The news this week is hot. In fact, in the time it took to write that sentence, the news got a little hotter. We’re talkin’ picket lines, Josh Bersin trash-talkin’, LinkedIn is your new crazy uncle HOT. We’re talkin’ Amazon is droppin’ billions to invest in generative AI companies, job […]
Firing Squad: Hyperjob’s Janis Kreilis
Effective LinkedIn outreach can be the difference between a recruiter on Skid Row and one on Easy St. One start-up that promises to put headhunters on the fast track to champagne ‘n’ cocaine is HyperJob, a solution that says it”ll replace your plain-text job descriptions with interactive job microsites. The solution, […]
Firing Squad: Skillit’s Fraser Patterson
What a start-up calls itself usually says a lot about it. It can also say a lot about its prospects for future success. Enter Skillit, a company that connects the supply of skilled workers with contractor demand in the $1.6 trillion annually construction industry through its platform for sourcing, skills […]
Are Newspapers Still Relevant for Employers? Kinda.
Newbies in recruiting have a hard time understanding the time when newspapers ruled the world of work and finding talent. Gannett was one of those world rulers. Maybe you know USA Today, for example? Anyway, technology has forced them to evolve to survive, and they sometimes play an invaluable role […]
Indeed Flexes, LinkedIn Cringes and Amazon Reneges
Looking to celebrate Labor Day with some labor-focused news? Then you’ve come to the right place. Twitter taking on the world of work with X Hiring is officially official as Elon Musk trash talks LinkedIn. Indeed is flexing its muscle by expanding Indeed Flex into storefront locations in Texas. Two […]