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news producer

How to Hire a News Producer

The role is harder to fill than most hiring managers expect. Here's what a great news producer actually looks like, what they cost, and how to find one.

Miles Jennings

Employer Branding

6 Ways Employer Branding Benefits Hiring

Employer branding has made its way into a lot of news stories these days - brands screwing it up—big time. United Airlines injured a passenger as they dragged him off a plane. Uber was racked…

Bizzy Coy

November and December are fantastic months for hiring

Why You Should Hire During the Holidays

November and December can seem like a big black hole when it comes to hiring. There are dozens of reasons why companies don’t like to hire new employees during the holiday season: You’re overwhelmed with…

Mark Lerner

What do Job Seekers Really Think about your Company?

64% of job seekers research a company after viewing a job posting, but before submitting an application. What they see online is a deciding factor in whether they apply for your job, or keep looking.…

Mark Lerner

Sub-head Google for Jobs has been around for a few months, long enough to see its impact on Mediabistro job boards. Here’s what you need to know.

Using Google Job Listings for Increased Candidate Traffic

Google for Jobs rolled out this summer. This new search feature compiles job listings from across the internet, allowing job seekers to see a wide variety of available roles from a wide variety of sources,…

Mark Lerner

Future of Hiring

4 Predictions for the Future of Hiring

Are you ready for changes in the hiring process and the future of hiring? Over the last twenty years, we’ve seen dramatic shifts in hiring and recruiting. But what’s next for our industry? How will…

Mark Lerner

Pay Attention to Job Seekers with Theatrical Experience

The Tony Awards are Sunday, June 11, and the folks gathered inside Radio City Music Hall to celebrate the best of Broadway might just be your next great hires. That’s because “theatre people” make fantastic…

Mark Lerner

job board talent

Online Job Boards and the New Talent Battle

Every year, over 18 million people are hired from job postings on the web. That’s a lot of competition! Online job boards have become talent battlegrounds, where HR and recruiters fight to attract the best…

Mark Lerner

When you absolutely need to get your job in front of as many job seekers as possible, what do you do? Here are five successful viral job listings that grabbed the world’s attention.

How to Make Your Job Posting Go Viral

We’ve said time and again that hiring is about quality of candidates, not quantity. After all, what’s the use of 100 applicants if none of them are qualified? On rare occasions, though, you need your…

Mark Lerner