Microsoft dropped a bomb earlier this week by paying a reported $7.5 billion for GitHub, the world’s biggest collection of tech talent on the web. … Read more
My Initial Thoughts on The Glassdoor Acquisition
Glassdoor didn’t make much of a splash when it launched back in 2008. Job boards like Monster, CareerBuilder, and HotJobs owned the headlines, while … Read more
Monster Touts ‘Humanizing’ Job Search With Latest Updates
At its core, the Internet isn’t particularly human. That help-wanted sign in the window of your local convenient store is even less so. Putting … Read more
Google for Jobs Expands to Canada, India
If you’re a job board outside the U.S., consider yourself warned. Google is coming. It was a just a matter of time, but Google is finally rolling out … Read more
How Google Begins and Ends the War for Talent
The average member of the workforce is well aware that today’s job hunt looks very different than it did just a few years ago. Now, virtually all … Read more
Hire by Google Launches Candidate Discovery Feature to Search, Engage Old Resumes
It was just a question of time. When Google launched Hire last year, everyone knew it would eventually introduce its search technology into the product and … Read more
Indeed’s New TV Commercial Gives Insight Into New Strategy Against Google for Jobs
Indeed has a new television ad. If you’re a basketball fan, you likely noticed it during the NCAA tournament this past weekend. If you’re not a … Read more
Checking in on Google’s Foray Into HR Tech (Hint: It’s Not Slowing Down)
When Google dove headfirst into employment less than a year ago, many in my circle of know-it-alls wrote it off, saying things would peter out similarly to … Read more
Here’s Why You Should Care About CareerBliss’s ‘Happiest and Unhappiest Cities to Work’ in 2018
Career-who? It’s OK. The rise of Glassdoor and volume of reviews on Indeed have made the competition vying for real estate in the anonymous employee … Read more
3 Ways Google for Jobs Will Strengthen Your Talent Brand in 2018 and Beyond
When Google for Jobs first launched in 2017, few people really knew what to expect. Was it positioning to compete with Indeed? Were employers going to be … Read more
8 Reasons Amazon Will Buy Slack This Year
Have you seen my 2018 predictions? It’s always fun to throw some spaghetti at the wall of a New Year to see what may stick, but I always seem to … Read more
The 10 Most Important People in HR Tech in 2017
I just love end-of-the-year lists. With everyone taking a well-earned break and news releases taking a much appreciated hiatus from my inbox, it’s a … Read more
As Google for Jobs Drinks Its Milkshake, Indeed Eyes LinkedIn’s InMail Model to Tap New Profits
Life is pretty good at Indeed right now. Case in point, its parent company recently announced that segment’s EBITDA for the company, in the last … 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
Facebook, Google On Tour to Win Over Local Employers, Job Seekers
Facebook recently unveiled a new program geared toward aiding small business hiring in the U.S. The program is called Facebook Community Boost. The social … Read more
Google Cloud Jobs API Is Now Cloud Job Discovery, Embraces ATSs, Staffing Agencies
Google for Jobs and Google Hire get all the attention, but the company’s job search API, which helps make search results on corporate career sites … Read more
Why Google Getting into Recruitment Is Great for the Industry
Much has been written about Google’s foray into recruitment recently, first with the launch of Google for Jobs, and most recently with the announcement of … Read more
Indeed Goes Anti-Google and Aims for the Heartstrings in New Ad Campaign
Indeed has always been a poster child of efficiency and minimalism. Through the years, while competitors became increasingly cluttered, Indeed stood, and … Read more
Here’s Why It’s Time to Add Reddit to Your Recruitment Marketing Mix
If you’re not yet familiar with Reddit, shake hands and say hello. Similar to the once-mighty Digg, it was founded in 2005 and is an online … Read more
ATS Executives Sound Off on Google Hire
Aside from Indeed, most job boards seem to be pretty giddy about Google for Jobs and the free traffic they receive from the world’s most popular … Read more