Global Recruiting
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Japanese Company Buys Online Jobs Aggregator Indeed.com
The acquisition by Japan's Recruit Co. will fuel the jobs site industry leader's advertising and activity overseas, especially in Asia.
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Corporations Adopt the Hackathon
Small businesses are using hackathons as cost-effective tools to tackle problems, recruit talent and unleash innovation. The hackathon presents a quicker, scrappier way to tackle large-scale problems with whatever resources they have on hand.
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For GM, a Different Kind of Worker
Until now, in recent decades, General Motors has peopled its new factories mostly from banks of laid-off workers and employee transfers from other locations. GM is now forecasting enough manufacturing expansion to require large-scale employee recruitment.
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Special Report on RPO: An Improving Economy, In-House Recruiting Cuts Are Driving Demand
'Companies want flexibility. RPO provides that flexibility and not the fixed cost of a permanent recruiting department,' says Rajesh Ranjan, a vice president at Everest Group, a consultancy.
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RPO Goes Global
'It's very difficult to find the talent needed, so companies need to look globally for people,' says Kate Donovan, managing director of ManpowerGroup Solutions.
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Study: 24 Percent in U.S. Prefer Social Media for Job Search
Twelve percent of U.S. employees approved of personal use of social media at work, but 51 percent say social media has a negative impact on workplace productivity.
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CareerBuilder Buys Top Language Jobs
Top Language Jobs, which is based in London, operates in more than 25 countries, including across Europe and in the U.S.
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CarMax Plans to Hire Nearly 1,000 in U.S.
The Richmond, Virginia, used-car retailer said Jan. 23 that it is recruiting for positions in sales and service operations, including detailers and technicians, with additional positions in purchasing and the business office.
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Six Facebook Recruiting Apps
Use these tools to advertise job openings and mine the social network for prospects.
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Nesco Affiliate Acquires DePasquale Staffing
The acquisition was announced on Oct. 17. Terms were not disclosed.
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Mercer CEO Resigns to Head Retirement Policy Center
The purpose of the center, Marsh & McLennan announced Oct. 4, ‘will be to become a catalyst for new ideas and perspectives on retirement and to educate the public and key constituents on retirement public policy issues.’
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Almost Half of All New Doctors Get 100 Job Offers
Despite the favorable job market, some new doctors are unhappy about their choice of profession. The survey found that 28 percent said they would select another field if they had to do their education over again.
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Grads' Average Salary Offer Tops $51,000: Survey
Graduates earning business degrees saw their overall average salary rise 4.6 percent in 2011 to $48,805 from the September 2010 average of $46,672.
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Trader Scandal May Hamstring UBS' Recruiting
The $2.3 billion loss the London-based trader allegedly managed to accumulate will make things difficult for the bank's wealth management business, recruiters said.
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New Tools Cast a Wider Social Network for Recruiters
With the launch of BranchOut in July 2010 and BeKnown and Google Plus, which made their debuts in June, recruiters are trying to decide how to best use a dizzying array of tools to find top talent.
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Qualified Applicant Pool Fills Fast When Employers Use the Right Keywords
To increase a job’s likelihood of being noticed, HR practitioners must first research what keywords are commonly used as it relates to that position.
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Headhunter Firm Taps Insider Trina Gordon for CEO
She succeeds Chris Clarke, who stepped down in December after 11 years with Boyden World Corp. The firm also named Gerhard Raisig to chairman from interim chairman and managing partner of Boyden Germany.
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Marriott Hopes to Win With Facebook Game
The novel interactive game, called My Marriott Hotel, was born out of the mega-hospitality corporation’s quest to fill 50,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2011.
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Companies Look to Capitalize on Viral Voices
Thanks in part to the explosion of social media, more employers are capitalizing on the credibility and power of employee word-of-mouth.
