Recruitment Practices

Even during this recent economic recession, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have proven resilient, continuing to produce a steady stream of innovation. In fact, the start up mentality was built for the trenches. Unlike the gluttonous tech companies at the turn of the century, today's start up thrives on low cost innovation, minuscule resources and minimal encouragement.

Newton Software is excited to join the good folks at SF New Tech for a night of tacos, beers, and technology. We have been selected to strut our stuff on the main stage for a 5 minute presentation followed by Q&A. Come meet our team on August 12th!

There is still a major fraction of industry that refuses to accept the full efficiency and economy of the Internet. Sure, they might be using email and Google search, but that's about it. I'd like to create a list that spans various cross-sections of industries that are still missing the big picture. Feel free to chirp in with any other examples.

Recruiting is a misunderstood art form. For the shortsighted hiring managers out there, the word recruiting brings to mind hours of distraction that could be better spent on their "real job". One thing the recession has taught us (particularly the mortgage crisis) is that any decision based solely on short term ramifications will generally get us nowhere in the long run.

As the VP of Marketing and Sales and general front-man for Newton Software, I spend a great majority of my time speaking with HR and corporate staffing professionals about recruiting and hiring. Here are the trends that I believe are here to stay even when, once again, the economy improves and hiring becomes a front-burner issues.

Thousands of years of compiled information in mathematics, science, architecture and engineering has steadily advanced cultures around the world. When simplified, much of this observation, trial-and-error and progress boils down to one word - Analytics.

Many companies become lax during summer hours, but some real innovators hunker down in the heat and create products that can make business easier in the future. One such company is Newton Software.

Newton Software has debuted the Newton® Affiliate Program, a third-party sales program for its smart, easy-to-use, recruiting technology, Newton®. The program allows qualified individuals to refer Newton® to friends, contacts, and companies and earn a percentage of the revenue generated from each sale.

We released version 3.5 of Newton™ recruiting software. Only six weeks we have elapsed since our last release and this was actually a fairly large upgrade. Going forward, we are going to accelerate our release cycles introducing enhancements every four weeks or so. Stay tuned for information on v3.6, which will include our game-changing analytics feature.

Simple and effective advice to make sure the ideal candidate for a job doesn't slip through the cracks during the recruiting process.

UNBOUND's competitive drive to be the pioneer and market leader in social network intelligence has created exciting career opportunities for qualified candidates. Recruiting software from Newton Software allows UNBOUND to be organized, proactive and efficient so they can acquire the best talent easier and more consistently than less-prepared competitors.

A great post on the beauty of a transparent business models. Don't make me talk to a sales guy, just show me the price!!!

Unlike the slow moving behemoths of old, start-ups have the ability to rapidly change direction and adapt to newly minted consumer demands. Young companies now have access to a plethora of new tools that utilize the internet to minimize costs and maximize efficiency.

An interesting news update on how successful companies secure the top talent.

Accela, the leading provider of government software solutions, has implemented recruiting software from Newton to help manage their on-going efforts to hire the best and brightest.

SolutionStream, a leading tech solutions company, has selected Newton's recruiting software to manage their hiring initiatives.

Here is a quick list of 5 useful business tools to help outmaneuver your competition and avoid a headache in the process.

The question is: how can small and medium sized business (SMEs) stay competitive with larger firms, who posses far more resources to hire the best talent out there? It is in the talent acquisition arena that SMEs need to utilize every advantage that they can get their hands on to lasso the brightest minds available.