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So here's the deal. For the past couple of months, customers using our applicant tracking software have been asking for an efficient way to acknowledge candidates that don't make the cut. At first blush, this seemed easy enough. But, as our produ...
on Friday
Jeff, I agree with your points here. Some job boards are doing a great job to facilitate source tracking and a smooth hand off. Dice, for example is one of the best that I have seen. They actually have a field for unique apply to URL's. Alternativ...
on Tuesday
Joel Passen added a blog post
by Steve Hazelton, Head of Products, Newton Software “Please contact support.” Makes you cringe, doesn’t it? At Newton we encourage people to contact support—by email or phone. No, I’m not kidding. We call it “Support Driven Design”. I’ll expl...
November 6
What happens when Microsoft decides to change the code in MS Outlook?
November 5
Joel Passen added a blog post
Newton Software, a startup building innovative, easy-to-use, applicant tracking software, presented to a packed house last night at DLA Piper’s Silicon Valley headquarters. The event, a monthly showcase of new technology startups, drew a diverse c...
November 4
Joel Passen added a blog post
Wouldn’t it be nice if you had an applicant tracking system that would store resumes in one place that you could search easily any time? How great would it be have applicants apply to one place? You could finally get rid of all of those email fold...
November 2
Joel Passen added a blog post
To say that I think a lot about recruiting and hiring is an understatement. Before I co-founded a technology company that builds recruiting software, my business partner and I, started and ran a couple of recruiting firms, an RPO and over the ye...
October 28
Joel Passen added a discussion
I read an article by Fay Hansen written for Workforce Management (http://www.workforce.com/section/06/feature/26/68/67/) . I'm wondering if anyone is currently running hardcore social recruiting programs? And, if you are, have you run into EEO iss...
October 15
A blog post by Joel Passen was featured
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October 13
Joel Passen added a blog post
"We were not able to identify your contact e-mail address. Your login e-mail address will be used as your contact e-mail address instead. Please be aware that this contact e-mail address will be used to contact you." The message above was sent ...
October 13
Joel Passen added a discussion
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=2341978&trk=anet_ug_grppro This is a group to discuss emerging trends, techniques, tips and technologies related to recruiting metrics. A fundamental shift in recruiting is now taking place inside orga...
September 29
Joel Passen added a blog post
Last week we joined the Silicon Valley chapter of the NCHRA at Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA. The evening event billed as the Summer Social brought together members of the regional HR community including some interesting guest speakers and local ...
September 22
Joel Passen added a blog post
OG Newton Interface Circa 2005. We've since ome out of the dark ages. Does the industry need more recruiting software? Many think not. We think that as long as the current offerings do solve the major problems, there is room for competition. ...
August 26
Joel Passen added a blog post
“You better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone. For the times they are a-changin’” Bob Dylan The Fishbowl A couple of weeks ago I learned that my co-workers call the office that I share with our CEO, “The Fishbowl”. The Fishbowl is the...
July 13
By the way, yes, that is us- the founders of Newton Software with Steve's brother in the middle. I am on the right and Steve Hazelton, Newton's CEO, is on the left. This picture was taken in an undisclosed location near Ketchum, Idaho.
June 30
Joel Passen added a blog post
“Our Age of Anxiety is, in great part, the result of trying to do today’s jobs with yesterday’s tools.” Marshall McLuhan I was at a barbeque in San Francisco this weekend and while everyone agreed that it’s nice that summer has finally arriv...
June 30

Profile Information

Name:
Joel Passen
City:
San Francisco
ZIP/Postal Code
94111
State/Region (spell it out please, no abbreviations!):
California
Country:
United States
How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?
I am the VP of Marketing at Newton Software. Our first product, Newton®, is a smart, easy-to-use, web-based applicant management system. Newton is specifically designed for enterprises and is built using the latest web 2.0 tools and technology that promote collaboration and adoption.
Name someone you most admire
Andy Passen
Website:
http://www.newtonsoftware.com
Blog:
http://www.newtonsoftware.com/blog/
What kind of networking are you open to?
Open networking, Referrals between friends
Who referred you to RecruitingBlogs.com?
saw Twitter article I liked
Which combination best describes your professional profile?
Corporate, Executive, Vendor/Consultant
How many years have you been in the business?
10 - 14 years
Which industries do you work in now?
Healthcare, Services, Technology
Are you open to split placements
no
Which online communities do you actively participate in?
LinkedIn
What recruiting tools can you not live without?
Newton®
Which blogs would you recommend people read?
http://www.newtonsoftware.com/blog/
http://www.newtonsoftware.com/news/
What do you like best about RecruitingBlogs.com...
The community aspect - plenty of savvy recruiters here
LinkedIN URL
http://www.linkedin.com/in/joelpassen
Twitter Profile
http://twitter.com/jpassen

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Joel Passen

Sneak Preview: "Kick Butt" Thank You Letters - finally


So here's the deal. For the past couple of months, customers using our applicant tracking software have been asking for an efficient way to acknowledge candidates that don't make the cut. At first blush, this seemed easy enough. But, as our product team began researching and designing the feature, all sorts of complexities became evident.


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Posted on November 13, 2009 at 2:04pm —

Joel Passen

Does Free Technical Support Make ATS Software Better?



by Steve Hazelton, Head of Products, Newton Software

“Please contact support.” Makes you cringe, doesn’t it? At Newton we encourage people to contact support—by email or phone. No, I’m not kidding.

We call it “Support Driven Design”. I’ll explain thi… Continue

Posted on November 6, 2009 at 2:03pm —

Joel Passen

Newton Software Receives Positive Feedback at Popular Silicon Valley Technology Event

Newton Software, a startup building innovative, easy-to-use, applicant tracking software, presented to a packed house last night at DLA Piper’s Silicon Valley headquarters. The event, a monthly showcase of new technology startups, drew a diverse crowd of Silicon Valley engineers, business people, vendors, lawyers and venture capitalists. Newton was among the 4 lucky startup companies selected to demo their applications this month.… Continue

Posted on November 4, 2009 at 7:41pm —

Joel Passen

Getting All Your Candidates to Apply to Your Careers Page and Automatically Tracking Their Source

Wouldn’t it be nice if you had an applicant tracking system that would store resumes in one place that you could search easily any time? How great would it be have applicants apply to one place? You could finally get rid of all of those email folders. And, how helpful would it be to be able to automatically track where all of your applicants are coming from?




Make it easy for applicants to apply for jobs right on your company’s website. Sign up for Newton and you’ll get a ful… Continue

Posted on November 2, 2009 at 5:47pm —

Joel Passen

Hiring the Newton Way: A Framework for Interviewing Knowledge Workers



To say that I think a lot about recruiting and hiring is an understatement. Before I co-founded a technology company that builds recruiting software, my business partner and I, started and ran a couple of recruiting firms, an RPO and over the years managed dozens of corporate recruiting departments. In addition to helpi… Continue

Posted on October 28, 2009 at 11:40am —

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