On the Radar: Thursday, December 6th, 2007

On CNNMoney.com today:

Bleak Hiring Expectations and Financial Outlook Contribute to Drop in Worker Sentiment

The Hudson Employment Index fell 8.9 points in November to a record low of 91.9. Growing concerns about hiring and signs of personal financial strain triggered the decline. In stark contrast, the Index registered 105.3 one year ago, more than 13 points…

The online application, as we know it, is dead. It has reached the limits of its relatively short lifespan and is ready to be condemned to its grave.

Disagree? Join me on a journey through the life and times of the online job application and see if I can convince you. < continue reading >…

I love it when people start a message with “Dude”...

Yeah I know I have not posted…

I really enjoyed the Bernard-Hodes Talent Matters video which brings their company personality alive by showcasing their people and services right beside the following positioning statement…

Knock 3 Times, on INNOVATION if you want it..

On the Radar: Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

According to their CareerMole's site:

CareerMole is a pioneering concept in employee referral recruitment that connects talented candidates, looking for the next step on their career ladder, with employees, who can help them make informed career decisions about companies and roles, before they - via employee referral.…

I am so excited and wanted to share the good news with everyone here. I am now a daddy for a baby girl that we named Sofia.

After many miscarriages, many complex procuders, a stay in the hospital that lasted 4 months, we finally have a new addition to the family.…

I know that there are very well-intentioned vendors out there with terrific recruiting products to hawk, but there are days when that flashing voicemail light makes me nutty. 'Tis the season of budgeting I know, so the calls come a-flying in. Does anyone have stories they'd like to share similar to my assessment of a job board vendor cold call today?

On the Radar: Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

What else?

By Dave Mendoza, Master Cybersleuth, Affiliate Partner, JobMachine Inc.

(720) 733-2022

Meet my new friend, Dan McGuire, Managing Director at UK recruitment solutions company, Broadbean.

Dan and I met at ERE Global two weeks ago. When you…

The latest born digital recruitment podcast is out and we've got a host of stories for you from the UK, Europe and beyond.

In this week's show: TMP launches a Facebook application, CV Market gets acquired and recruitment in Luxembourg goes virtual.

Listen now to the…

On the Radar: Monday, December 3rd, 2007

From the Sourcers Guild on Yahoo! Groups, try using Grouply:

Grouply aggregates all of your messages across all of your online groups into a single, easy-to-use website. Currently Grouply works with Yahoo Groups, and more systems will be supported in the future...Grouply offers you a variety of ways to read…

Frank Mulligan is the China Director for Accetis International and the founder of Talent Software, Inc. Frank specializes in Executive Search,

Staff and Candidate Assessment & Testing, Staffing Metrics.

Headquartered in Paris, Accetis International is an executive search firm with a network of nine offices in Europe, Asia, and North…

On the Radar: Friday, November 30th, 2007

Josh Lowensohn posts on Webware:

Google's RSS reader...got some handy updates last night. The most interesting of the bunch is a new recommendations system that will suggest feeds you might enjoy based on two things:

1. Feeds you're already subscribed to in Google Reader

2. Your Google Web history, including things you've…