Sat.Jun 08, 2013 - Fri.Jun 14, 2013

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Are You Sure That’s Why You Didn’t Get Hired?

Staffing Talk

'Last week I appealed to employers to be more circumspect in considering the unemployed when hiring. Discrimination is real and it happens for many reasons, not just unemployment. Humans are imperfect, make mistakes and behave very badly sometimes. We must all be vigilant against discrimination throughout our society, not just in employment. But there is another side to the story of why some people aren’t getting hired.

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Announcing our new Background Check feature

Hiring Thing

'Two new features in one week? Yes, it''s true, our dev team knows how to deliver! We''re excited to announce that we now offer pre-employment verification and background screening services through our partnership with Crimcheck.com.

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What This Economic Recovery Looks Like for HR

Bersin

Last week's unemployment report showed a slow but steady economic recovery taking place. Let's look briefly about how the recovery affects HR. While the number of people "discouraged from work" did not change, the economy did create 175,000 jobs, which is a step in the right direction. The unemployment rate remains high (7.8%) and there are […].

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Your 2024 Annual Talent Acquisition Roadmap: Its Seasonal!

Recruiting is seasonal! Our popular Talent Acquisition Roadmap helps you master seasonal hiring like a boss. We break down key data on the ever-changing job market so you can take advantage of peak hiring times and ace recruiting even in slower seasons. Whether you need to scale up your team quickly or get creative in tighter times, this roadmap helps you understand the recruiting landscape.

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How a Temp Agency Brought Down the NSA

Staffing Talk

'Much has been said and written about Edward Snowden, the 29 year-old who brought the NSA down a peg last week by admittedly leaking information about its PRISM project. But did you know he was a temp? Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Snowden’s most recent temp employer, released a statement yesterday saying, “[Snowden] has been an employee of our firm for less than 3 months, assigned to a team in Hawaii.

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Immigration Bill May Provide Obamacare Workaround

Staffing Talk

'Yesterday the Senate voted to officially open the immigration bill up for debate, beginning a process to overhaul immigration laws over the next three weeks. The consequences are dire for undocumented immigrants. They also may be dire for American workers and employers. Although there is no shortage of partisan grandstanding, both support and criticism of the bill is coming from both sides of the political spectrum and amendments abound and one provides a potentially enormous loophole in the A

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I Love My Profession… Relatively Speaking

Staffing Talk

'StaffingTalk received this story recently from an anonymous staffing specialist. It offers an eye-opening perspective that just might make your love your job a little more…. 2013 has been pure hell. You ever have one of those days when you can’t wait to go home and cry because you can’t even discern if ONE good thing happened all day? Yeah, every day of this year has been like that thanks to this beloved profession.

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Apple Loses Its Soul But Not Its Fans

Staffing Talk

'David Dourgarian, CEO of Tempworks and ardent Apple fan, says that although he’s stoked about the announcements coming out of the Apple Developer Conference this week in San Francisco, he shares widespread concern that Apple is losing its soul when it comes to new product design. “I’m on the road selling and interviewing 60% of the time, and the new features in Siri (iOS 7) alone will make me more productive,” he says.

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Is “Functional Stupidity” A Smart Strategy For Your Office?

Staffing Talk

'“ Just how stupid are you ?” That’s likely not a question on the job applications in your office. But a couple of Swedish professors say it should be. And they also say the correct answer for the job candidate is, “ How stupid do you want me to be ?”. Mats Alvesson and André Spicer, professors of organization studies at Sweden’s Lund University , one of Europe’s oldest universities and one of Scandinavia’s largest institutions for education and research, arg

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

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

Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.

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The Applicant Tracking System Has Encountered an Unexpected Error

Staffing Talk

'Strolling through online chat rooms devoted to any number of subjects – including staffing, recruiting and HR issues – is cruel and unusual punishment in some ways. But I occasionally do it anyway to see if through the vitriol there is anything worth exploring. I came across the headline I used in my post here in an online business forum and it got my attention.

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Staffing News of the Day, June 12, 2013

Staffing Talk

'Though 53 percent of employers plan to hire 2013 grads this year, hirers cite lack of technical skills as well as basic English/math [The State]. Staffing is a top issue facing U.S. accounting firms , according to survey [Journal of Accountancy]. Nurse staffing mandate with bipartisan support is poised to advance through the New York state assembly [The Wall Street Journal].

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Staffing News of the Day, June 14, 2013

Staffing Talk

'Recruiters will be able to identify trends & tailor job postings on Facebook with advent of hashtags [Recruiter]. Jobless claims dropped by 12,000 to 334,000 last week , showing companies are refraining from firing workers [Bloomberg]. Tight city (and company) budgets, immigration being blamed for the struggles young people face finding summer work [ABC News]. 17 percent of 18-24 year olds in the U.S. have a LinkedIn profile.

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Staffing News of the Day, June 13, 2013

Staffing Talk

'ADP breaks down private sector job growth by region , with Texas, Florida, California, Georgia, and North Carolina leading the way [Staffing Industry Analysts]. Wal-Mart trims labor costs and by only hiring “flexible associates” (temp workers) in recent months [Chicago Tribune]. “You’re not going to get a skilled welder… as a supplemental worker:” United Steelworkers convinces Caterpillar not to hire any temps in Milwaukee [Biz Journals].

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HR Pro Playbook: How to Navigate Global Workforce Expansion with Confidence

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

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Women Belong in Software – Interview with Maggie Pint, Developer

Staffing Talk

'Ever heard the old saying, “everyone should learn to play an instrument?” How about “everyone should learn how to speak a second language?”. These self-betterment arguments have a modern equivalent, which is that everyone should learn how to code. I see it everywhere. Steve Jobs certainly thought so. Google auto-fill thinks so too when you prompt it with “everyone should know” and “everyone should learn.

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Women Belong in Code – Interview with Maggie Pint, Developer

Staffing Talk

'Ever heard the old saying, “everyone should learn to play an instrument?” How about “everyone should learn how to speak a second language?”. These self-betterment arguments have a modern equivalent, which is that everyone should learn how to code. I see it everywhere. Steve Jobs certainly thought so. Google auto-fill thinks so too when you prompt it with “everyone should know” and “everyone should learn.

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Staffing News of the Day, June 10, 2013

Staffing Talk

'Due to Obamacare-dodgers, temporary employment eclipses previous record numbers seen in April 2000 [Investors]. June hiring rate in the service sector is expected to rise while it dips slightly in manufacturing [SHRM]. Korn/Ferry hires a new CIO & On Assignment names a VP , among other important hires at Landrum, Accountable Healthcare, Atterro, etc.

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Staffing News of the Day, June 11, 2013

Staffing Talk

'CFOs nationwide release third quarter hiring plans; Phoenix & Seattle expect to add the most professional positions [Staffing Industry Analysts]. IT employment posted more than 5 percent growth , year-over-year, according to TechServe Alliance [Sacramento Bee]. The five most frequently searched healthcare careers , according to Aureus Medical Group [PR Web].

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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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HR Technology Company Gets Cash Infusion To Fuel Future Growth

Staffing Talk

'American companies spent about $15 billion hiring 52 million people in 2012, and Seattle-based Hiring Process Management solutions provider TalentWise is aiming for a bigger piece of that spend following yesterday’s raise of $25 million in growth capital. “We believe we are in a position to capitalize on what is perhaps the last great opportunity within the human capital management space and that is the hiring process,” CEO William Kerr told me in an interview Tuesday. “

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Temp Clients Discriminate Most by Sex, Age, & Race

Staffing Talk

'The more stories and comments sent to us by staffers, the more enlightened we become about the ridiculous things some job-seeking candidates say/do and the ridiculous requests your clients ask of you. While most of this content is humorous and even cathartic, it sometimes crosses the line into, well, just plain sad. Such is the case when clients ask staffers to unlawfully discriminate when presenting them with candidates.

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