Matt Charney's Blog – February 2014 Archive (9)

Monster Shopping Spree: Big Board Swallows Social Recruiting Startups

A little over a year ago, Monster Worldwide saw its shares plummet after CEO Sal Ianuzzi admitted that he wasn't certain when - or if - the once venerable company would find a buyer,…

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Added by Matt Charney on February 24, 2014 at 2:05pm — 3 Comments

LinkedIn Opens Publishing Platform; "Professional Network" Wants To Own Your Content, Too

In his recent RecruitingBlogs post, "Agency Recruiters Censored!," Nick Lagos wrote a sentiment which seemed widely shared by this community, which is to say, LinkedIn's move from professional network to…

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Added by Matt Charney on February 19, 2014 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Weekly Wrap: The Top 5 Recruiting Related Blog Posts We Were Too Lazy To Write Ourselves

Hey, did you notice there were current events this week?

Turns out, people really love content themed around things like the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Barack Obama signing an executive order to raise the federal minimum wage, and road conditions in the Northeast. And even if they don't, search engines do, which is really the only reason we have to write…

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Added by Matt Charney on February 14, 2014 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

3 HR Jobs We Should Fire

For some reason, there seems to be more volatility in recruiting careers than any other part of the HR function or industry – hell, look at my resume for proof.…

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Added by Matt Charney on February 14, 2014 at 1:00pm — No Comments

A Little Love From LinkedIn

A couple of weeks ago, RecruitingBlogs partnered up with LinkedIn to find out what candidates can do to woo recruiters this Valentine’s Day.  You answered, and LinkedIn listened, and we’re kind of in love with the post that ran on LinkedIn’s corporate…

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Added by Matt Charney on February 13, 2014 at 11:30am — 5 Comments

Recruiting Technology Company You've Never Heard Of Releases Product You Don't Care About

TALENT, OREGON - Feb 11, 2014 (WORTHLESS WIRE) -- GenericTech, a leading provider of people empowerment solutions, announced today that the company is putting out a press release simply for the purposes of putting out a press release.  

This revolutionary PR approach goes far beyond traditional content marketing to focus on an engaging user experience for any clients…

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Added by Matt Charney on February 12, 2014 at 10:00am — 7 Comments

The Affordable Care Act & Staffing: What Agencies Need To Know

Perhaps no issue is more pertinent - or more pressing - to the staffing industry than the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as 'Obamacare.'  The ACA, of course, mandates health care coverage for all Americans, including the estimated 2.9 million workers per…

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Added by Matt Charney on February 11, 2014 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

LinkedIn Acquires Bright: Why The "Professional Network" Really Bought A Job Board

Today, LinkedIn announced its acquisition of Bright for an announced $120 million.  Bright, the fastest growing online career destination and third largest overall job board, which generates approximately 72 million unique monthly visitors in a highly competitive, highly…

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Added by Matt Charney on February 6, 2014 at 5:00pm — 8 Comments

A Questionable Post: Why We Suck At Interviewing

If you want interviewing advice, there’s literally millions of options out there, and more or less, most of them say exactly the same stuff, such as “Research the company, prepare questions to ask, show up 10 minutes early, make eye contact,” you get the idea.

You know, the sort of advice that seems…

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Added by Matt Charney on February 4, 2014 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

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