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interbiznet presents the Bugler
| | January 7, 2000 |
The Sound of One Hand Writing
John Sumser meditates on the need for "Zen Standards" in the Online Recruiting industry in today's ERN.
The Employment Situation
Employment rose in December 1999, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at
4.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 315,000. Job growth occurred throughout the service-producing sector and in construction, while manufacturing employment was little changed. Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents in December following a rise of 1 cent in November, and have increased by 3.7 percent over the year.
Look Who's In the 2000 ERI
Stand up and be counted. Those who have not yet submitted a 2000 ERI Survey form can click here and do so now.
Look Who's In Publishing
WetFeet.com has teamed up with career author Don Asher to publish From College to Career: Entry-Level Resumes for Any Major.
On a similar note, JobTrak has released its own "how to" on developing opportunities through networking.
Look Who's In Recruiting
According to Tony Lee, editor-in-chief, Careers.wsj.com is expanding its job-posting capacity, allowing corporate and third-party recruiters access its talent pool. Now, anyone who wants to post a job may do so through the website. To celebrate this event, Careers.wsj.com will be giving away 10 free job postings to a member of Electronic Recruiting Exchange.
Check Out The Competition
thecastingnetwork.com, a resource designed for professional and aspiring actors.
Now open for business, SalesRepCentral.com is a site designed to meet the needs of sales representatives, executives, and owners.
Prairie Development, Inc., supplying staffing management software, announces EmpACT 2000, Web integration software that imports resumes from e-mail or Web sites and creates candidate records.
Domain Registration
Register.com, Inc., expects to offer single and multiple-year domain registration services, beginning mid-January, eliminating the need to renew a domain names every year after the initial 2-year registration.
New Combinations
CareerPath teams up with Yipinet, SalarySource, and Brainbench, in its effort to enhance the career management tools it currently offers.
It's The Little Things
Member of Electronic Recruiting Exchange give examples of their strategies to reduce employee turnover in Employee Retention 2000.
SIX WAYS NOT TO BUILD YOUR CAREER SITE
If a talented candidate dropped by your office, would you make her wait forever in the lobby, staring aimlessly at your company logo?
Would you demand her name, e-mail address, date of birth, current job and zip code before offering even the most basic information about your company? Would you force her to fill out complex applications just to find out if you're even hiring?
Of course not. You'd never do these things. No HR pro would--in real life.
But online, where nearly all potential hires begin their experience with your firm, many of us do all this and more. Maybe that's why 50 percent of all online job seekers describe the experience as unpleasant or frustrating.
Read the full article at:
http://www.hodes.com/branding
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