In spite of a relatively weak jobs report for the month of August, U.S. businesses showed hope for the end of 2012. August provided employers with a mixed bag of jobs news; spending and hiring gained during the month, as well as plans to create jobs. Investment plans remained slightly negative, with more owners looking toContinue reading “Small Business Optimism Rises in August”
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Worldwide Hiring Woes: US Gives Hope
The international job market is still reeling from 2008’s worldwide economic downturn, but a little sunlight is breaking through the clouds. When it comes to hiring patterns for the rest of 2012, employers in the United States are starting to show confidence. However, uncertainty remains entrenched in the global marketplace—particularly in Europe, India, mainland ChinaContinue reading “Worldwide Hiring Woes: US Gives Hope”
Fixing the Global Talent Crisis
With all the talk about improvement in the U.S. economy, it would seem to the casual observer that employers have their choice of the most qualified talent in the workforce. That may not be so. In a recent survey of international businesses, human resources agency ManpowerGroup discovered more than one-third of employers are finding itContinue reading “Fixing the Global Talent Crisis”
Secrets of the Hiring Process
By Scott Kirsner for the Boston Globe: In many ways, buyers of lottery tickets have more information about the game they’re playing than job candidates do. They know the odds, and how the numbers will be chosen, and when. That’s not always true when you fire off a resume, or even when you’re invited toContinue reading “Secrets of the Hiring Process”
iCIMS Acquires SaaS Provider Jobmagic
SaaS companies unite to deliver best-of-breed social hiring solutions for companies of all sizes. MATAWAN, N.J., PRNewswire— iCIMS, Inc., a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition software solutions for growing businesses, announced today that it has acquired its former partner, social recruiting solution provider, Jobmagic. Prior to the acquisition, Jobmagic’s advanced social media tools hadContinue reading “iCIMS Acquires SaaS Provider Jobmagic”
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