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Ovation offers small-biz hiring app

28 July, 2012

Original post by UPSTART One of today’s press releases that stood out from the pack: Ovation Technologies launched Ovation, a mobile and cloud-based social recruiting application designed specifically for the needs of small- and medium-size businesses. Available in the Google apps Marketplace, the Apple iTunes Store, and the Google Play Store, the new app is designed to make […]

Corporate Social Responsibility: Volunteering on Company Time

27 July, 2012

Original post by U.S.Politics When it comes to corporate social responsibility initiatives, Randstad Canada encourages employers and employees to give back – on company time TORONTO, July 24, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ – Within most companies, it’s not just the leaders of the organization who support the local community, but the employees as well. And Randstad Canada, the […]

Ovation Launches Mobile, Cloud-Based Social Hiring Apps

25 July, 2012

Original post by Nathan Eddy via eWeek The service is offered free for the first month, with subscriptions costing $39.95 per month. Web-based and mobile application software developer Ovation Technologies announced the launch of Ovation, a mobile and cloud-based social recruiting application aimed at small and midsize businesses with limited human resources and recruiting capabilities. Available through the […]

Just who’s watching your social media sites?

24 July, 2012

Original post by NORTHSIDE Over one in three jobseekers believe employers will not look at their social media profile, yet 60 per cent of employers use social media to gain a deeper understanding of a candidate’s skills and experience, according to a survey by recruiting experts Hays. Of 561 Australians polled, 37 per cent said […]

Transmedia Companies Want ‘Story-Driven’ Tech People

23 July, 2012

Original post by ELISABETH GREENBAUM KASSON via Dice The entertainment business is engaged in nothing less than the reinvention of narrative, and the leading edge is something called transmedia. It’s in this corner of storytelling that a next wave of developers, gamers, filmmakers, writers and composers are creating immersive story-telling experiences that employ a variety of […]