When Facebook started offering job listings to its billions of users in 2017, the list of partners who would be providing job content was pretty sparse, to … Read more
ACLU Raises Gender Bias Charge Against Facebook’s Recruiting Tools to EEOC
The recruiting world should monitor the ACLU’s recent charges against Facebook alleging that its employment advertising discriminates against women and … 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
When Facebook Worked for High-volume Hires
Facebook is a massively underused tool for attracting talent to your organization. Each day nearly 1.5 billion people access the site, much more than … Read more
Sifting Through the Winners and Losers After Microsoft’s GitHub Acquisition
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
Facebook Begins Testing Sponsored Marketplace Listings
It was only a matter of time. Facebook, the world’s largest social networking platform — by a lot — launched a Craigslist-like … 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
5 Ways to Introduce Video Into Your Candidate Experience
Showing is better than telling. Video is a powerful medium to showcase your jobs and company culture. It is the new medium to meaningfully discover, … 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
Indeed.com Survey: Here’s Why People Don’t Share Your Job Openings on Social Media
Employee referral programs are consistently at the top of the source-of-hire list. Refer a friend to your employer, and if they get hired, you get paid. … 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
Here’s Why Facebook Should Scare the Hell Out of LinkedIn This Halloween
I’m a big fan of Halloween. Dressing up, carving pumpkins, and eating too much chocolate are all some of my favorite things. It’s also a time … Read more
Facebook’s Offensive on Recruitment Marches On, Testing Resume Posting Feature
If there’s anything more interesting than Facebook’s foray into recruitment, it’s the speed at which it is moving. This year … Read more
LinkedIn Launches Advertising Solution that Puts Your Ads on Sites Not Called LinkedIn
Ever since Microsoft acquired it last year, LinkedIn has been busy making up for a lot of lost ground to competitors like Facebook. Advancements like news … Read more
Facebook May Make ‘Help Wanted’ Signs a Thing of the Past With New Ad Targeting Option
Those help-wanted signs hanging in the windows of your favorite retailers may soon be obsolete, thanks to Facebook. Always at the forefront of advertising … 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
Facebook Takes Another Big Step Into Job Board Territory
Back in February, Facebook introduced the ability to post jobs on through company Pages. “Beginning today, businesses in the U.S. and Canada will be … Read more
Better Late Than Never: LinkedIn Will Soon Let You Upload Videos, Reveal Some Viewer Data
It’s about five years overdue, but news is spreading that LinkedIn’s 500 million users will soon be able to upload a video and share it. Yes, … Read more
After Decade of Declining Classified Revenue, We Should All Applaud Latest Effort to Slow Death of Journalism
Newspaper ad revenue in 2016 amounted to $18 billion, down from $50 billion just a decade ago. Google it. Of course, googling news is part of the problem, … Read more
Indeed Gives Nod to Craigslist as it Solidifies its Defenses Against Google for Jobs
A former Indeed executive reached out to me last week regarding Google’s recent dive into Indeed’s waters and the launching of Google for Jobs. … Read more