Staffing Talk
JULY 27, 2012
I was on a national job board site recently and read a statement from a job seeker complaining about this one particular large staffing company with offices in 24 states around the U.S. And then a bunch of other people chimed in from other parts of the country with similar sentiments. This may not be a particularly new phenomenon, or a new criticism, but I’m not seeing the play here.
Hiring Thing
JULY 22, 2012
'Here at HiringThing, we talk to a lot of hiring managers and recruiters. The universal refrain is that hiring takes so much time. Why is that?
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Staffing Talk
JULY 24, 2012
As I am sure you know, the ‘Nurse Staffing’ business has been in decline as a result of the economic downturn. That said, it is also true that certain areas of the “Allied Health Staffing” business are still doing extremely well. Healthcare facilities are still struggling to meet demand for key positions including medical assistants, pharmacy technicians, physician’s assistants and many other positions.
Staffing Talk
JULY 27, 2012
Facebook announced earnings last night, and as of this morning its stock is crashing faster than a Kristen Stewart romance. It’s a bad day for Facebook shareholders, but for those of us who’ve been warning friends and relatives about its dangers it’s a day of vindication. The social media bubble has popped, and I hope the crash gets people to start asking themselves questions like who the Facebook customer is (advertisers), what their product is (you, if you’re on Facebook), and what will happen
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Staffing Talk
JULY 23, 2012
When you’ve been planning an event for six months, you are always a little bit nervous about how it’s going to turn out. Much like a wedding, the feeling you get after hosting a conference is one of relief, mixed with pride (as long as it went well). We felt like everything went according to plan — and it was clear our attendees were enjoying themselves.
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Staffing Talk
JULY 24, 2012
One of the selling points for London hosting the Olympics was job creation. The stated aim was to create at least 20,000 jobs for local residents in the five Olympic host boroughs, as well as to put the unemployed to work. On the eve of the games, it appears as if the numbers will be far short of the goals, and several of the staffing firms providing temporary workers have come under scrutiny.
Staffing Talk
JULY 23, 2012
Doris Ruiz, the former high-profile owner of a Minneapolis temporary staffing agency, is going to prison for a year and a day for pocketing more than $425,000 withheld from employees’ paychecks for taxes. The 40-year-old native of Peru once served on the Latino Advisory Committee for the mayor of Minneapolis, following her success with Olen Staff Co., a company she started in 2001.
Staffing Talk
JULY 23, 2012
I’m not sure how to classify the bevy of VC-backed personal service companies that have been popping up in New York and San Francisco. In fact I wouldn’t have given them much attention at all if it weren’t for a recent gathering of family members from California in which the conversation centered around one of the players, TaskRabbit, as if it were something the rest of us from the Midwest should know about better than Facebook or LinkedIn.
Staffing Talk
JULY 27, 2012
Mancan Staffing helps with manhunt for murder suspect [IndeOnline]. Bleak employment market sparks staffing firm growth. The Onin Group and Personnel Staffing Inc. have both expanded with new offices outside the Birmingham market. [Birmingham Business Journal]. On Assignment reports record second quarter 2012 results. Quarterly revenues were $283 million up 97% year-over-year.
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.
Staffing Talk
JULY 26, 2012
A new CareerBuilder survey finds that 64 percent of employers say they’d think less of an employee who repeatedly uses curse words, and 57 percent of employers say they’d be less likely to promote someone who swears in the office. More than 2,000 hiring managers and 3,800 workers across industries and company sizes nationwide were surveyed, and their response was loud and clear: Swearing at work is unprofessional and creates a negative impression of the offender.
Staffing Talk
JULY 23, 2012
If you liked 50 Shades of Grey and you’re in staffing, you’re sure to like Kissing List by Stephanie Reents.
Staffing Talk
JULY 25, 2012
Companies say 3 million unfilled positions in skill crisis: jobs. [Bloomberg]. EEOC issues Final Rule revising Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Process. [EEOC]. About one-third of U.S. physicians are expected to leave the practice of medicine in the next decade, which could cause problems as the majority of Baby Boomers turn 65, according to a new study by Jackson Healthcare LLC.
Staffing Talk
JULY 23, 2012
The US Justice Department has dropped its human trafficking criminal case against Global Horizons Manpower Inc., proudly described in 2010 as “the biggest human trafficking case in US history” [Bangkok Post]. Appeals court grants EEOC’s application for enforcement , an enforcement which Randstad claims will place an approx $20,000 burden on them.
Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow
The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.
Staffing Talk
JULY 24, 2012
Temp Holdings Co., Ltd. and Kelly Services, Inc. announced that they have entered into a joint venture agreement to expand both companies’ presence in North Asia. The joint venture, TS Kelly Workforce Solutions, will be headquartered in Hong Kong and will be effective October 2012 (*2). Under the terms of the agreement, Toshio Saburi, Executive Managing Director of Temp Holdings Co., Ltd., will be appointed chief executive officer. [4-traders].
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