News Podcast

Episode 72: New Year Cheer or Fear

 

Internet recruitment news on this podcast: Reed's new site, audit results for two niche job boards and e-recruitment buddy launches.

 

Online Recruitment News Headlines included in this Podcast:

Reed.co.uk has launched an update to its web offering...

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Two niche job sites serving the executive sector have announced ABC Electronic audited figures for October 2008.

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Ex-job board owner Michelle Jones has launched a new UK business, called e-recruitment buddy..

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A new online recruitment site has launched to the UK market this week...

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December 2008 was a bad month for job boards, according to the born index...

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Over in the states the New York Times reports that the US Army are now using video arcades in shopping malls to recruit candidates in urban areas.

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The Wall Street Journal and The Seattle Times have launched CareerCast.com, bringing together job content from over 500 partners of the Adicio network.

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The BBC reports that job losses in the States hit a record in 2008, with ?More US workers lost jobs last year than in any year since World War II?.

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The Recruitment and Employment confederation has been invited to attend the Prime Minster?s ?Jobs Summit, which will take place on Monday 12th January.

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Other stories on the born blog:


Online recruitment advertising takes another hit


Index April 2009
The UK’s online recruitment advertising volumes took a further decline in April, according to the born Job Advertising Index. The index dropped 4 points <more..>


Are Job Boards Failing SMEs?


SMEs Let Down By Job Boards
This week whatjobsite, an information site for direct employers, announced that UK job boards are letting down small-to-medium sized businesses. The findings are based upon new research conducted by the company... <more..>


What Will Provoke The Next Job Board Innovation? SearchMe!


SearchMe
The way that job boards display search results hasn't changed much over the years. Traditionally vacancies have been listed in a rather flat textual manner, but that might be about to change... <more..>