ExactHire Recruiting

DECEMBER 18, 2012

We always hear that first impressions matter. Immediately our minds gravitate toward meeting people in business and social settings, interviews or even sales calls. Why don’t we think of the first impression we make when we add a new employee to our company? The goal at any company should be that the new prospect will be so impressed and wowed by his/her first day that he/she goes home and tells someone that it was the “best first day on the job EVER.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 26, 2012

A year ago I decided to follow in my father’s footsteps by working for his staffing company. I’ve since been doing a lot of training on recruiting, social media, networking, skill marketing, and lead hunting by attending seminars, participating in webinars, and writing recruiting blogs. The hope being that, by the time I hit the sales field, I’m running with all the tools I need to be successful.

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Metashift

DECEMBER 21, 2012

'Here it is, the 9th and final day of the Recruiting Innovation Revisited series. Thanks very much for reading and sharing the posts and a big thank you also to everyone who has read the blog and supported me and my business during 2012. I''ll be back to talk about some interesting plans for 2013 in January and in the meantime want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year.

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Hiring Thing

DECEMBER 5, 2012

'A few days ago, I was sitting in a Barnes & Noble in downtown Chicago killing time before I had to get on a flight out of O’Hare and I came across a great book called “Have a Nice Conflict” by Tim Scudder, Michael Patterson and Kent Mitchell. After settling myself at a cafe table, I read through the book and gleaned its primary takeaway.

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Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Over the past few weeks a sports forum called Tiger Droppings exploded with rage because of a 30-second radio ad for a Louisiana staffing company. The combination of an annoying kid, a nonsensical joke, and incessant repetition created three threads and more than 100 comments – all for our comedic benefit. It even inspired some angry LSU fans to contact the staffing company and radio station, pleading them to end it.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 13, 2012

A recent post that included some great examples of call-in-sick excuses caused several of our lovely staffing professional readers to open up and divulge some of their own recent work she-nanigans. We’ve ordered them in a very deliberate way as to slowly build up to the most ridiculous, so if you’re the impatient type who hates to be teased into anticipation, either start at the bottom or seek professional help.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 6, 2012

We love it when staffers send us their feel-good. stories and industry gripes, but there’s something to be said for the ridiculous mishaps that only people in staffing can truly appreciate. I’m happy to report that earlier this week a staffing consultant sent us the following email, and for obvious reasons would like to keep their name and business anonymous.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Conventional business wisdom says that you want to keep your employees until the end of time, so as to not waste your time on recruiting/interviewing/hiring and to ensure consistency in your results and approach. But we live in an ever-changing world and business climate. Not to mention that the staffing industry is, in many ways, a world unto itself wherein conventional wisdom doesn’t always apply.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Daniel Pink is considered one of the foremost authorities on the ever-changing workplace and business management. A few years ago, his book A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future was a best-selling guide to preparing for the coming digital age. Now, it’s required reading for the present. But before I stray too far off-topic, I want to introduce you to his newer research and writings.

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Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 17, 2012

When you think about the type of person you want to hire for your next opening or job req, what – and who – comes to mind? Likely you want someone who doesn’t simply need a job, any job, but rather someone who has options and choices and chooses to work for you, so it’s a deliberate thing, not a default. That’s exactly the theory behind the “Opt-out” method of hiring.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 27, 2012

We at Staffing Talk are in a state of shock after reading a story about the death of a factory temp worker and the legal action that followed. We were shocked initially because we don’t remember hearing about this story when it happened a year ago (or else we would have written this then), but mostly we’re in shock because of the ridiculous incompetence described of the factory’s management in the allegations filed against them.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 19, 2012

“ Where is the science? ” That’s what NASA is asking the doomsday predictors who say in accordance with the Mayan calendar, the world will end on Dec. 21. We apparently have the possibility of planetary alignments, total blackouts, polar shifts and “a planet or brown dwarf called Nibiru or Planet X or Eris that is approaching the Earth and threatening our planet with widespread destruction.” If none of those things happen, what do you think will happen in the staff

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 28, 2012

This is the time of year when we look back at what was, reminisce a little over the good and bad, then take out a crystal ball and try to peer into the future. Shelly Palmer , an award-winning writer, speaker, technologist and consultant, is also the “futurist” at Intel. He does the crystal ball thing on a daily basis, not just at the end/beginning of the year.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Manpower Says Hiring Outlook Not Bad In Early 2013: Buoys Local Job Hunter’s Confidence. [Indiana News Center]. CareerBuilder’s 2013 U.S. Job Forecast Points to a Better, But Still Cautious Hiring Environment. [PRNewswire]. Here’s an Employment Number That Hasn’t Been Seen in 4 Years. [Wall Street Cheat Sheet]. December 2012 ADP National Employment Report(R) to Be Released on Thursday, January 3, 2013.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Like Django, the hero of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained , a Cindy Ingram rode into Staffing Talk town and by the sounds of it wants to shut down your staffing company. How do I know that? Well, for starters, she says so in comments to a David Gee post about Obamacare : “Yup that’s the main reason they need to be shut down. I hope you guys end up on the other side of this thing – see how it feels.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Dear Santa, I am a 53-year-old fire captain in Minneapolis. I used to be a deputy chief, but I was demoted a few years ago for being ‘detrimental to the team,’ or some b.s. reason, after criticizing my boss. I mean c’mon, he asked what I thought of him! And I told him. Big deal. So fire me. Well, actually, he couldn’t do that, you know, because of my union protection, but I have been making less these past few years than I would have as deputy chief.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 20, 2012

2012 Opportunities in Staffing. [Inavero/CareerBuilder]. TEKsystems plans to expand in Irving , creating 500 jobs and investing $4.8 million – Dallas News, Sports, Weather and Traffic. [The Dallas Morning News]. Team Health acquires Mobile Emergency Group. [Knoxville News Sentinel]. Reflectx Services Now Offering Up to $2500 in Bonuses for Travel Jobs.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Infusive Solutions releases new video “The Moment” [News Times]. After two acquisitions in September and November 2012, Groupe CRIT announces a new acquisition in the United States with the acquisition, through its U.S. subsidiary PeopleLink, the goodwill of Visiont, IT staffing company based in Iowa. [Boursier]. Ex-staffing manager of Home Health Care Services provider sentenced for alteration of records to conceal Medicaid fraud. [7 th Space].

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 12, 2012

" Si quaeris libertatem, circumspice " Congrats to the state of Michigan and its citizens for the passage of right to work laws yesterday, a first but big step towards rehabilitating its broken job economy. For many of you in staffing who’ve endured abuse and muggings at the hands of union thugs over the decades, celebrate. Yes, there is so much more to do , but just take a moment and celebrate.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Joplin Recruiting Firm Adds Contract-to-Direct Placements to Its Service Offerings. [Before Its News]. Kelly Services(R) Offers Visual Resume Tool on Website. [MENAFN]. Virtual, Inc. Extends Client Services with New Staff at Senior, Professional and Administrative Levels. [MarketWatch]. The Judge Group promotes Michael Tedesco to Executive Vice President of Sales.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 14, 2012

In the past month or two, a few Staffing Talk readers asked us to do articles on a specific prompt.* Now, these aren’t the only questions or article requests we got during that time, but in a nice coincidence we could answer these three relatively quickly. While we’d love to tell you that this is the first part of a weekly/monthly series wherein you ask questions and we provide answers, it’s a little premature to celebrate this coincidental success.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Monster.com is collaborating with the White House’s Joining Forces campaign and will contribute to the initiative’s goal of hiring or training an additional 250,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2014, Acting Commerce Department Secretary Rebecca M. Blank announced here yesterday at the National Veteran Employment Summit hosted by Monster and Military.com.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Monster Worldwide U.S. Job Index Rises 7%. [Nasdaq]. Randstad: Worker Confidence Dips As Economic Uncertainty Continues. [kait8]. Employment shrugs off Superstorm Sandy. [Reuters]. United States: New Massachusetts Laws In 2013. [Mondaq]. Jobless rate 7.7%; 146,000 new jobs. [USA Today]. Virginia Mandatory E-Verify Requirement Takes Effect. [JD§upra].

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 31, 2012

A Boston lawyer says he is working on a settlement with Triage Staffing, the staffing agency that sent David Kwiatkowski (kwiht-KOW’-skee) to New Hampshire, where the traveling hospital technician is accused of infecting patients with hepatitis C. [My FOX Boston]. Magic Workforce Solutions owner Magic Johnson tells Ex-”Employee” You Got Fired ‘Cause You Sucked at Your Job!

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Wal-Mart to oversee warehouses. [Business First]. Allegiance Staffing in Wetumpka to fill more than 100 jobs in New Year. [WFSA]. Advanced Resources to Host Thought Leadership Event: “The Art of Engagement” on 1/31/13. [Digital Journal]. HRtechies, Inc. Brings on Three New Clients in Medical Device Industry. [Equities]. CIO vs. CTO: Distinction hinges on company size.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Maxim Healthcare Services Announces New Vice President of Staffing Division. [The Business Journals]. The Paychex Top 13 in ’13: Potential Regulatory Changes Every Small Business Needs to Know About in the New Year. [Yahoo Finance]. Adecco: Almost half of workers admit pretending to be sick to get time off. [Denver Post]. HireVue drives growth of digital interviewing category , disrupting antiquated ways of recruiting.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 26, 2012

I gave this problem to various relatives on Christmas and only my niece who is taking AP Statistics could answer it. Here it is: “Johny is a sweet hard-working high school sophomore but as fate would have it his mother gets a call from Johny’s guidance counselor telling her that Johny has tested positive for an illegal narcotic. The test in question is 99% accurate for both users and non-users of the narcotic.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Korn/Ferry International Q2 Profit Plunges , Agrees To Buy PDI Ninth House. [RTT News]. Digital Intelligence Systems, LLC (DISYS) has been featured in the inaugural ranking of Inc.’s Hire Power Awards, recognizing the private businesses that have generated the most jobs in the past three years. DISYS ranked 4th for top IT service companies and 10th for top Virginia companies.

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