What was the story behind Jobs.com, prior to getting purchased by Monster. Anyone got some scoop, public or private?

This parody of a job application is pretty good - it's a lot of inside baseball, but you folks tend to be pretty good at that sort of thing.

They're missing one line - Have you ever been paid to work on these accounts (not including AdSense, PayperPost, or Reviewme.

http://applicant.com/job-application-form-20/

There's a new blogger on the scene, a rabble rouser from D.C. whose marketing plan seems to be tearing down recruiters as the scum of the earth. How very unique and original!



The Staffing Advisor, who is a search firm owner in D.C. has a new business model - well, he has a business model where he pays a salary instead of commission and charges only 8% a search, including a policy where a company can hire as many people as they… Continue

If I were to start my a new firm and payroll contractors, where would I turn?

Does anyone have any suggestions for people to call, and what kind of rates to expect and cash upfront I would need? Especially in this economy.

Are you making 10% of your hires through social networks? According to Workforce Management, William Uranga is, and he's surprised Facebook hasn't caught on. William is pretty well-versed in social media, but his work is no surprise to third party recruiters, who have dug into the LinkedIn bonanza and made big bucks off the network.



If you're an independent recruiter, LinkedIn is a must. I'm fond of saying that if… Continue

I'm writing a post on Phoenix, and if you're from there, write a blog there, or have something to say about the town, now's the time to let me know.



In what will be a regular feature, I'll be covering the landscape of different cities that recruit, working my way across the internet in search of new and exciting trends from a local recruiting level.



If you want your city profiled, or if you have something about Phoenix, please let me know.



So far I've got… Continue