www.execunet.com – August 30, 2007 – Despite recent volatility in the financial markets, the executive search industry has maintained a positive outlook for the employment market. With summer coming to a close, ExecuNet’s Recruiter Confidence Index (RCI) cooled in August, however, a majority of recruiters are expecting a double-digit increase in assignments received from clients during the next three months. [...]

For those who are unaware, I have a podcast series called “The Big Idea” on Kennedy’s Recruiting Trends website. In the latest episode, I discuss the need for high-profile companies to have a damage control program and use Monster as a case study (on what not to do). Check it out and let me know what you think? Thanks! Related [...]

Pardon me a moment as I break my arm patting myself on the back. “The HR Capitalist is proud to announce the first installation of the HR Blog Power Rankings! Rankings below reflect blog entries from July 30th to August 29th across 103 HR-related blogs.” I ranked #15! SWEET! See for yourself… Thanks HR Capitalist! (My check is in the [...]

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Wow! Did you know you could go to jail for hiring day laborers? (Well, okay, so maybe you did.) But did you know the legal loopholes around that fact? I did not until I read the following article below. Check it out… The paint is peeling off your front door. There are leaves to rake in the yard. And you [...]

Lately there has been much discussion of the impending doom to be caused from an Impending Labor Shortage- Why? Is it because there is some truth behind it? Some defined element of reality or just another wave of hysteria that makes for good reading. Let’s calm down for a moment and look at a few concepts. In 2006 baby boomers [...]

When I read this, I could not help but think that this presented some really good strategies on how to get your boss to send you to SourceCon2007. (Smile) Will I see you there? -Snip-snip- Industry conferences are fun. Ok fine, they are a flippin blast man! They are the highlight of many peoples entire year. You go and meet [...]

If you have an interest in workforce planning, this data may be of interest to you. In this animated population pyramid one can watch population change in China unfold over a 100 year period – between 1950 and 2050. For the period 1950 to 1995 the pyramid is based on population estimates of the UN Population Division; the data for [...]

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The Day In Recruiting presents… My Fab 15 for the week! 1. He did the mash, 2. The Monster Mash! 3. It was a dancehall smash 4. Now, who’s next? 5. Or maybe, Monster is bringing sexy back? 6. Sigh… is there love for the working-class millionaire? 7. Where else would you go to get a job? 8. One recruiter’s [...]

Most search engine enthusiasts know that many resumes we find are quite dated. I see resumes regularly that have not been updated in five or six years. I am a big believer that the date of the last update is not necessarily a factor in deciding whether to try and reach a likely prospect. Many people live and work at [...]

And now, something interesting from the Virtual Organization Management Institute. Enjoy! A Paradigm Shift: VISION for Making the Transition from Recruiter to Virtual Organization Recruiter and Virtual Organization Consultant by: Pierre M. Coupet Every now and then something comes along that revolutionizes an entire industry or brings about a new age. Without having to go all the way back to [...]

Wow! The hits just keep coming. I just read an interesting article on the latest Monster debacle and here are the highights… 1. Monster.com waited five days to tell its users about a security breach that resulted in the theft of confidential information from some 1.3 million job seekers 2. Hackers launched the attack using two servers at a Web-hosting [...]