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Lani Harless Of Rapid Staffing: “You Have To Be Willing To Bite The Bullet”

Staffing Talk

Harless runs Rapid Staffing, a Brandon, Florida based company she first founded in 2002. Someone in a skilled trade like an electrician who was making $20 an hour when they got laid off, that’s not going to happen now,” she said during a recent interview with Tampa Bay Online. Those jobs might pay $15 an hour now.

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For Ninth Year, Robert Half Helps Disadvantaged Workers Dress For Success

Staffing Talk

For the ninth consecutive year, Robert Half International has launched its suit drive that provides professional, interview-appropriate clothing to disadvantaged workers. Donations of clean, interview-appropriate clothing are accepted at local offices of Robert Half or at participating local charities.

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Staffing News Of The Day, April 19, 2012

Staffing Talk

Ajilon Professional Staffing recently identified the Twin Cities as the best place to find a job in the U.S. Staffing Agency Founder Rona Borre named finalist for 2012 Illinois Technology Association CityLIGHTS Award. [PR]. The 10 Best Interview Questions to Ask. Crain’s Cleveland Business]. Hiring An Ex. Minneapolis-St.

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Staffing News Of The Day, December 12, 2011

Staffing Talk

INTERVIEW: Adecco Prepared For European Recession –CEO. After Sarbanes-Oxley became the law of the land in 2002, there was hand-wringing over whether public companies would be able to keep great directors on their boards. Elizabeth Tricerri, 50, joined TTS Staffing firm as controller. [The Sacramento Bee]. Wall Street Journal].

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7 Twitter Accounts Every Recruiter Should Start Following in 2017

Social Talent

Not only was he the Senior Director of Global Recruiting for Expedia, and a Recruiting Director at Amazon.com, but he was also a founder and four-term President of the SHRM Staffing Management Association of Seattle, and co-founder of Talent42. This is a fun interview you might enjoy… https://t.co/HG8v0fKqf0. HG8v0fKqf0.

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Line Up Your “Sites” And Be a Hunter, Not a Trapper

Staffing Talk

For instance, Meetup.com was founded in 2002, so it’s not exactly “new,” but it maintains a rapidly growing userbase (20M people last check), especially amongst technical talent joining Android, iOS, Ruby, Java, and NoSQL Meetup groups.

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Drinking from the Talent Acquisition Fire Hose

Bersin

My interest in talent research was sparked in early 2002 when I wrote a paper for my Northwestern MS in Communication program where I predicted a future “resume tsunami” of the employees who still had jobs after the constant rounds of layoffs during the recession caused by the IT market crash and 9/11 in 2001. In the U.S.