Job Boards Aren’t Dead. They’re Evolving.

Mark Mehler and Gerry Crispin of CareerXroads

Mark Mehler and Gerry Crispin of CareerXroads just released their Annual Sources of Hire (SOH) Study, which is one of the most referenced and authoritative snapshots of how large, highly-competitive, high-profile firms define and measure the talent supply chain.

The SOH report is a glimpse of where employees – actual hires – were found. This data is important to organizations as they look to find and hire new employees. It is equally important to job candidates as they seek the most effective channels to a new job.

Interesting findings from this year’s study include: Continue Reading

College Grad Hiring Up 9.5%

Employers plan to hire 9.5 percent more new graduates in 2011-12 than they did in 2010-11. In comparison, in the same survey a year ago by National Association of Colleges and Employers, employers anticipated double-digit hiring increases.

Although the overall increase isn’t as high the increases projected last year, other factors indicate a positive job market for the current class. For example, slightly more than half of respondents have plans to increase their individual number of hires from last year. This follows a positive trend illustrated in Figure 2, where the percentage of employers planning to increase their number of hires continues to grow, while the percentage with plans to decrease their number of hires continues to shrink. Thus, it appears that college hiring is moving in the right direction. Continue Reading