I was fairly new to the recruiting blogosphere when I discovered Recruiting.com for the first time a few years back, and once when I re-visited the site after not checking in for a bit was shocked to see an entirely new format. That change, of course, came after Recruiting.com was purchased by Jobster and signaled […]

I was on Jobster yesterday and noticed “free job postings” and, sure enough, read today on Techcrunch what exactly is going on over there. The move is being hailed (by Techcrunch at least) as a move to target Monster.com, the job board behemoth on the block. With $50 Million in funding and a CEO who […]

Well, I imagine it’s time that I posted my first blog of the new year. I just finished 30 minutes on the treadmill, so that resolution is going great so far. Waiting until the fourth day of the new year to post my first item here may seem like sheer laziness, but I’m pacing myself. […]

What will 2007 bring to the job seekers, employers and recruiters who make up the little corner of the world sometimes referred to as the “Recruitosphere”? Tough to say, but perhaps some late Christmas presents (or Hannukah, Kwanzaa or “Insert Holiday or Non-Religious Celebration of Choice Here” presents) will be delivered. For Joel Cheesman, whose […]

Monster has been under attack for some time now, with perhaps its most vocal detractor being Jobster’s Jason Goldberg. Joel Cheesman, blogger and HR Internet marketer extraordinaire also likes to point out the beleaguered job board’s shortcomings. Lately, however, there is yet another Monster goof that has nothing to do with its bombarding job applicants […]

The world of job aggregation got a bit more interesting recently after blogger John Sumser of Electronic Recruiting News ripped Simply Hired and other aggregators for what he alleges is, at best, bad manners, and possibly even copyright infringement. John uses an analogy of a company coming to mow your lawn but doing a […]