Posts by: Joel Cheesman
This Employer is Using Snap Spectacles to Recruit Millennials
Joel CheesmanDec 28, 2016
Some scoffed when I wrote about Snap Spectacles being a relevant recruiting tool. Fair enough, but I may have been on to something after...
This Lame Move Proves Newspapers Might Be Even Harder Up Than We Thought
Joel CheesmanDec 27, 2016
Times are tough in the newspaper business, but I didn’t know they were this tough. You probably aren’t familiar with tronc,...
Relax, Silicon Valley! President-Elect Trump Will Deliver the Immigration Reform You Most Desire
Joel CheesmanDec 22, 2016
President-elect of the United States Donald Trump had a meeting with select leaders of the tech industry this past Wednesday. They...
Don’t Laugh, Robots and Algorithms are Coming to Recruitment in a Big Data Kinda Way
Joel CheesmanDec 21, 2016
The experts would have us believe our jobs will soon be taken by intelligent machines. A study from the Oxford University suggests that...
Recruitment Startup Founded by Yale Students Receives Funding to Expand Nationally
Joel CheesmanDec 20, 2016
Ripple Recruiting, the startup founded by students from Yale to help employers find, recruit and hire the best students has raised a grand...
Job Board Vet Gets into the Chatbot Game with GoBe on Facebook Messenger
Joel CheesmanDec 16, 2016
The most memorable email I’ve ever received from Jonathan Duarte was delivered in 2009. It essentially said he was leaving the U.S.,...
Slack Adds Video Calls, Skype Adds Real-Time Translation
Joel CheesmanDec 15, 2016
Video interviewing and corporate messaging got a few goodies in their stocking this year. Microsoft launched a recent update for Skype...
Yik Yak is on Life Support and Anonymous Employee Review Sites Should Take Note
Joel CheesmanDec 13, 2016
Anonymity was all the rage a few years ago. In case you forgot, apps like Secret, Whisper and Yik Yak allow(ed) users to tune into a...
Here’s How This Startup is Recruiting, Retaining New Parents
Joel CheesmanDec 12, 2016
There are a few ways companies try to attract people, including happy hour and ping-pong, but the tech firm Outreach has come up with...
CEO Of Zenefits David Sacks to Step Down
Joel CheesmanDec 09, 2016
The CEO of Zenefits, David Sacks, has announced his plans to step down from the top job at the HR tech startup after less than a year....