While we might not know exactly what tomorrow may bring, we do know that the future, and its uncertainties, are always only a day away. As the pioneering programmer Alan Kay once stipulated, “the only way to predict the future is to invent it,” and while we might not be able to control the future, we can (to the best of our ability, anyway) plan for it.
November 11, 2011
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Here at Monster, hiring veterans is more than a best practice – it’s a value we live every day. That’s why this Veterans’ Day, we’re featuring some of our own leaders who have transitioned from the military to the civilian workforce – and how their military experience is helping Monster, and its customers, win the war for talent.
November 11, 2011
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Here at Monster, hiring veterans is more than a best practice – it’s a value we live every day. That’s why this Veterans’ Day, we’re featuring some of our own leaders who have transitioned from the military to the civilian workforce – and how their military experience is helping Monster, and its customers, win the war for talent.
November 11, 2011
In the push and pull and cacophony and confusion of our constantly connected world, we forget that the simplest gestures can translate to a world of difference. Whether it’s a pat on the back or a word of encouragement, there are myriad ways to express gratitude and dam the river of stress, smartphones and social media we all swim in, if only for a moment. That’s why, on this Veteran’s Day, we wanted to stop and salute those who serve with two simple words: thank you.
October 7, 2011
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How do you define beauty? To you, is it more beautiful to watch the mayhem as a favorite sports team celebrates a championship-clinching score, or to watch the serenity of a forest as it changes colors in response to Fall’s advancing chill? Is it more beautiful to watch a random act of kindness, or a [...]
October 6, 2011
As the Global Director of Talent Acquisition for Monster, I know cooking up an ‘al dente’ candidate experience isn’t always easy. Like so many of my colleagues in this industry, our talent organization is evolving to do more work with less resources, a reality compounded by the fact that our biggest challenge isn’t applicant flow – it’s surfing the resume tsunami to find the proverbial ‘needle in the haystack’ as effectively, and efficiently, as possible. I’m proud to work for an organization that not only talks about candidate experience, but is actively working to improve it. Here’s the dish on how Monster served Mario Batali’s hiring needs while turning up the heat on the candidate experience, and what recruiters and employers can learn from this highly visible, highly successful search.
September 6, 2011
Here in the U.S., Labor Day means many things: a celebration of the American worker, the end of summer vacations, kids heading back to school, and a renewed focus on the jobs we have – and the jobs too many of us don’t have. In today’s edition of the Wall Street Journal, you’ll see a full page ad from Monster reminding us all that for the millions of people looking for work, and the countless employers looking to hire, Labor Day doesn’t happen once a year.
September 2, 2011
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Without laboring over a definition, labor can be back-breaking, invigorating, tedious or inspiring. Labor can be a mere chore, or something borne out of passion. Labor can be a spouse cursing their partner for the better part of a day (or two). And as it replies to the hiring process and matching candidates with opportunities in which they, and the organization, will flourish, it takes arduous months of, well, hard labor on the part of HR and recruiting professionals.
August 31, 2011
It’s hard enough to be unemployed without the added obstacle of discrimination based on, ironically, being unemployed. Companies that exclude the unemployed from hiring consideration are missing important realities about talent and how to find the best matches for their organizations. Monster addressed this issue some months ago, but we think it is worth raising again in light of the recent increase in media and advocacy group attention on the issue.
January 20, 2012
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