Recruiting Industry News & Updates
Featuring articles from around the Internet about companies in the recruiting industry
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HRAlloy Changes Name To Inscape Software Aug 7, 2008
HR Alloy Inc., provider of on-demand integrated assessment solutions, has changed its corporate name to Inscape Software Inc.
The company chose Inscape because it refers to "the unique essence or inner nature of a person" and thus "evokes the company's mission of helping organizations obtain a more complete profile of their job applicants and candidates for promotion."
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Jobfox High Match Candidates To Get Personal Introductions Aug 7, 2008
Saying it's a first-of-its-kind capability for job sites, Jobfox today launhced Intros, a system where candidates who are a high match for jobs posted to Jobfox get "introduced" to the employer via priority resume submittal, email contact from the Jobfox team and even phone calls. view article »mentioned profiles: Jobfox -
CareerBuilder Survey Shows Men Still Make More Aug 6, 2008
A new CareerBuilder survey shows men still make more than women, decades after gender equality became the law, not to mention the right thing to do.
Says the CareerBuilder.com press release:
"Comparing salaries, 40 percent of men surveyed reported they make $50,000 or more, compared to 21 percent of women surveyed. Nineteen percent of men earn $75,000 or more, compared to 7 percent of women. On the other end of the pay scale, 47 percent of women reported they make $35,000 or less compared to 28 percent of men."
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Test Your Recruiting Knowledge With Recruiter IQ Aug 6, 2008
Think you're a pretty sharp recruiter? Want to test how much you really know? Bullhorn and First Advantage Assessment Solutions have joined forces to create a series of short online tests to help recruiters assess their industry knowledge. It's called the Recruiter IQ Series and you can get started here. view article »mentioned profiles: Bullhorn -
Gas Price Drives Workers To Look Closer To Home Aug 5, 2008
What's driving jobseekers to seek these days? On the Beyond.com network it's the price of gas. The company that operates thousands of niche sites reports that 79 percent of those who took the poll said they were looking for a new job closer to home because of the price of gas. view article »mentioned profiles: Beyond.com -
Jobvite Gains CTO As Yahoo! Loses Another Exec Aug 5, 2008
Adam Hyder, a technology executive with Yahoo!, has joined Jobvite as Chief Technology Officer. Hyder had previously been Director of Engineering & CTO of HotJobs during the time the recruitment division was lead by Dan Finnigan, who is now CEO of Jobvite.
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SucessFactors Gains Ground in Healthcare Industry Aug 5, 2008
A day before Wall Street expects SuccessFactors, Inc. to announce a money-losing quarter, the company issued a press release announcing "continued success in customer acquisition in the patient care industry."
Perhaps hoping to blunt the bad news (which might not quite so bad, since the company has now twice surprised analysts by doing less poorly than expected), the company said it "added 25 healthcare entities which represented 45 hospitals in 2007, and is rapidly extending its customer adoption in 2008."
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Kenexa Has A Winning Quarter But Dampens Wall Street’s Enthusiasm Aug 4, 2008
Kenexa (profile; site) earned $9 million or 39 cents a share for the quarter ended June 30 beating Wall Street’s estimate of 35 cents and joining Taleo and Monster in reporting better than expected results. view article »mentioned profiles: Kenexa, Corp -
New SmartSearch Version Adds New CRM Features Aug 2, 2008
Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. has released a new version of its SmartSearch talent acquisition and staffing management software. It adds enhancements to CRM with new Outlook toolbar, text messaging, VOIP, PDA access, and website portals.
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Half of Hiring Managers Have Caught Resume Liars Aug 1, 2008
Remember Joe Isuzu, the ficitional spokesman for Isuzu Motors who was pathologically unable to tell the truth? He's got company. Lots of it
A new survey from CareerBuilder says 49 percent)of hiring managers reported catching a candidate lying on their resume.And when they did, 57 percent tossed out the applicant. Curiously, 6 percent hired the liar.
The most common lies are:
- Embellished responsibilities - 38 percent
- Skill set - 18 percent
- Dates of employment - 12 percent
- Academic degree - 10 percent
- Companies worked for - 7 percent
- Job title - 5 percent
mentioned profiles: CareerBuilder