Sat.Mar 01, 2014 - Fri.Mar 07, 2014

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View Full Names on LinkedIn for Free with LIPPL

Boolean Black Belt

'I am pleased to share a cool and very practical free Chrome extension that allows you to quickly and easily view the public profiles of LinkedIn members beyond your 2nd degree network, thus showing you their full name. Victor Soroka first shared Lippl with me back in January. I had the honor of meeting him while at LinkedIn’s Talent Connect 2012 in London and apparently Victor has been busy working on a great way to view the public profiles of practically anyone on LinkedIn.

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Got a Failure to Communicate? Soft Skills Matter More Than You Think

ExactHire Recruiting

It is not uncommon to hear the words “skills gap” repeatedly mentioned by hiring managers when discussing why positions are vacant and how to win the search for the Holy Grail (AKA–the perfectly fitting candidates to fill those vacant positions). There is great debate on what exactly comprises a “skills gap” and why positions stay vacant.

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500,000 Mobile Job Applications In Only 6 Months!

Web Based Recruitment

'Mobile & Video Recruitment & EventsE Mobile Recruitment. Free Mobile Recruitment Guide. Video Recruitment. Training Courses. Mobile Recruitment Video Training Course. Recruitment Events. We Can Help you. Contact Us. About Us. Press & Media. Blog. 500,000 Mobile Job Applications In Only 6 Months! March 5, 2014 By Mike Taylor Leave a Comment If you were wondering if job seekers would search and apply for jobs using mobile then this figure of 500,000 mobile job applications in only 6

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Insight into the Mind of Today's Job Seeker eBook

iCIMS

According to a recent Kiplinger economic forecast, nearly 2.3 million jobs will be added in 2014, and a recent report from Gallup uncovered that 51% of workers will be looking to make their next career move this year.

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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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Is This Really What The Affordable Care Act Is Designed To Do?

Staffing Talk

'Over the weekend I had the radio on in the car while running errands and heard a woman being interviewed about how the Affordable Care Act has impacted her life. Positively. But her story left me wondering if the changes are in line with what the legislation is in fact designed to do, or if it’s the opposite; an unintended consequence. This woman had been working as a technical writer for some years (for a company she did not identify) as a full-time, W-2 employee.

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The Lost Candidates — Failure to Advertise

Hiring Thing

'Everyone loves free. But what''s that saying you hear when something sounds a little too good to be true? "There''s no such thing as a free lunch.

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Insight into the Mind of Today's Job Seeker eBook

iCIMS

According to a recent Kiplinger economic forecast, nearly 2.3 million jobs will be added in 2014, and a recent report from Gallup uncovered that 51% of workers will be looking to make their next career move this year.

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Does Your Top IT Person Need Top-Notch Technical Experience?

Staffing Talk

'When you hire or promote, do you think that person needs actual front line experience in the area they may now be assuming a leadership role in? I ask that question in the wake of the departure (firing/resignation?) of Target Corporation’s Chief Information Officer, Beth Jacob. Despite having no previous IT experience, Jacob was named the top IT person at the $72 billion company in 2008, and was in charge when they fell victim to a massive data breach compromising millions of customer cre

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Simply Irresistible. Is Your Company?

Bersin

Gallup's research shows that only 13% of workers around the world are highly engaged with their work. And it's even lower in the fast growing Asian economies (China is at 6%!). Yet the economy is growing and businesses seem to be hiring almost everywhere. What's going on? Our new research shows that a dramatic shift in […].

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Get a Look Inside The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit

As recruiting teams work harder than ever to find, hire, and onboard qualified candidates in this highly competitive market, it’s essential to find ways to optimize your recruiting function. The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit includes eight worksheets filled with labor market insights, actionable recruiting strategies, and worksheets to plan your strategy for hiring top talent.

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The Real Challenge of Product Prioritization and Resource Allocation

Jobvite

Product prioritization is the hardest and certainly the most important aspect of the product development life cycle. The push and pull from all constituents such as customers, sales, marketing, engineering, board and customer support are … Continued.

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The Value of Video in Recruitment

iCIMS

Organizations are rapidly embracing video to find top talent and gain greater insight into candidates while improving efficiency, reducing costs, and optimizing recruitment.

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“Communicator of The Year” Gives Candidate Cold Shoulder of the Year

Staffing Talk

'What unfolded between a “green” job seeker and a “professional” career woman on LinkedIn last week resulted in another reputation burned at the social media stake. It all started when Diana Mekota, a 26-year old health communications job-seeker, asked Kelly Blazek, founder of the Cleveland Jobs Bank, to connect — a request that was apparently beyond brazen.

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Behind the Mask: Don’t Let Resume Lies Hurt Your Company

iCIMS

We all wear masks during the hiring process, but sometimes candidates can take their desire to seem like the perfect hire too far.

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Small HR, Big Impact: Boosting Employee Engagement and Excellence with Innovative HR Tech

Speaker: Aino Ilkka - People and Culture Lead at KAITO Insight

In the fast-paced landscape of small growth companies, harnessing the power of HR technology is the key to achieving remarkable results in employee engagement and HR management. Aino Ilkka, People and Culture Leader, will share practical tips and lessons learned through case stories and cover how to successfully source, implement, and scale HR tech for the best ROI.

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Behind the Mask: Don’t Let Resume Lies Hurt Your Company

iCIMS

We all wear masks during the hiring process, but sometimes candidates can take their desire to seem like the perfect hire too far.

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Staffing News of the Day, March 5, 2014

Staffing Talk

'ADP: Private sector picks up slightly, adding 139,000 jobs in February [Market Watch]. Highest minimum wage state – Washington – beats U.S. in job creation [Bloomberg]. College basketball playoffs boost employee morale , according to one-third of senior managers [PR Newswire]. North Carolina woman who remained employed for many years while posing as a Mexican citizen faces fraud charges [My Fox 8].

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What Happens When the CEO Doesn’t Think You’re All In

Staffing Talk

'The CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, decided to make some changes at the top this week, and announced the departure of two senior executives in an open memo. Gone are Tony Bates, EVP of development and evangelism, and Tami Reller, EVP of marketing, one of the top female leaders at Microsoft. Why though? Well,there were certainly some logical, pragmatic reasons.

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The Shameful Doxing of Bitcoin Founder Satoshi Nakamoto

Staffing Talk

'Since I’ve run a few pro-bitcoin posts in the past, it’s only fair to man up and point out some of the disastrous turns the pseudo-anonymous currency system has endured in the past few weeks. Just yesterday the female CEO of one Bitcoin firm was found dead after a ‘suicide’ And that is on the tail of two major bitcoin heists including the implosion of Mt Gox.

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Ask an Expert: Stump Our I-9 Pros With Your Compliance Questions

Speaker: Chapelle Ryon, CEO of WorkBright

Ensuring I-9 compliance has never been more important…or more confusing. If you’ve struggled to find answers to your specific I-9 and compliance questions, join WorkBright, the experts in remote I-9 onboarding, for a free webinar where a panel of industry leaders will discuss: I-9 compliance tips and best practices Pros and cons of I-9 Alternative Procedure Exploring other options to facilitate I-9 remotely Open audience Q&A for all things I-9 compliance Bring your questions and hear from I-

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The Real Challenge of Product Prioritization and Resource Allocation

Jobvite

Product prioritization is the hardest and certainly the most important aspect of the product development life cycle. The push and pull from all constituents such as customers, sales, marketing, engineering, board and customer support are valid and critical. However, the real and perhaps the most potent push and pull comes from the physics problem – i.e. there aren’t enough resources to do everything.

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You Might Want To Think Twice About Banning The March Madness Pool

Staffing Talk

'I am not a betting person typically, so it was with a bit of fear, trepidation, but admittedly, also some excitement, the first time I was asked to put in a couple of bucks and fill out my bracket for an NCAA college basketball March Madness betting pool. If the surveys are to be believed, it seems about 60% of the American workforce does participate in some form or fashion.

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Staffing News of the Day, March 4, 2014

Staffing Talk

'Without fixing America’s painful doctor shortage , healthcare reform is a mere fantasy [Fortune CNN]. WalletHub assessed 60 cities to find the best – and worst – job markets in America [Wallet Hub]. How did employees feel about their bosses, job prospects, and the overall economy in February? Slightly worse. [PR Newswire]. Obamacare costs may force University of North Carolina to cut hours for 6,500 employees [Campus Reform].

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Staffing News of the Day, March 7, 2014

Staffing Talk

'In 2013, staffing companies employed 4 percent more workers per week than they did in 2012 [American Staffing]. Six charts to consider ahead of the big U.S. jobs report tomorrow [Quartz]. PageGroup gathers data on the world’s perception of (and participation in) the temp economy [SIA]. Protesters gather outside Amazon’s London headquarters to campaign for a living wage [Hemel Today].

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2024 Payroll Calendar Templates

These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.

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Staffing News of the Day, March 6, 2014

Staffing Talk

'Massachusetts gives temp agency, Job Done, a warning for violating Temporary Workers Right to Know [Boston Globe]. NY general assembly passed series of bills yesterday providing more paid leave & affordable child care [Times Union]. Pulse survey: temp staffing firms report 10 percent median revenue growth in January [SIA]. SAT gets major makeover : optional essay, no penalties for wrong answers, & more commonly-used vocab [NPR].

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Staffing News of the Day, March 3, 2014

Staffing Talk

'U.S. Supreme Court takes up case involving Amazon workers to decide whether companies should pay employees for time spent in security searches [Bloomberg]. Costliest Facebook mistake ever ? Daughter costs her family $80,000 after leaking news of age-discrimination lawsuit [Yahoo]. A whopping 90 percent of female military spouses are un- or underemployed [630 WPRO].

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Single-Woman Recruiter Scores by Working the Numbers Problem

Staffing Talk

'They say sales is a numbers game. More activity, more sales. More clicks, more submits. More prospects, more sales. Getting that numbers game to work in your favor can make a staffing company, and the Dating Ring is doing just that. Their target market is San Francisco where there is a reported excess of 50,000 marriage-eligible men. And many probably have decent jobs.

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From Recruitment to Hire: How to Shorten the Employee Hiring Cycle

Jobvite

When hiring new employees, there is a right way and a wrong way to approach the process. The wrong way takes lots of time and money and ultimately does not guarantee the right person for the position. The right way is a well-thought out plan that is quick and easy and puts the perfect candidate in place. How do you make sure your company is hiring the right way?

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.