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.
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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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). … Continued.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Breaking Down the Five-Factor Model in the Workplace. [Gist]. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a free online service that allows workers to check their employment eligibility status, according to a statement from the citizenship agency. Guam workers can use this tool. [GuamPDN]. Nearly one-third of workers who had office romances married their co-worker, finds annual CareerBuilder Valentine’s Day survey.
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Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
Sorry, you’re not funny enough to work here. A new survey of chief financial officers finds that most think it’s somewhat or very important to have a sense of humor if you want to fit in with their companies. The survey of 1,400 CFOs, conducted on behalf of staffing firm Accountemps, found that 57 percent think an employee’s sense of humor is somewhat important when it comes to fitting in with the company’s corporate culture.
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Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 8, 2012
Charlotte is rubbish at new business. I’m not much better. The peak of my staffing sales career was getting horse-collared out of the Pacific Telephone building in midtown Sacrament in 1975.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
Poor acting. Nonsensical plot. Boring. Career Builder, your ad stinks so bad it might get some attention.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 8, 2012
FTC has privacy concerns over background checking apps. Smartphone apps may violate a consumer credit protection law in the US, the agency says. [ComputerWorldUK]. Klout makes its first acquisition: Local-mobile app Blockboard. [Gigaom]. Renay Kennedy launches Elite Staffing Company LLC, bringing a fresh approach to administrative and legal staffing and hiring designed around the insight Kennedy gained as a former customer.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
How to be a better boss? Spend time on the front lines. [The Wall Street Journal]. New federal report shows importance of skilled nursing facility sector to Texas, national jobs growth. Top 10 OSHA citations in the healthcare industry. [mondaq]. Social media trends 2012 – what can we expect? [The Drum]. Everything you need to know about LinkedIn recommendations.
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Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 8, 2012
Should you fire someone for not coming to work, when the reason they can’t come to work is because they are sick and in the hospital? When I was doing some research for my recent Wanna Get Fired? Do These 10 Things post I came across the story of a young Texan woman, Chelle, who was fired from her most recent job roughly five months ago. This is what happened in her words: I applied for a position in August, and was called for an interview the very next day.
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
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
United States: DOL releases final rule on service provider fee disclosures and extends deadlines. [mondaq]. LAC Group announced a merger with Chase Cost Management. Combined, both firms revenue in 2011 totaled $25 million. [Canada Newswire]. Haley Marketing announced the release of “Breaking Through The Clutter”, A Guide to Email Marketing Success for the Staffing Industry.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
Even if you’re not a keen follower of software and HR trends, you might enjoy this radio broadcast by the mellifluous and humorous Bill Kutik in which he interviews Stuart Harvey, the CEO of Ceridian, about that company’s attempt to transform itself from services provider into “cloud” software company. Harvey makes the case that Ceridian needs this transformation because customers want solutions that are easier to implement.
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Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
Even with unemployment high, lots of good jobs are going unfilled today because of a widening skill gap in America. Staffing companies are in an ideal position to bridge that gap. There are staffing firms that create solutions to train and re-tool workers to meet skill demands for their clients. Those firms have a huge competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
The subject of today’s Five Question Friday, James Carchidi, came to our attention in a very organic and authentic way. Actually he came to my attention specifically, with an invitation to connect on LinkedIn, accompanied by this nice note: ”I really admire your articles in Staffing Talk. They are always worth reading!” You have to like seeing that in your inbox, right?
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Israel’s Surprising Answer to a Looming Talent Shortage. With a population almost entirely constituted by theocratic-minded haredim and subjugated and resentful Arabs, the Israel of the near future will most likely collapse like the unsustainable experiment it has always been.”.or at least so says one pessimist. The argument goes that Israel is reaching the end of a talent boom that began in the early 1990s when the Soviet Union collapsed and a million plus Soviet Jews fled to Israel.
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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