monster’s chief accounting officer says buh-bye?

May 16th, 2008

Keeping track of the number of execs who have left Monster in the past few months is a dizzying task, but it looks like we’ll need to add the job board’s global controller and chief accounting officer, Jon Trumbull, to the list. Sources tell us he resigned this week after being with the company since 2002.

According to Monster Worldwide’s (MNST) site, Trumbull was “responsible for the company’s regulatory reporting and SEC compliance and he served as vice president and corporate controller for three years before being named [global controller and chief accounting officer] in March 2005.”

When will the bleeding end? I mean, this is getting ridiculous.

peter weddle on current job board strategies

May 16th, 2008

Peter Weddle discusses the importance of job boards attracting passive job seekers as they evolve and hope to compete against a growing number of competitors.

recruiTV interview

May 15th, 2008

Here at the Kennedy conference, one of the more interesting vendors to catch my eye is RecruiTV. Most notably, the company has set-up a camera in the booth (like, a real video camera) and is interviewing attendees.

I stopped by to chat with CEO Pete Altieri.

Microsites are gaining a lot of momentum. Bringing video to the conversation is an interesting evolution, and one I foresee many vendors in this space taking. For more, visit www.recruitv.com. Also checkout Livemercial for more.

y! hotjobs nabs monster china executive

May 14th, 2008

Yahoo! HotJobs has confirmed Chris Merritt, formerly of Monster China, is their new SVP of sales. He replaces Tom Karrat, now at Mimeo, who left HotJobs in August 2007.

According to his LinkedIn profile, while at Monster, he was a “Worldwide Executive from North America currently on assignment in China, tasked with Go-to-Market management in Greater China. Deep background in driving large sales teams, go-to-market leadership and P&L management in North America, Europe and Asia.”

This highlights yet another Monster executive who has bailed in just the past few months. That fact that this one jumped ship to go to a major competitor puts additional salt in the wound.

It’s also an intriguing loss considering the popular opinion and fact that Monster is making significant strides in China, underscored by the recent investment in ChinaHR.

Merritt has been onboard with HotJobs “for a few weeks.” He had overseen Monster China since Jan. 2008 but had been with Monster Worldwide (MNST) since 2003, per LinkedIn.

jobfox hits $1m month

May 14th, 2008

A reliable source tells us Jobfox brought in a cool mill’ last month in revenue. This was apparently after a series of months that “got really close” to the seven-figure mark.

It’s understandable to look at such information and call it insignificant when compared to Goliaths like Monster and CareerBuilder. However, the universe of job sites that make more than $10 million annually is quite small.

And don’t forget we’re talking about a very young company here, serving only about 10 markets nationwide. Jobfox maintaining such numbers (and growing them) would put it in a pretty elite class.

off to kennedy in vegas

May 13th, 2008

I’m headed out for Kennedy in Vegas today, so blogging will be sparse for the rest of the week. For more regular updates and commentary, feel free to plug into me via Twitter.

And if you’re attending the conference, I encourage you to checkout the panel I’m overseeing on the use of video in recruiting. Click here for more information.

wsj interviews monster ceo sal iannuzzi

May 12th, 2008

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