The following e-mail went out to customers and prospects of the Arizona Republic on Feb. 20. It was accompanied with the subject line “Advertise at no charge in The Republic March 1.” Remember the old days of free online if you bought print? Those days are gone. Now the Arizona Republic ...

Man, you know it’s bad when someone claiming to be a “CareerBuilder insider” is asking us to post something in hopes of gaining a better perspective on the company’s workforce plans from other ‘Builders. I’m hearing more news about possible layoffs. I’m an i...

The Super Bowl is watched by over 40% of households in the U.S., and last year’s game between the Giants and Patriots broke 97.5 million viewers. So one has to ask - are there really that many football fans in the U.S.? The answer is: probably not. But people don’t just tune in for the g...

CareerBuilder is returning to the Super Bowl not with chimps but with cube monkeys—desperate office drones apparently not bright enough to see the signs that their work life sucks until the job site sets them straight. This ad from Wieden + Kennedy shows us a woman screaming as she arrives at work...

Thinking of quitting your job? You’re not alone. The recent 2009 Job Forecast survey from CareerBuilder found that 19 percent of workers plan to look for a new job this year and the same amount of people plan to leave their current job before the year is out. And, despite the ominous predictio...

Following the layoffs at CareerBuilder last week that cut an estimated 15 percent of the job board’s workforce, a source who wishes to remain anonymous sent us an email allegedly from Matt Ferguson, CareerBuilder’s CEO, written in October regarding the economy and the job board’s s...

We can confirm a “massive” layoff tomorrow at CareerBuilder, but we’re waiting on official word, if any, from a spokesperson. Rustling of the move first appeared on a comment from a recent post, saying “Some maintenance guys are carrying up about 300 boxes for everyone to pac...

Newspaper people like to think of themselves as good storytellers. But, lately, newspaper execs find themselves with fewer good storylines to share. In fact, Gannett -- the world's largest newspaper company -- is going to tell its official stories less often. Of course, we'll see interim announcemen...

Just when I thought the dumb job ads had maybe disappeared, this little gem appeared in my inbox, courtesy of Mark and Deepa Toomey at Sarastaff Employment Services in Sarasota, Florida. I almost hate to out someone who’s careless enough to use software to scan profiles and resumes, bombarding...

Remember 2003 when Monster (MNST) failed to resign their multi-million dollar deals with MSN and AOL, and thus lost the real estate to rival CareerBuilder? If not, here’s a blast from the past. The steal was arguably the beginning of the end for Monster’s reign and a clear sign of its gr...