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
Are You Ready to Recruit in a World Where Microsoft Owns LinkedIn and GitHub?
Love ’em or hate ’em, recruiters and vendors need to get used to the reality that Microsoft now owns the two most popular professional … Read more
Facebook Quietly Upgrading Job Search, Marketplace Growth Impressive
Don’t fall asleep on Facebook. With all the talk around Glassdoor and Indeed joining forces, Google for Jobs growing, Monster awakening, and LinkedIn … 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
LinkedIn Referrals Set to Close Down Later This Month
If Indeed getting out of the candidate referral business wasn’t enough to convince you that it’s a failed business model, how about LinkedIn? … Read more
LinkedIn’s Love Affair With Video Rolls On With 2 New Features
LinkedIn first dipped its toe into native video July of last year. It was years behind the likes of Facebook and Twitter, but hey, better late than never. … Read more
LinkedIn Embraces Its Inner Snapchat With New Video Features
Launching less than a year ago, LinkedIn was really late to the native video upload game. At the time, I wrote, “Employers will now be able to post … Read more
Match-Backed App Aims to Be Mobile-First Alternative to LinkedIn
There seems to be no shortage of mobile apps hoping to dethrone LinkedIn. Never mind the fact that LinkedIn is already LinkedIn for mobile, providing a … Read more
Recent Judgment Against Oracle Could Bode Well for hiQ in Battle With LinkedIn
Until recently, I had never heard of Rimini Street, a publicly traded company that provides third-party software support services to companies like Oracle, … Read more
Employers Aren’t All That Interested in Artificial Intelligence (Yet)
For all the talk and commentary dedicated to artificial intelligence in our industry, you’d think adoption and interest would be hockey-sticking to … 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
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
My Predictions for 2018
Most of the good predictions are already taken. Monster sells. CareerBuilder sells. Dice fails to sell. Nevertheless, there are some good ones left, thanks … 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
‘LinkedIn Can’t Have Its Cake and Eat It, Too’ Says Influential Digital Rights Nonprofit
LinkedIn’s current legal battle with hiQ, which would ultimately make it illegal for the startup to scrape publicly available profile information … Read more
Here’s Who Made My ‘Nice List’ in 2017
It’s that time of year again. In addition to the endless loop of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, unlimited supply of eggnog, and ongoing … Read more
LinkedIn Needs to Up Its Human Game for Recruiters
The challenge of using social platforms to reach talent is partly in how cold and detached interactions can feel. We send an inquiry. Perhaps we receive a … Read more
Job Distribution to Twitter May Soon Be a Thing of the Past
I bet some of the earliest tweets on record peddle job opportunities. Hashtags and an API turned the volume up to 11. Then automated services blew up. … Read more