.recruitingblogs.com’s principal […]

ALEX Desktop is a new software that allows recruiters to convert CVs into searchable Microsoft Outlook contacts that can then be synchronised with a mobile device. The product has been developed by US company HireAbility, whose CV parsing… has been used by job boards in the UK for several years.
Its president and chief operating officer, […]

How are you communicating with prospects? If you’re still using email, The Wall Street Journal says you are so last year.
The 1,800 word article begins, “Email has had a good run as king of communications. But its reign is over.” It goes on to argue that alternatives like Twitter, social media, texting, and other communications […]

When it comes to purchasing real estate, you often hear the cliché, “Location, Location, Location.” In the world of virtual real estate, Facebook may be an untapped resource for you to connect with potential candidates and clients alike.  Facebook gets a high amount of traffic. According to Compete.com, Facebook had over 129 million unique visitors […]

At the risk of starting a blizzard of spitballs and chewing gum wads, I’m going to bring up a touchy subject. Why the heck not? I never won a popularity contest, was never voted class president (or class anything), and had to invite my own date to my prom. Hell, when I was […]

I’ve been focused these last few months on providing things and ideas to recruiters that help them be more productive and spend less.   For instance, we made our premium memberships at our recruiter network and our job board free.  We started a LinkedIn group that shares information, ideas, and monthly on-demand classes from our Recruiter […]

Did you know?

73% of Executives find jobs through Social Networks.
Twitter was rated the #3 Social Networking site by Bloomberg
Twitter has grown from 500,000 to over 19 million users in the last 9 months.

What does that tell us in the recruiting industry? Twitter is one of the hottest places to be.
Hundreds of you […]

Twitter this, Twitter that, Tweet me, ReTweet… Twenough!  Yes, it’s all the rage.  But, why?
As the momentum for Twitter started picking up towards the first part of 2009, many in the recruiting industry were skeptical about how Twitter could actually impact a recruiting desk.  Many still are.  A random series of messages […]

I’m into tools.  I’m not talking the software kind, but the kind you can hold in your hand.  I like the weighty feel of a 22 oz. framing hammer.  The kind you can really use to bash stuff, with the life-saving pick-axe-like claw at the end.  (In the event you start falling, you slam that […]

Resumes in email?  Now there’s an app for that too.  Download this cool add-on for Microsoft Outlook® and convert resumes in email attachments into searchable vCards in your Outlook contacts folder with one click.  Sync Outlook to your mobile device (e.g. Blackberry, iPhone) or even Google’s gmail and access them from anywhere. It’s called ALEX […]