John Zappe

John Zappe is contributing editor of ERE.net, and the former editor of the now closed Fordyce Letter. John was a newspaper reporter and editor until his geek gene lead him to launch his first website in 1994. He developed and managed online newspaper employment sites and sold advertising services to recruiters and employers.

Besides writing for ERE, John consults with staffing firms and employment agencies, providing content and managing their social media programs. He also works with organizations and businesses to assist with audience development and marketing. In his spare time he can be found hiking in the California mountains or competing in canine agility and obedience competitions.

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ZipRecruiter Gains Major Newspaper Network at Monster’s Expense

Career site Monster is facing the defection of one of its largest, remaining North American newspaper publishers next month when Gatehouse Media switches its employment sites to ZipRecruiter. The announcement was made today that beginning October 1, ZipRecruiter would power…

ZipRecruiter Gains Major Newspaper Network at Monster’s Expense

Supreme Court Asked to Decide If Title VII Covers Sexual Orientation

Can employers discriminate against a person on the basis of their sexual orientation? Until this spring, the answer was yes. For years, federal courts have said that bias against gays and lesbians is not covered by Title VII of the…

Montage Acquires Video Interview Competitor

GreenJobInterview, an early entrant in the video interview arena, is being acquired by Montage, one of its two leading competitors. No financial details were disclosed in this morning’s announcement, which also included news that Montage had closed an $8 million funding round…

Video Interviewing Sector Consolidates as Growth Slows

Court Strikes Down Overtime Pay Rule

The Department of Labor rule that would have compelled employers to pay overtime to millions of more workers has been struck down by a federal court in Texas. Agreeing with business groups and the 21 states that had challenged the…

The Biggest Issue Facing HR May Be Managing Change

PIHRA’s California conference, which concluded yesterday, is, in many ways, similar to other large HR conferences anywhere in the U.S. One of the two or three largest HR conferences, the PIHRA conference offers the usual assortment of workshops, certifications, networking…

White House Suspends Pay Data Portion of EEO-1

Employers who were required to file pay and demographic data as part of a revised EEO-1 have been given a reprieve. The EEOC, under direction by the White House Office of Management and Budget, has suspended indefinitely the requirement to…

Power Doesn’t Just Corrupt, It Can Rewire Your Brain

You’ve heard the expression, “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” We’ve all suspected the truth of Lord Acton’s indictment and have witnessed the tone deaf boss emotionally obtuse to his effect on underlings. Now, a growing body…

The Google Manifesto Debate Tells Us That Diversity Training Is Harder Than We Suspect

It was inevitable that Google would fire its outspoken software engineer for his controversial manifesto challenging the company’s efforts at diversity and suggesting biology is why there are few female coders and leaders. James Damore confirmed his Monday firing in…

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