Rants

The job site pricing model: pay-to-post, pay-per-click or pay per hire?

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I’d like to orient your reading to a few very interesting findings and discussions that are taking place in the US at the moment. Since the Internet in general works a lot on pay-per-click models, some of the recruiters would … [weiter…]

Careerbuilder Germany’s Recruiting 3.0 and Burger Kingdom

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While the US-Americans talk about Recruiting 3.0 in terms of hiring via podcasts, videos and other new technology, the German careerbuilders have only recently started marketing their own “version” of this phenomenon: job seekers upload their CV without having to … [weiter…]

The things Don loves and hates about online recruitment – I agree

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This is just too good! Don Sumners is so right about the things he loves and hates about working in our beloved online recruitment industry. His opinions tell me that, despite all cultural differences in (e-) recruiting, there are things … [weiter…]

The JobBoard Experience – Episode 2: Modifying Job ads in Italy

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Since my active Italian language skills are rather poor, I prefer talking to my Italian job site contact persons in English. Apparently, some Italians do not like to admit that their English language skills are not up to scratch and, … [weiter…]

Monster 800 lay-offs in Northern America from 2007 to 2008

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I just read on Joel Cheesman’s Blog that Monster Worldwide is going to dismiss 800 employees globally. This is supposed to be part of Monster’s innovative restructuring strategy, a plan “that will drive innovation, strengthen [their] leadership position and empower … [weiter…]