Sat.Aug 11, 2012 - Fri.Aug 17, 2012

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What’s In A Job Title?

Staffing Talk

What’s in a job title? Apparently lots of imagination. After some serious discussions this past week on fake job postings on Craigslist , and then responding to a Staffing Talk reader who obviously had an ax to grind with the staffing industry , I thought it would be good to have something lighter to end the week. These strange titles come from a compilation by Coburg Banks, a talent acquisition firm in the U.K. .

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Rails Testing — Factory Girl

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'Today we''re going to talk about how to augment Rails testing with Thoughtbot''s fantastic Factory Girl'

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Fake Job Posting Generates 650 Resumes

Staffing Talk

A New York man with a part-time job was having trouble finding full time work. So he thought some research might be a good idea, specifically, to find out who his competition is for a particular position he is interested in. So he posted a fake job ad on Craigslist, and received over 650 resumes in response. This move is not likely to win Eric Auld any friends or fans among the staffing industry.

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How to Destroy Employee Productivity in One Easy Step

Staffing Talk

LinkedIn has a lot going for it. It won the gold medal in 2011’s IPOs and now boasts more than 175 million users. It’s branched out to more than 200 countries and avoided the awkward missteps that have bedeviled its social rival, Facebook. It reported record earnings for last quarter, and its stock price is near its peak. Anecdotally, a few of my department heads use it successfully to place job ads.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

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

Is the term “culture” just a buzzword tossed around at your organization, or have you delved into the core values and behaviors that truly define a good fit for your company? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, will share a proven framework to identify the essential traits that contribute to a seamless fit within your unique culture, not just in your current successful employees but also in prospective candidates.

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What the Ryan Plan Would Mean for Staffing

Staffing Talk

The signature item in Paul Ryan’s plan for reshaping the American tax system is his call for a value added tax of 8.5 percent. A value added tax, or VAT, works much like a sales tax in that it penalizes consumption, fosters savings and pole vaults tiring arguments about the fairness of income tax rates. Although most staffing owners I suspect would favor the Ryan plan because among other things it would help move some of the 107 million Americans on the public dole off it, the actual effect of a

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Staffing News Of The Day, August 15, 2012

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After a bogus jobseeker used an interview to sexually assault a staffing agency’s manager , the company told her not to file a worker’s comp claim because “it was trying to lower its premiums,” the former manager claims in court. A.M. sued Shamrock Staffing, of Bedford, in Cuyahoga County Court. She says she worked for Shamrock from 2010 to 2012, first as a receptionist, then as office manager.

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Staffing News Of The Day, August 14, 2012

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JES/Genie Temps to pay $80,000 to settle EEOC disability discrimination suit. [Affirmative Action]. Massachusetts enacts burdensome new standards for staffing companies. [JD§upra]. RCM Technologies, Inc. announces results for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended June 30, 2012. [Yahoo Finance]. VonChurch announced the opening of a new division designed to recruit exclusively for the North American iGaming market.

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The Making of an API

Hiring Thing

'I''m happy to announce that we''ve released a new API for our partners and customers. The API allows you to access the job opening and application information in your HiringThing account, and enables a number of different use cases.

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Staffing News Of The Day, August 17, 2012

Staffing Talk

Temp Jobs : 3 Workers Say What It’s Really Like. [The Fiscal Times]. Conference Board’s index of future US economic growth rebounded in July, rising 0.4 percent. [The Washington Post]. Why the jobs recovery favors single workers. [CNN Money]. The Judge Group announced re-branding of medical and health services divisions. [Businesswire]. Recruiter Network to Celebrate 25th Anniversary at 2013 Convention.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Staffing News Of The Day, August 16, 2012

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Working Overtime: 4 Reasons Workplace Affairs Are So Tempting. [The Collared Sheep]. The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement agreement with Best Packing Services Employment Agency Inc., resolving allegations that the company discriminated under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), when it impermissibly delayed the start date of two refugees after requiring them to provide specific Form I-9 documentation.

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Staffing News Of The Day, August 13, 2012

Staffing Talk

Command Center announces profitable second quarter on 19.6% increase in revenue, improved margins. [4-traders]. Michael Page H1 profit falls , maintains dividend; warns on H2. [Nasdaq]. Marine’s new duty in Meriden : Helping vets find jobs. [My Recrord Journal]. Only one U.S. city swears more on the job than Denver. [KDVR]. Allegis Group Services selects Montage as video interviewing strategic partner.