6 posts and columns on recruitment

Why ADP Is the Biggest Cloud Company You’ve Never Heard Of

in Enterprise on October 2, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Before people even called it cloud computing, ADP was processing paychecks in the cloud. Now it’s doubling down with a single cloud-based service for payroll and other everyday business needs.
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Recruiters Troll Facebook for Candidates They Like

in Social on August 8, 2011 at 11:29 am PT

More companies are trying to tap Facebook Inc.’s 750-million-plus user base to find new employees, threatening traditional job boards and competing with LinkedIn Corp., which has dominated the online professional networking arena.

HotJobs Sold to Monster in Yahoo Garage Sale

in News on February 3, 2010 at 1:43 pm PT

Apparently, Yahoo’s efforts to sell off some of its noncore properties are going quite a bit better than previously thought. Moments ago, the company said it will sell Yahoo HotJobs to Monster Worldwide, proprietor of rival online career site Monster.com. Price: $225 million in cash.
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iPhone Maker Seeks Faster Boat to China

in News on June 15, 2009 at 5:30 am PT

“We will enter Asia with the iPhone in 2008…we will one day enter China, we’re not saying when.” Apple COO Tim Cook said that back in March of 2008, and it’s a good thing he declined to offer a more specific timeline. Because here we are, well over a year later, and Apple still hasn’t managed to officially launch the iPhone to China. But it’s getting closer.
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Google Marks April Fool’s Day in China

in News on April 1, 2009 at 8:21 am PT

The Google April Fool’s Day joke has become something of a tradition at this time of the year, even in China. Last year, Google posted a mock recruitment ad for a Google “human flesh search engine”….This year, the Internet giant announced the launch of a new service in China: the “Google Pigeon Bird’s Eye View.” Similar in concept to Google Street View, Google says the new service will be used to improve the image resolution on Google Earth and Google Maps, while also embracing China’s vibrant “shanzhai” culture.

Tech Industry Announces Layoff Surplus

in News on January 29, 2009 at 1:17 pm PT

Well, there’s one thing on the rise amid this declining economy: job cuts. The technology industry was supposed to cut 180,000 jobs in 2008; instead it cut 186,955–up 74.2 percent from the 107,295 job cuts recorded in 2007. That’s the dismal word from recruitment outfit Challenger, Gray & Christmas, which helpfully notes that this is the largest industry workforce reduction since 2003, when tech suffered 228,325 layoffs.