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Zoom Information., the search engine for discovering people, companies and relationships, has accelerated and simplified the process of targeting, communicating with and qualifying potential candidates. ZoomInfos flagship product PowerSearch can now be purchased with
JobCast , an integrated email and campaign management platform. Unlike traditional job boards that often deliver heaps of unqualified resumes, JobCast automates the candidate targeting process by giving recruiters the power to select exact matches from over 29
million business professionals and allowing potential candidates to self-select and pre-qualify themselves for specific positions. JobCast additionally has an automated referral mechanism to help recruiters tap into external referral networks and fill pipelines for future openings. Internet
marketing specialists
Single Throw,
Inc., announced the launch of a new, highly targeted program named,
"Mobilize," that is designed to handle online recruitment for any size business.
The new service will provide an online outlet for taking charge of all tasks
dealing with targeting, attracting, and interacting with potential job
candidates and streamlining the online recruiting process. Clients will benefit
from the new service by being able to focus more of their time on running their
businesses and attending to tasks at hand.
Leading executive
jobsite exec-appointments.com
has won the ‘best online advert' award and chief executive Betty Thayer has been
voted ‘personality of the year' at the industry's annual awards ceremony
sponsored by OnRec.
Mypayrollquote.com announced today that it has partnered with PayrollFinders to assist Payroll Providers with lead generation, and customer acquisition.
"By combining forces, our two companies can deliver leads in real time to Payroll Service Bureaus, and reduce their cost of client acquisition," explains Dave Dashow of mypayrollquote.com. This new alliance demonstrates the commitment of both companies to foster the
growth of the Independent Payroll Services marketplace.
Bullhorn, the global leader in on demand, front office staffing and recruiting software, has been named by the Boston Business Journal as one of the
Boston area's fastest growing private companies for 2005. Bullhorn placed tenth on a list of fifty high growth companies encompassing such diverse industries as high technology, biotechnology, healthcare and professional services.
You
Should Know Australia:
Skills shortage claims innacurate says AIIA
Australia's ICT labour market remains in balance with stable ICT salaries suggesting claims of an overall skills shortage are inaccurate, according to a new survey. Results from the Australian Information Industry Association's (AIIA's) latest Survey of Salaries and Remuneration Packaging in the Australian
ICT Industry showed salary increases of 5.2% over the period March 2005 to March 2006. The findings March 2006 Salary Survey is based on the salaries and benefits information of 33,722 individual employees in leading ICT companies. The AIIA claims that its Salary Survey is an authoritative source of data on
ICT salaries, unlike those based on advertisements. Unlike surveys which monitor print or internet job advertisements, AIIA's Salary Survey captures information on new, existing and departing employees across the breadth of the ICT industry. (ITWire)
Cuba:
Illegal Emigration: A Merciless and Lucrative
Business Discriminatory migratory policies of the rich nations of the
North constitute a merciless and lucrative business which enriches a few while
causing the deaths of many; this fact was underlined Wednesday evening on the
broadcast of Cuba's "Round Table" news-commentary program. Like the "coyotes"
operating on Mexico's border with United States, human traffickers operating
between Mauritania and Canary Islands simply abandon their aspiring emigrants
when there is the slightest smallest indication of these traders being captured
by the authorities. (AIN)
Germany:
German Court Says Office Parties Are Considered Work Berlin,
Germany (AHN) - A German court has ruled that employees attending office parties
are considered to be at work until the supervisor leaves. The court issued its
ruling in the case of an employee who filed suit for damages sustained as a
result of a head injury at a company Christmas party. The case was filed by a
man who's employer, an insurance company, refused to pay disability for his
injury. He slipped on the steps of a restaurant after an office Christmas party.
In the court ruling, the company was ordered to pay disability to the man
because he was still technically at work at the time of the accident. (AllHeadlineNews)
Global:
How to work the Web to find work
Companies use software to weed out candidates, but here are five strategies that help job-seekers get noticed. In recent years, some tough new bouncers have begun to stand watch outside the door to corporate personnel offices. If you want to get your résumé into the hands of a
recruiter, you have to get it by them first. These guardians are sophisticated computer programs that use "conceptual matching" and other artificial intelligence to weed out candidates who don't fit the job profile. While they usually leave the final hiring decision to a human, these programs can
whittle down hundreds of applications to just a handful that will be seen by human eyes. (Christian Science Monitor)
A Million Little Cuts -- Driving Your Employees Away Slowly
You may be driving your best talent out the door--not because of salary, not because of benefits, not because the work isn't interesting or challenging--but because of microinequities. These little, compoundingly overwhelming issues are what Seth Godin calls "A Million Little Cuts" Look, these are not new. If
Ferris Bueller ever got a job, and then filmed it, his movie would be full of these (Hmmm, I think that movie would be called 'Office Space') (Good Recruits)
What a tangled Web we weave Being Googled can jeopardize your job search
Using Google, the wildly popular Internet search engine, as an action verb has been a part of our cultural fabric for years now. Daily, millions use it to "Google" old flames, long-lost friends and even ourselves in hopes of digging up dirt. But who would have thought this addictive
habit could stand in the way of landing your next job? But it's not your Googling another person that starts the trouble: the danger occurs when a potential boss Googles you. An increasing number of employers are investigating potential hires online to find out more about an applicant than what's on their
résumé. (DailyNews)
Who will win the battle to redefine the workplace? There is a
largely unseen battle now raging in the workplace. It pits incumbent powers
against emerging upstarts. On the one side are managers who covet the
traditional employment deal – money, career progression and status - in return
for a total commitment to playing the organizational game by traditional rules,
e.g., long hours in the office, grueling travel, and an otherwise unquestioning
willingness to do whatever the business requires. Only Type A's need apply. On
the other side is an emerging group of workers who are also highly ambitious but
they are seeking a new kind of workplace deal that combines opportunities to
perform at high levels, grow their careers and achieve financial rewards with an
extensive array of flexible working and non-traditional employment arrangements.
The winner of this battle will determine whether the rules and mores of the
workplace change dramatically or remain largely the same. (WisTechNetwork)
Reversing Africa's brain drain? With a global shortage of
healthcare professionals draining Africa of many of her newly trained medics,
what should Africa do to retain its experts? Africa Recruit is currently
organising a conference in London to discuss ways to mobilize African expatriate
healthcare professionals for Africa. Meanwhile governments in Africa face a
dilemma. They have thousands of newly trained graduates without jobs, but they
are recruiting health care professionals from the developed world. (BBC)
Be smarter at work, slack off In a world of too much work and too
much multitasking, the best way to beat the competition may be to do less.
Remember the story of Archimedes lolling in his bathtub? To an observer, he'd
have seemed to be wasting time. While ostensibly doing nothing, however, he
discovered the principle of displacement, a cornerstone of physics. Would he
have reached the same insight in a quick shower? Unlikely. And while you might
say that's ancient history, don't be too sure. Consider that for most
industries, the U.S. can't hope to be the low-cost producer in a global economy.
With innovation now our main competitive strength, creativity is crucial for
anyone who wants to move up. (CNN)
India: Are companies incapable of retaining young talent?
Story so far: To save on petrol, I use public transport. During a chance ride in an auto-rickshaw, after giving up on a bus that didn't come, I find that the driver is a lady, a post-graduate in economics. Watching how she handles menaces on the road, I wonder if women not only need to be on their own feet
economically, but also be able to protect themselves.
Episode 120
The question I'd left you with last week was this: "Is it becoming increasingly necessary for women, not only to be financially independent but also be armed with self-defence skills?" In response, I have a mail from Amanpreet Kaur, a marketing student of Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Research and
Management, New Delhi. "I read your article `Financial independence and a dose of self defence' on March 13. Ma'm, it was a wonderful article!" Oh, thanks, Aman. "When I read your article, I felt so motivated by the time I finished it." Great!
(Hindu Business Line)
IIM chiefs to discuss tax on recruitment The directors
of the six Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) will meet here on April 10 to
discuss an action plan to resist the Union Finance Ministry's move to levy
service tax on campus recruitment. Director of IIM,
Ahmedabad, Bakul Dholakia, said the IIM-A had already told the Ministry that it
was an educational institution and not a "manpower recruitment agency." He declined to comment on the reaction of the Ministry pointing out
that it was "still a disputed matter and not a settled issue." He said the IIM directors are to meet in the Ahmedabad campus when this
issue would be discussed and a strategy formulated to fight against it. (The
Hindu)
Japan:
Half of big firms surveyed to up recruitment of new grads in 2007+
Nearly half of major firms in Japan surveyed plan to increase the number of employees they recruit fresh out of school in the spring of 2007 from the level planned for this spring, according to a Kyodo News survey released Sunday. (Japan Economic
Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)
Lithuania:
Lithuanian authorities concerned about mounting
emigration Lithuanian authorities are concerned about the mounting
emigration. A total of 15,610 people have left Lithuania, said speakers at a
Friday conference at the Lithuanian Seimas. Many speakers said that Lithuania
does not have precise emigration statistics and the actual number may exceed the
official rate by 10-15 times. (TASS)
Scotland: Computer games recruitment fair A recruitment fair is being
held in Dundee at the end of this month. It aims to bring together anyone
interested in working in the Scottish computer games industry and the main
employers in the sector.Anyone who thinks their future lies in the industry –
from programmers or animators to artists and game designers to testers – is
welcome to come along to Game in Scotland 2006: the Scottish Games Industry
Recruitment Fair. It is organised by Scottish Enterprise Tayside and is being
held on Friday 31 March at Fat Sams nightclub in the city from 2pm until 8pm.
(Scottish
Enterprise)
UK: Hiring intentions buoyant as recruitment year
gets off to positive start Almost 20% of UK employers have recruited more
staff in the first quarter of 2006, according to results from the latest
Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. About three-quarters
(71%) of the 2,100 UK employers surveyed said there was no change in their
hiring intentions and 9% were planning to reduce their workforce. Job prospects in London and the North East were the most buoyant with 29%
of London businesses and 35% of companies in the North East taking on more
staff. (PersonnelToday)
Most UK companies don't check how well their recruitment process
works Most UK companies either don't measure the performance of their
recruitment process or do so in an arbitrary way which does not provide any
useful information, according to new research.The Executive Talent 2006 report,
by recruiter Executives Online, reveals that almost 10% of companies have no
formal measurement of whether their recruitment is successful and 46% are using
arbitrary methods which fail to address the real issues.The survey, based on
interviews with 102 HR and senior managers, shows that 19% are measuring the
quality of the candidates coming forward, 17% the number of applicants and 10%
measure the speed of the process.None of these gives any indication of whether
the successful candidate meets objectives and performs for the organisation, the
real and crucial test of recruitment, Executives Online warns. (Personnel
Today)
USA:
Welcome to America! We've got it so good, it's bad
Over the past week, there has been a trickle of stories that, taken together, seems to be saying that living in the United States is not good for your health. One of them was a story about military recruiting. It wasn't the usual story about middle-class moms trying to keep recruiters away from their
children, or about how few young people are volunteering. This story was about all the Americans recruiters do not want. Some military studies even say most young people couldn't cut it. They don't want people who are too fat, or who aren't bright enough to do well on aptitude tests, or who can't concentrate
without taking Ritalin. And they don't want people who have too many kids, criminal records or who use illegal drugs. The military is having such a hard time finding qualified young people that it recently raised the cutoff age for volunteers from 35 to 40. (SeattleTimes)
Population dips in CNY
Just-released census estimate reflects statewide trend. State lost 26,097.
Reflecting a statewide trend of recent decades, most Central New York counties saw slight population declines between 2004 and 2005, according to estimates released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. Onondaga County lost 817 people, a decline of 0.2 percent. Upstate's most populous county, Erie, lost 5,243
people, 0.6 percent of its 2004 population. Monroe County was next with a population decline of 2,450, or 0.3 percent. (Post Standard)
Plains population keeps slipping
Sheridan Lake Mayor Jerry Weber and his son Quinton walk through 'downtown' Sheridan Lake, Colo. The Kiowa County town recently lost its only filling station and auto parts store. The population is now about 60 people. Population on Colorado's long-suffering Eastern Plains slipped further over a
five-year span beginning in 2000, even as new U.S. census estimates showed that the state overall enjoyed robust growth during the same period. Hardest hit were Cheyenne and Kiowa counties on the Kansas border, which lost more than one-tenth of their populations and now are among the top 25 counties
nationwide for population decline. (Star Tribune)
Connecticut, other states face shortage of long-haul truckers
The long-haul trucking industry is attracting fewer drivers in Connecticut and nationwide, where companies are turning to recruitment events and other tactics to find new employees. The American Trucking Association, a trade group based in Alexandria, Va., estimates that one of every five heavy-duty
truck drivers are 55 or older. That group estimates that 219,000 new drivers must be found to replace drivers who will retire in the next decade. (Newsday)
Not a Survey, Really
A Celebration of Excellence in Recruiting and Talent Acquisition at the Second Annual ER Excellence Awards Ceremony
The winners of the 2006 ER Excellence Awards were announced last night at a black-tie gala dinner and ceremony at the ER Expo 2006 Spring Conference and Exhibition, hosted by the Electronic Recruiting Exchange (ERE).
Recognizing excellence in the corporate recruiting function, ER Excellence Awards were given out in eight categories, ranging from Best Employer Brand to Most Innovative Use of Recruitment Technology.
Valero Energy was the big winner of the evening; the company garnered a total of three awards, including the prestigious Recruiter of the Year, awarded to Valero's employment manager, Dan Hilbert. Valero also won the Most Innovative Recruiting Process or Structure and Most Effective Use of
Staffing Metrics.
"It was an honor for me to be recognized here tonight by ERE," said Hilbert. "I can't claim all the credit for the success of my recruiting team at Valero, but it truly moved me to receive such a prestigious award in front of so many talent leaders and leading employers."
Other awards presented at the evening ceremony went to Deloitte (for Best Corporate Careers Website), Quicken Loans (for Most Innovative Employee Referral Program), PacifiCare Health Systems (for Best Employer Brand), Whirlpool Corporation (for Best College Recruiting Program), and
Hewlett-Packard (for Most Strategic Use of Recruitment Technology).
"Our goal is to recognize how closely recruiting and talent management is tied to business results," said David Manaster, president and founder of the Electronic Recruiting Exchange, which organized the awards program. "All the companies here today are the cream of the crop when it comes to
recruiting, and it's no surprise they are also some of the most successful companies in the world."
The ceremony and dinner was sponsored by Monster, the leading online global careers network, and hosted by the company's vice president of alliances, Neal Bruce. "It is great to see recruiting innovation and creativity getting official recognition from the industry," said Bruce. "The winners
this evening are pushing talent acquisition to the next level, and the fruits of their efforts are starting to show up on the bottom line."
This is the second annual ER Excellence awards program, which happens each year at the ER Expo spring conference, the leading recruitment and talent management event for the industry.
The 2007 awards program will take place next April in San Diego. Employers interested in applying can visit http://www.ereawards.com for more details and to download an application kit.
"I'm glad we won so many awards tonight," said Hilbert, "but I think the most valuable part of the process for Valero was the application itself. It forced us to take a good hard look at some of our hiring processes, and we actually made some significant changes as a result of applying for
these awards."
COMPLETE LIST OF AWARDS CATEGORIES AND WINNERS
- Recruiter of the Year: Dan Hilbert, Valero Energy Corporation (winner) Carlos Adame, TEC International (finalist)
- Most Innovative Recruiting Process or Structure: Valero Energy Corporation (winner) Whirlpool Corporation (finalist)
- Best Employer Brand: PacifiCare (winner) Scotiabank Group (finalist) Philips (finalist)
- Most Strategic Use of Recruitment Technology: Hewlett-Packard Company (winner) Valero Energy Corporation (finalist)
- Most Innovative Employee Referral Program: Quicken Loans (winner) Deloitte (finalist)
- Most Effective Use of Staffing Metrics: Valero Energy Corporation (winner) PacifiCare (finalist)
- Best Corporate Careers Website: Deloitte (winner) Enterprise Rent-A-Car (finalist) Scotiabank Group (finalist)
- Best College Recruiting Program: Whirlpool Corporation (winner) Towers Perrin (finalist)
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