As the economy struggles to recover from the recession, directors on the boards of America’s largest companies in 2008 realized modest changes in their annual compensation packages. And in an annual review of total director compensation at Fortune 500 companies, 2008 pay packages rose by a median of 3% from 2007 rates, a modest increase [...]
While the aerospace and defense industries forecast corporate downsizings and a net reduction in hiring in 2010, companies are recruiting engineers to work in specialized areas that include computer hardware, materials, and mechanical and electrical design, reports the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). And while there are anticipated downsizings in the coming year, 40,000 new [...]
With the unveiling of AutoSearch’s Mobile iPhone and iPod Touch application, recruiters are able to identify and add quality contacts to their talent pipeline at a fraction of the time spent scouring the Internet and forming complicated Boolean search strings. Powered by AutoSearch’s web-based sourcing platform and filtering technology, AutoSearch Mobile is geared toward corporate and [...]
SmartJobBoard, an advanced software platform for creating professional job board web sites, releases SmartJobBoard version 2.4, a regular job board software that corresponds to modern online recruitment market trends. “We’ve made a big effort by significantly improving the software and adding new complex functions,” says SmartJobBoard CEO, Rodion Telpizov. “Such features as multi-currency system, Boolean [...]
The U.S. division of Sun Life Financial releases the latest edition of its UnretirementSM Index, revealing 65% of American workers will delay their retirement by at least one year, an 11% increase since the end of 2008. The Index also indicates that 27% of Americans now believe they must work at least five years longer than expected [...]
Software development company, DBSquared, recently launched web-based application, DBDescriptions, to assist companies in creating and maintaining comprehensive and ADA-compliant job descriptions through an automated system. And with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) becoming effective January 1, 2009, The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) opened the protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act [...]
Adicio Inc., a provider of interactive classified advertising software solutions for media companies, has launched a redesigned careers site for Computer Sweden, the first Adicio-powered site in Sweden. IDG Sweden AB is a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), whose online network includes more than 450 Web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment [...]
Despite there being a tremendous amount of data supporting the value of a strong Employer Brand for recruiting and retaining best-fit employees, Employer Branding is not among the top strategic initiatives of many companies. Furthermore, many neglect to budget for activities necessary to nurture the Employment Brand, according to a report by Kennedy Information. Key [...]
A new whitepaper by outplacement and career transition software company, Insala, highlights the importance of not only creating an online identity management strategy, but the growing role of social media in recruitment. The whitepaper, “Outplacement Opportunities in Online Identity Management: Leading the Next Job Search Paradigm Shift”, discusses the use of social media sites for recruitment [...]
With unemployment numbers at historic levels it is no surprise that executives in search of new opportunities are competing against a higher volume of qualified candidates. However, recent surveys conducted byExecuNet, a professional network for business leaders, reveal that for those over the age of 50, age bias is also a hurdle. In a survey [...]