Staffing Talk
JUNE 12, 2012
For a couple weeks we have been running reader-submitted real-life staffing stories. We’ve been calling them “True Staffing Stories.” The first two were positive, but the third one highlighted what happens when you aren’t cut out for staffing. Today’s story comes from an intern at a very large staffing firm. This firm has over 100 offices spread out all over the United States.
Forum One
JUNE 11, 2012
On May 23, 2012, Stephen VanRoekel, U.S. CIO, and Todd Park, U.S. CTO, unveiled what is officially called “Digital Government: Building a 21st Century Platform to Better Serve the American People” (PDF). The federal digital strategy provides interesting new guidance for U.S. agencies. Here are 10 key things you need to know about it: 1) Emphasis on providing “information and services anywhere, anytime, on any device.
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Hiring Thing
JUNE 13, 2012
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Staffing Talk
JUNE 13, 2012
There is a common misconception among business leaders that “workplace flexibility” is just a concessionary benefit for employees that comes at a cost to employers. But like many things, it is fear of the unknown that propagates perception. In truth, the benefits to employees translate to strong, measurable positive outcomes for companies. They go hand in hand, and as skilled workers and professionals in general become more of a premium, organizations that offer progressive workplace programs wi
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Staffing Talk
JUNE 14, 2012
Why are there no epic summer blockbuster movies about staffing? I think the staffing industry can be pretty interesting at times, but I guess Hollywood just hasn’t picked up on it yet. Remember when Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark came out? How about Jaws or Independence Day ? Even Star Wars , although technically that came out in May.
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Staffing Talk
JUNE 11, 2012
Lesson learned: misfits make for the most overlooked source of great candidates. When I started my airline software company in the 1980s one of my early hires was an ivy league graduate, a mathematical genius, and he carried himself in a distinguished way, reminiscent of the Vinklevoss twins of Facebook fame. He totally won me over. He also totally won over my French client’s secretary.
Staffing Talk
JUNE 11, 2012
It has been a while since we tried to make you feel good about your job, by showing you others who are struggling, for a variety of reasons, with their jobs. What better time to share with you some more memorable images than on this Monday. So take a look and take solace, and feel free to come up with some captions in the comments.
Staffing Talk
JUNE 15, 2012
No good deed goes unpunished. The Scottish council has banned 9-year-old Veg from blogging about her ‘school dinners’. Anyone been to Scotland who knows what a school dinner is? Are they eating dinner (evening meal) at school? Whatever, Veg’s photos and writing are impeccable and have helped raise more than 2000 British pounds for charity. And compared to the school lunches I’ve had in France or the United States, Scotland is gourmet heaven for children.
Staffing Talk
JUNE 14, 2012
An attractive nursing student is found dead in a covered passageway at Eerie County Medical Center, and police are baffled. Not by whodunit mind you – everyone seems to know it was her doctor lover/ex-lover, Dr. Timothy V. Jorden, 49, who they can’t find – but by how it is that Martin L. Motley III has been on sick leave for three years.
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
JUNE 11, 2012
(The Eggplant aka Not-The-Onion). Auto body repair jobs already seeing rebound, says President’s Press Secretary. Astounding even his staunchest conservative opponents and with strong support from Hollywood celebrities including Lindsay Lohan, President Obama launched today the Advanced Auto-Body-Repair Job Initiative , an already proven national effort to create high-quality auto body repair jobs and enhance America’s global competitiveness while rehabilitating automobiles.
Staffing Talk
JUNE 14, 2012
The Buller Group launches training program for recruiting military veterans. [MarketWatch]. Korn/Ferry International : announces fiscal 2012 and fourth quarter results of operations. [4-traders]. 69% of professionals consider their online professional presence – Robert Walters. [Recruitment International]. If your commute was a walk on the beach , would it be more enjoyable?
Forum One
JUNE 11, 2012
On May 23, 2012, Stephen VanRoekel, U.S. CIO, and Todd Park, U.S. CTO, unveiled what is officially called “Digital Government: Building a 21st Century Platform to Better Serve the American People” (PDF). The federal digital strategy provides interesting new guidance for U.S. agencies. Here are 10 key things you need to know about it: 1) Emphasis on providing “information and services anywhere, anytime, on any device.
Staffing Talk
JUNE 13, 2012
Kelly Global Workforce Index When Worlds Collide – The Rise of Social Media for Professional and Personal Use (June 2012) was released. [Kelly Global]. Eight ways your employee social-media policy may violate federal law. [Ad Age Digital]. As a Supreme Court decision on healthcare draws ever closer , a study shows 68 percent of physicians gave the Affordable Care Act a C, D or F grade, according to a survey from staffing company Jackson Healthcare.
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
JUNE 15, 2012
Two-in-five new dads didn’t take any paternity leave, finds CareerBuilder’s Annual Father’s Day Survey. [Daily Markets]. Advanced Resources announced Torry Corbett as New Division Director. [PRWeb]. Was Shift Supervisor Fired for His Email, or Was it Intimidation? The shift supervisor at Mohawk’s Union Grove manufacturing facility, in 2006, sent a number of emails to a Senior Employment Coordinator, requesting to hire certain temporary employees on a permanent basis or to have certain individual
Staffing Talk
JUNE 12, 2012
Aureus Medical launches mobile website. [PRWeb]. 82% of IT leaders say they want greater insight into IT’s line levels. TEKsystems(R) announced findings from its quarterly IT Executive Outlook survey which surveyed more than 1,500 IT decision makers in March 2012. TEKsystems partnered with the Inavero Institute to conduct the survey. [MarketWatch].
Staffing Talk
JUNE 15, 2012
The CEO of an Indiana medical packaging and transport company needed to fill some jobs. Quickly. However, he “wanted to avoid” spending the $45,000 to $60,000 it would take to hire a staffing company to fill those posts for him. So instead he turned to Indianapolis’ WorkOne offices , a “one-stop career center system” funded by a grant awarded by the U.S.
Staffing Talk
JUNE 11, 2012
You would have to be living under a mountain of old employment forms and job tickets in the back office to have missed the fact that there was a recall election in Wisconsin last week. At stake? Dramatic change in how relationships between an employer and employee, union and management, and you and your government will be in the future. Wisconsin voters kept Governor Scott Walker in office after a nasty stretch of 18 months of conflict between Democrats and unions and Walker, who created a tempe
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