Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
After our “ where to put your next branch office ” post attracted lots of readers this week, including at least one from Mongolia as we found out in the comments, we thought we would follow with the 25 best cities in the U.S. when it comes to jobs. Okay, let’s get one thing established right away. No area of the country is experiencing explosive growth at the moment.
Professional Alternatives
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Succession planning is a critical factor in the long-term success of your company. If a key executive retires, or if an unforeseen event removes top leadership from their role, you need to ensure that business will carry on. Whether the changes are planned or not, if you do not have an effective succession strategy in place, your business continuity could be at risk.
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Makena
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
CIO’s at some of the top companies are recognizing the value implementing a Business Relationship Management framework can have on an IT organization. After all, the concept was actually created by CIOs as the solution to a recently definable problem that the business side of things sees a barrier to the use of IT in companies mostly because they (the business, not IT) do not understand what can and cannot be done with IT.
Jobvite
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
Thursday’s announcement that Oracle acquired Taleo for $1.9 billion is another in a string of acquisitions generating a lot of buzz in our industry (SuccessFactors was recently acquired by SAP less than 2 months ago). In the last 24 hours, I’ve only read article after article on what this means for Oracle (ORCL) and Taleo’s (TLEO) shareholders, and perhaps their largest enterprise customers – but not one on how it will impact small and mid-size employers?
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Bersin
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
'In our Lexicon , we define Talent acquisition as “a strategic approach to identifying, attracting and onboarding top talent to efficiently and effectively meet dynamic business needs.” The term Talent Acquisition (TA) is often used synonymously with Recruiting. However, these are two very different things. Recruiting is a subset of TA, and includes the activities of sourcing, screening, interviewing, assessing, selecting and hiring.
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Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
This is for all you staffing sales pros who’ve taken a shovel or two in the face. The beginning starts a little slow. Cut to about 70 seconds in for the real deal.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Let me start by contradicting myself – our government is really good at creating jobs. Confused? Consider this fact – the Office of Personnel Management reports that since the start of the recession the Federal Government has added 275,000 new jobs to the Federal payroll, an almost 15% increase. And the vast majority of these are not in the military or related agencies like the VA, CIA etc.
Professional Alternatives
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
First impressions are everything. In job interviews, even more so. When you first meet a potential employer, they will form an opinion about you right away, largely based on how you present yourself. No matter what type of job you are interviewing for, it’s vital that you maintain a professional appearance, because how you look can either make or break your efforts.
Professional Alternatives
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
When applying for a new job, chances are you will be one candidate among many applying for the same position. So, what can you do to make a great first impression, stand out, and win the day? As one of the most awarded recruiting and staffing firms in Texas, we have some insight on this topic! Here are our top tips for helping you stand out and nail that next job interview: 1) Do Your Research Understanding the company you are applying to and the people you will be interviewed by will give you c
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.
Professional Alternatives
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
If you are on your way to a job interview, the last thing you want is to be stuck in traffic or lost. While most of us depend on Google Maps or an on-board GPS device to get us where we need to be, this is not always a reliable approach. How many times have you been on your way somewhere, and your app tells you it will take 20 minutes, but you still end up being on the road for an hour?
Professional Alternatives
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Starting a new job is truly an adventure. It’s a fresh start, bringing the promise of new relationships, new responsibilities, and new beginnings along your career path. But, before you start fantasizing about what new heights your new job will take you to, let’s get back to the present. You’re about to embark on your first day, so buckle up! Here are a few things you can do to ensure you make a good first impression on your new boss: Choose Your Outfit the Night Before Planning ahead might be t
Professional Alternatives
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Having a well-crafted resume that hits all the right points is a critical component in landing your next position. Unfortunately, these days, it’s not just about getting noticed by the hiring managers, it’s also about including keywords that will get picked up by software bots. Showcasing your unique talent and skills is the primary purpose of a resume, but sometimes it’s not enough to get past the algorithmic firewall.
Professional Alternatives
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
When you hire a person that is not a good fit for your organization, it can end up being very costly on many levels. The higher up the chain of leadership you go, the more that number is going to be. By some estimates, it can cost a company up to $250,000 to locate, onboard, and train a new hire. In addition, you have to consider the stress on management, the additional work that needs to be covered, the trauma to a company’s internal culture, and the brand itself.
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Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
“ I am grateful when I am rejected, because then I can focus my energy elsewhere. Yet it seems that just one in 10 prospective employers provide this courtesy.” So goes a newspaper op/ed guest post from a job seeker. I would have worded it a little differently myself, as I don’t think anyone is actually grateful to get passed over for a job they would want or take.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Quite a few people I know have long dreamed of owning a staffing company. They speak of their dream like it’s some lofty goal attainable only by others. They say things like “If only I had the time get it started” and “I wish I was rich so I could start my own company.”. Bullcrap. Getting your business off the ground does take time and money, but the first step doesn’t require a dime.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
It is losing money and market share, but that doesn’t count for much anymore. Taleo just sold itself for a cool $1.9 billion to Oracle. Some things need to be said about this. Suggestion for the developers: call your headhunter. There are a lot of great companies out there including mine that are looking to build great things, and they won’t be asking you to mate a fish with a bird.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
Do you allow employee-owned phones, tablets and laptops to connect with your company networks? Plenty do. But how do you adapt to the bring-your-own device trend and protect critical business data, belonging to either you or your clients? And if you restrict personal device use, how do you do it without pissing off your workers, particularly younger ones?
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Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 1, 2012
Whether you’re pitching your services to a potential client or coaching a candidate on interview strategies, your interviewer will likely get very similar plugs from your competitors. To rise above the noise, you need to make what you say more memorable than all the other pitches and candidate interviews your audience will hear. A key strategy: Tell stories.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Every language has words that are just flat out missing, and we have a few in staffing that are just flat out missing as well. I got to thinking about that as we’ve been socked in with ice storm here in Minnesota, and I’m looking at my 11-year-old whose Playstation soccer tournament (Everton vs Chelsea) is going into its fifth hour. What is a one-word way to say social shut-in that plays computer games all day ?
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
Wouldn’t it be great to get a call from someone who wants you? An employer who invites you to leave your present career position and go work for them? It’s fun to do the recruiting, but it would also be nice to be the one being recruited , right? Well, now you don’t have to wait for them to come to you, you can let others know you might be in the market for a new position with JobPoacher.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
I recently read a blurb in Staffing Talk’s Staffing News Of The Day that while small business owners are increasingly optimistic about the prospect for growth this year, many are mindful of additional legal risks they may encounter as their businesses grow. Since the U.S. Small Business Administration estimates that companies with fewer than 50 employees generated 65% of the new jobs in this country over the past decade-and-a-half, I thought this subject was worth devoting a little more ti
Speaker: Daniel Grace & Audra Bright
Have you just been told you need to hire employees in another country? 🌎 That's a huge undertaking! It involves navigating a complex landscape of diverse regulations, cultural differences, legal requirements, and currencies. If anything goes wrong, you risk your company's financials, growth, and reputation. 📊 🌟 To help ensure a successful global expansion and mitigate potential non-compliance consequences, this exclusive webinar features Daniel Grace, International HR Con
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
Susan Wurst will be joining TempWorks Software as VP of Account Management on Feb. 29, and David Dourgarian has assumed the role of President & CEO. [TempWorks]. Gulf Capital invests $27m in contract staffing firm. [Port Turkey]. Insight Global Seattle office relocates. [PR]. Strategic Staffing’s Cynthia Pasky sues WJBK , reporter LeDuff for defamation.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 16, 2012
President Obama says the U.S. needs to make things again in order to be great. In fact, he is going a step further by making the recent resurgence of manufacturing in the U.S. a key part of his re-election campaign. Against that backdrop comes a strange reality: manufacturing companies are struggling to find enough people to program and operate the high-tech machinery that cut and mold and produce metal and plastic components at precision manufacturing companies in this country.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
There are competitors I fear. Some I loathe. Others I ignore. And then there are those like Linkedin that I don’t even realize play in my market until one day out of the blue they’ve come in and eaten some of my lunch. Getting lunch-eatened isn’t fun although one advantage is it leaves you hungrier than you would otherwise have been, and in the software business that means you’re out looking really hard at what that competitor does that’s special.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
Registration for Staffing World 2012 is now open and we hope to see you there! [The American Staffing Association]. 10 things bosses never tell employees. [Inc.]. Is America overworked? [The Fiscal Times]. Founder and CEO Dan Campbell provided a behind-the-scenes look at how staffing firm Hire Dynamics has achieved results that would be remarkable in good economic times—even more impressive to have achieved these results during a major recession.
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Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
Social media in the workplace: Legal questions raised over business social media creations. [Inside Tucson Business]. Unemployment costs are killing small businesses. [The Baltimore Sun]. A triple-A debt rating or not , a lack of quality job creation threatens the long-term viability of the Canadian economy. [The Mark News]. High school girl wins scholarship.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
[The Eggplant resents and strongly denies any association with TheOnion that has been attributed to it in the popular press.]. (The Eggplant). ISSUE 35•45 | 02.24.12 | News in Brief. Jackson, Missippi–Factory owner Doug McCraken has never felt so good about himself. He says he used to suffer from peptic ulcers, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, and stress all because he worried law enforcement would eventually catch up with his penchant for hiring illegal Mexicans, Hondurans, Chinese and t
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
Proudly made in the good ‘ole USA! That’s important to us, right? A resurgent Chrysler has been saying we need to make things “to win.” GM motored through 2011 to post the biggest profit in its history. And President Obama is making American manufacturing might a cornerstone of his re-election campaign agenda. So it obviously matters to some, including prominently the domestic auto industry, and the people who buy Detroit’s output of course.
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