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:


Is Facebook Worth It For Job Boards?


Stacking Up
With all of the hype currently surrounding Facebook, I thought I’d see how things were stacking up for the job boards that have embraced the social network. In the UK... <more..>


Google’s Timeline Search for Jobs


Google
Search engine giant Google has recently added some significant enhancements to the search experience, with the addition of Search Options. The new functionality allows a user to filter <more..>


NORAS 2009 Participants


NORAS
The UK’s National Online Recruitment Audience Survey (NORAS) 2009 results are schedule to be announced later today; the survey, which was conducted in the third quarter of last year brings together results from <more..>


Job Board Widget Reviews


Jobs Widget
Over the next few weeks we will be embarking on an investigation into the job board widget, by taking a look at a range of widgets offered by UK job boards. We will present the pros and cons of each widget... <more..>


LegalsProspects Makeover


LegalProspects
The LegalProspects job board has had a makeover, out goes the old blue and green colour scheme, in comes a more up-to-date and energetic... <more..>