Careerbuilder announced today that they have acquired a majority stake in Textkernel. Per the Textkernel website, the company “offers high quality … Read more
Job Boards May Not Be The Sexiest Sourcing Tools But They Still Work
As more than one survey has pointed out, job boards are far from dead. The latest survey, from the International Association of Employment Web Sites, shows … Read more
Recruiting Startups Talentbin and Gozaik Bought By Monster
All but given up for dead when it failed to sell itself, Monster today showed there’s life yet in the venerable job board. The company announced it bought … Read more
Skip the Job Board: Here’s How to Leverage Your Network’s Network
Being a recruiter is all about that moment when you find the right person for the right job. But for every amazing candidate you find who is a great fit, … Read more
TheLadders Sued in Consumer Class Action That Calls Site a “Scam”
TheLadders is being sued in New York federal court in a class-action consumer lawsuit alleging that for years it falsely claimed it offered only … Read more
Job Search Traffic Surged in January, Putting Indeed.com on Top
What’s the most trafficked site by Americans searching for a job? Turns out it’s Indeed. Last month, says comScore, the web traffic measurement … Read more
Dice Unveils a New IT Profiling Tool
IT career site Dice.com is unveiling a new talent aggregation search tool it calls Open Web. Similar to TalentBin, Dice’s new service pulls together … Read more
Now You Can Search TheLadders for Free
Looking to fill a high-paying position? Now you can search TheLadders and access the resumes of its fee-paying candidates at no charge. A simple sign-up … Read more
Newly-Patented Jobs SEO Process Helps Differentiate SuccessFactors In A Crowded Market
You don’t see many patents in talent acquisition software. And a patent for a marketing technique that involves career site optimization, SEO, and … Read more
Recruit Wants To Be A Global Recruitment Power
With the acquisition announced today of Indeed.com, Recruit.com has taken a major step toward becoming a worldwide recruitment powerhouse, directly … Read more
LinkedIn The Likely Winner In 2nd-quarter Financial Reports
This is a big week for the job board industry. Monster reports its second-quarter results this morning before the market opens, and LinkedIn reports later, … Read more
Do We Really Need Another Jobs Board?
I’m looking at you, Facebook. When word leaked out last weekend about Facebook launching some sort of jobs board, I hoped that it would be something … Read more
Five Reasons To Think Differently About Sources Of Hire
Every single time I write about sources of hire, a little red siren goes off in my head with a robotic voice saying, “WARNING: Actual results may … Read more
Monster May Be For Sale
The long-rumored sale of employment publisher Monster could become a reality following news today the company is seeking “strategic … Read more
Could Monster Be a Takeover Target?
Last week, Bloomberg reported that Monster Worldwide Inc. (MWW) is being removed from the S&P 500 after losing almost $5 billion in market value in the … Read more
TheLadders Is No Longer a $100k-only Website
Yesterday, Marc Cenedella said farewell to the $100,000-job niche he launched in 2003. From now on, TheLadders will offer professional jobs at all salary … Read more
Indeed Launches Resume Search
Taking the next logical step in its evolution from job search engine to job board, yesterday Indeed unveiled its resume search service. The carefully … Read more
Wow! LinkedIn Doubles Revenue, Turns a Profit
Wall Street may have tanked. The global markets may be in a shambles. But LinkedIn is proving you can roll uphill. Fresh off its May IPO, the company … Read more
SeeMore Takes Monster to the Cloud
Monster is taking its branded, 6Sense semantic search into the cloud in a clever and innovative application that will not only make life simpler for … Read more
LinkedIn’s Response to Monster and BranchOut: Pay Up
SourceCon’s parent company, ERE.net has learned more details about LinkedIn’s July 1 decision to cut off Monster’s BeKnown and … Read more