In any employment situation, upheaval is generally the norm - just ask the average American worker, who will plow through about 16 jobs during their working years. As a result, predicting that there will be major changes in the “recruitosphere,” that a major company will layoff thousands of employees or that a big name sports […]

It’s not what you know, but who you know: While true in some instances, any company looking to increase profits can only carry so much deadwood among employees. That means the best and brightest have to be hired or the company will sink.
My resume is the most important aspect of the job search: Erroneous. I’ve […]

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 […]

As just about everyone who’s looked for a job recently knows, there is a proliferation of specialty, niche job boards out there, as well a number of job sites that focus on specific geographic regions. What is happening in the process has been a “squeeze” of the “Big 3″ job boards - Monster.com, CareerBuilder and […]

Since the beginning of the mainstream use of the Internet, newspapers have watched from a distance with mixed feelings. At first, when it was suggested that the Internet would overtake the newspapers, executives laughed. Now, they may just be crying. Though some were late to pick up on the trend, the major newspapers eventually got […]

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 […]

According to the Conference Board, 2.5 million new help wanted ads were posted online or in newspaper ads during October, 2006. That’s up 28% over the same month last year and is an indication of just how popular this whole “job board” thing has gotten. Where once Monster ruled the ‘Net, the proliferation of niche […]