MBA hiring: Back with a vengeance
While U.S. unemployment remains stubbornly close to 10%, job prospects for this year's class of MBAs are looking considerably brighter. By John A. Byrne, contributor (poetsandquants.com) -- While U.S....
View ArticleLooking to hire? Don't ask for the impossible
With more job candidates out there, employers are getting picky, sending their recruiters out on endless (and fruitless) missions. Here are a few ways to get the best out of a recruiter. By Stephenie...
View ArticleJob jumping blues: '60 jobs later' and other tales
Whether you're itching for something better or you know time is running out at your current gig, negotiating a job change is a challenge. Here are three readers' stories from the front lines. FORTUNE...
View ArticleThinking beyond pay to keep your star employees
For many companies, using salary to compete for top talent is often a losing battle. But talented employees often look for several other qualities in jobs when deciding whether to make a move. By Ethan...
View ArticleHow to fill a CEO job nobody wants
Companies that go for long stretches without a CEO could be recruiting in the wrong places. By Shelley DuBois
View ArticleDon't remove all those LinkedIn clichés just yet
Before you ditch the buzzwords, consider that many hiring managers use those same words to search for candidates. How to choose the right words. By Vickie Elmer, contributor FORTUNE -- After LinkedIn...
View ArticleMeet the mastermind behind the Yankees roster
Billy Eppler talks to Fortune about scouting for one of major league baseball's most scrutinized teams, the New York Yankees. Interview by Shelley DuBois
View ArticleA CEO takes on the war for talent
NetSuite's Zach Nelson gets serious about hiring - and keeping - the right team. By Jessi Hempel, senior writer FORTUNE -- NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson has a problem that any executive would love to have:...
View ArticleWelcome to the age of the freelancer
Many freelancers' incomes are on the rise and they expect good things for 2013, according to a recent survey. A look at the ups and downs of this trend. By Gary M. Stern FORTUNE -- More and more, it...
View ArticleNow hiring. Wanted? Someone just like me.
Hiring managers at elite consulting and law firms tend to lower the technical bar for candidates with common backgrounds and interests over more intelligent prospects, according to new research. By...
View ArticleThe great expatriate hiring boom
When it comes to finding and keeping top managers in emerging markets like China, it's a sellers' market.
View ArticleWhat to say to your job applicant rejects
Radio silence is a wasted opportunity. How to explain to applicants why they didn't make the cut.
View ArticleHow to attract and keep motivated employees
Even if you can't pay top dollar, how you hire and the strategies you use to retain people can make a major difference.
View ArticleGoldman Sachs to millennials: We're not that terrible
The investment bank now has some stiff competition for top young talent and is trying to soften its reputation as a workaholics' paradise. This is just window dressing.
View ArticleAlabama sorority pulls ‘objectifying’ recruitment video following backlash
The Alpha Phi sorority chapter at the University of Alabama has removed its recruitment video from all its social media after receiving backlash for objectifying its members and lacking diversity. A...
View ArticleHere’s How Google Is Trying To Combat Online Terror Recruitment
Google is testing a way to steer users of its search engine who are seeking out extremist websites toward content intended to combat radical ideologies. Initial media reports suggested that Google goog...
View ArticleWanted: Brexit Managers
Britain’s decision to leave the European Union is driving demand for a new brand of corporate executive–high-powered troubleshooters than can help companies draw up and implement plans to cope with...
View ArticleVeteran Job Site Monster Finally Found a Buyer
The Dutch recruitment agency Randstad has continued its acquisition drive in the digital world by buying one of the big names of the dotcom era, Monster. The deal is worth around $429 million,...
View ArticleWhat Snapchat Was Doing at Black Hat
Tucked away among the booths in a far corner on the showroom floor at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference this year, one company's signage--a ghostly silhouette on a vertically-oriented, lemon-hued...
View ArticleWhy Samsung and LG Are Being Sued Over Employee Recruitment
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics were accused of agreeing to avoid poaching each other’s U.S. employees, according to a U.S. civil lawsuit filed last week, in what has become a familiar...
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