Many search for jobs because they seek more buying power, so why not offer qualified applicants a product discount to meet that interest? Yes, when you’re … Read more
How Not to Write a Job Posting
Seventh Circuit Holds That the ADEA Also Covers Job Applicants, Not Just Employees Employers should keep an eye on a case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for … Read more
eQuest Adds Facebook to Its Blast! Network Job Distribution Service
I don’t talk about eQuest much. It’s old. It’s boring. It does the dirty job of compliance and distribution while the recruitment world … Read more
The Top 5 Factors That Make Job Seekers More Likely to Apply
What are the big things that job seekers are looking for in their next job? You probably have a good idea — a better salary and job title, more … Read more
Recroup Launches JobAdX, Aims to Be ‘Google AdSense for Jobs,’ Give Better Payouts Than ZipRecruiter
You know how job postings tend to deteriorate over time? When jobs first get published, there’s no lack of applicants. After a few days and weeks, … Read more
The Pros and Cons of Telling Google Your Salary Ranges
Back in June, Google went live with its job search tool. People have been talking about it for months now, and the buzz isn’t dying down anytime soon. I’ve … Read more
Google for Jobs Announces 4 New Features (No. 3 Really Sticks It to Indeed)
Keeping up with the avalanche of new features and solutions coming out of Microsoft/LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google aimed at aiding employers and job … Read more
Fake Job Ads Are Evil
It was in February. I was near the end of an onsite interview for a job with a large technology company and I asked the interviewer when he needed someone … Read more
Title Inflation in the C-suite
Title inflation lurks in every org chart, rears it head in offer negotiations, and is the subject of heated battles come annual review time. The gradual … Read more
4 Reasons to Proceed with Caution on Google Hire
Google Hire is officially less than a month old, so it’s understandable there might be some shortcomings. However, this is Google, a company with … Read more
Gannett Divorces CareerBuilder After 15 Long Years in Favor of RealMatch Relationship
For the last 15 years, CareerBuilder has powered the career section of Gannett’s network of newspaper sites, which include names like USA Today, … Read more
Google Enters the ATS Market With a Full-Featured Tool For Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
On the heels of its May announcement of a powerful job search tool — Google for Jobs — the company today publicly released an ATS designed for … Read more
ATSs Are Jumping Into Bed with Google for Jobs and Job Boards Should Be Nervous
When Indeed launched a little over 10 years ago, job board content monopolized its search results. Scraping content from places like Monster and … Read more
Ready or Not, Google for Jobs Launches Today
After nearly a year of speculation, a search engine optimizer in Australia capturing screenshots in the wild, and an official announcement from the CEO, … Read more
Google Touts Early Data Around ‘Cloud Jobs API’
Google’s Cloud Jobs API launched November of last year to a decent amount of fanfare. Vendors like CareerBuilder, Dice, and Jibe were early adopters, … Read more
Indeed.com Gives Glimpse of Counterattack Strategy Against Google with Latest Partnership
If I told you Google’s foray into job postings had very little to do with job postings, would you believe me? Well, that’s my story, and … Read more
What the Hell Does Indeed.com Do Now That Google for Jobs is a Reality?
Indeed.com had to know this day would come. After much speculation, Google for Jobs was officially announced last week. As rumored, Google will start … Read more
European-Based Talent.io Raises $8.8 Million to Connect Employers With Techies
While investment capital is finding its way into sexy recruiting startups focused on sourcing, AI, chatbots, and deep learning, there’s still some … Read more
Here’s What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Google’s New Job Search
Indeed’s tagline used to be “One search. All jobs.” Looks like Google took offense. Long rumored to be getting back into the job search … Read more
Facing a Shortage of Applicants? — Losing Applicants Explained With 5 Ugly Numbers
It’s an almost universal complaint across both corporations and small businesses around the world. “We aren’t getting enough applicants and it is hurting … Read more