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Newsletter Sponsors
A Note from the Editor
Breaking News
Today's Recruiting News Headlines
Featured Recruiting Jobs
Weekly Article: Job Board Selection
Employment and Economy Stats
Special Trials and Discounts
Employment Studies and Trends
Layoffs and Downsizing Report
Recruiting Essential Bookmarks
Upcoming Conferences
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Final Note - On The Lighter Side

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A Note From The Editor

Search Firm Hiring Index Up

Amid news that soaring energy prices slowed economic growth in the first quarter, ExecuNet's Recruiters Confidence Index edged down slightly in April from a twenty-two month high reached in March. The monthly survey of executive recruiters conducted by ExecuNet reveals that 75% are confident or very confident the executive employment market will improve during the next six months — down from a twenty-two month high of 78% in March.

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Breaking News

AIRS Announces Second Annual Sourcing Summit Series 14-City Tour

AIRS, the global leader in recruitment training and information, announces the return of its popular Sourcing Summit Series, an event that attracted over 850 of the top recruiting and HR professionals in 2004! The Summit is all new for 2005 with a high-impact, half-day format and extended, 14-city schedule. The Sourcing Summits will visit: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Orlando, Princeton, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC. This “must attend” event for entry-level to executive recruiters and HR professionals is packed with original research, case studies, and expert advice centered on the science of sourcing and name generation

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Today's Recruiting News Headlines

View more HR/employment news headlines or our Recruiting Newswire. Please send us your press releases. Click here for submission instructions.

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Featured Recruiting Jobs

This section highlights several recruiting related positions recently posted on Recruiting Jobs. To view all jobs or to register for a career agent click here.

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Weekly Article

Job Board Selection

I’ve been recruiting since 1995 and have seen job boards come and go. I have seen
Headhunter.net become Careerbuilder; Occ become Monster.com; and other boards make it, fail, or become acquired. So where does one start when selecting a job board? According to Weddles.com, there were over 5,000 job boards to choose from. Sure, everyone knows Monster, Careerbuilder, and Hotjobs due to their deep pockets and vast marketing skills. But does bigger mean better? According to Careerxroads 2004 Hire study, out of 40 companies surveyed the top three job boards only lled 22.8 % combined.

When selecting a job board you should take these factors into consideration:

1. What is your job board budget?
2. How many jobs are you looking to ll?
3. Who is your target job seeker?
4. Do your research.
5. What are your expectations of job board?
6. Selection summary.

Job boards can range in price for subscription packages, to purchasing individual postings, to purchasing job packs. The rst step in the selection process is to gather your recruiting budget
numbers and be prepared to talk turkey when you are sourcing a job board. Certain boards will give discounts based on the number of jobs you are going to be posting, or give you a reduced rate to search their resume database. By understanding your budget, you can start weeding out services that maybe too expense for the goals you are looking to accomplish.

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College Grad Hiring Up 12% for 2005

CollegeGrad.com, the #1 Entry Level Job Site, announced the Top 500 Entry Level Employers for 2005. The list represents more than 140,000 jobs for the graduating class of 2005, with a significant 12% increase in hiring versus 2004.

"Entry level hiring is continuing in a very positive growth trend in 2005," said Brian Krueger, President of CollegeGrad.com. "That upward trend began in 2004 and is accelerating its climb in 2005. We are also seeing many similarities with the hiring growth trend that occurred in the mid-1990s."

Employers listed in the survey results, which are posted at www.CollegeGrad.com/topemployers, are hiring as many as 7,000 new grads and as few as 10. But large or small, 2005 Entry Level Employers are truly enthusiastic about recruiting the Class of 2005.