ExactHire Recruiting

JUNE 10, 2014

We recently hired another staff member, and as we wound down the process, one of the key factors in choosing the person we did was based on the type of work they had done previously and the positive feedback from others who had worked with that person in those prior positions. This made me stop and think about an old, but mostly true, saying: “Past performance is the best predictor of future performance.” As you likely know from prior blogs, I’m a big believer in employee assessments

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Sirona Consulting

JUNE 9, 2014

'For two days last week, the good (and some great) people from the world of recruitment, talent and HR descended on the RAI in Amsterdam, for the annual iRecruit Conference. It was an enjoyable and well organised conference, and one I would recommend looking out for next year. It was well attended, but why weren’t there more industry professionals there?

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Metashift

JUNE 9, 2014

'I''m delighted to announce that the Metashift Video Interviewing Guide is now free to download. The guide was put together last year and is the result of 100 hours of research into the emerging Video Interviewing trend. The report gives you the information you need to decide whether video interviewing is right for your organisation. It will allow you to plan an implementation of the technology that will achieve the full benefits of video interviewing.

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Recruiting.com

JUNE 11, 2014

'Have you ever found yourself judging a company’s reputation based on the quality of their web site? If the answer is yes, you’re not alone! Research shows it only takes us seconds of looking at a web page to form a first impression. That initial impression influences our personal affiliation with a brand, or worse. The post How Your Career Site Is Losing Candidates appeared first on Recruiting.com.

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

Join Dr. Craig Ellis, an I-O Psychologist, for this live webinar as he guides you through an objective interview process that will help your team assess candidate's alignment with your organizational culture. Space is limited, register today!

Interviews

ExactHire Recruiting

JUNE 9, 2014

If you’re trying to determine how you can use technology to make the employee onboarding process paperless , then there are some things you should know about e-signatures. In today’s Whiteboard Chat, Jeff Hallam discusses the elements that are included in a legitimate electronic signature. Video Transcript: Hi! Today we’re going to talk about electronic signatures.

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Staffing Talk

JUNE 7, 2014

'" When I was a recent college graduate, I accepted a sales job in a jewelry store in the Mall of America. Customers would come in, try on every piece of j [.

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iCIMS

JUNE 12, 2014

Candidates remember the interviewers (and brands) who help them succeed. Impress them by giving direct or indirect candidate feedback.

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iCIMS

JUNE 12, 2014

Candidates remember the interviewers (and brands) who help them succeed. Impress them by giving direct or indirect candidate feedback.

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Staffing Talk

JUNE 9, 2014

'There is a wives-tale out there that Internet-driven innovation today is causing net job loss. It’s a tale that has enjoyed a thousand lives and dates back at least to 19th century France where ‘saboteurs’ (from the word, ‘sabot’ – shoe) threw their shoes into machinery to break it and prevent their jobs from being automated out of existence.

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Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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Staffing Talk

JUNE 9, 2014

'Conservative economic writer David Freddoso has a great diagram out about how costs have changed over the last ten years. No surprises. Things the government subsidizes – education, healthcare – have skyrocketed in price. Things the government left alone – clothing, equipment – have decreased dramatically in price. The diagram above is actually one I modified.

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Staffing Talk

JUNE 13, 2014

'As Director of Support Services at TempWorks, I work hand-in-hand with dozens of staffing agencies every day, assisting them on all aspects of their business. I work with light industrial, medical, professional, technical and specialty staffing agencies. Because of this, I know how successful they can be and how large their operation can be. So when I have a job opening and an agency refers a candidate to me, why does a small piece of me die inside?

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iCIMS

JUNE 10, 2014

Many organizations make the mistake of using the terms “onboarding” and “orientation” interchangeably.

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iCIMS

JUNE 10, 2014

Many organizations make the mistake of using the terms “onboarding” and “orientation” interchangeably.

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Staffing Talk

JUNE 12, 2014

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Staffing Talk

JUNE 12, 2014

'Even Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook empire couldn’t save big-spending House Majority leader Eric Cantor who went down in defeat Tuesday, virtually killing immigration reform’s chances this year. And so, employers will continue to push the problem of undocumented employees down the stack to contractors and temporary agencies. Good luck competing today if you want no part of that.

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iCIMS

JUNE 11, 2014

Job seekers talk candidly about your application process.

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JUNE 11, 2014

Job seekers talk candidly about your application process.

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Speaker: Join I-9 Experts:

Got I-9 compliance on your mind? Spending endless amounts of time ensuring you stay compliant? Get your questions answered with an expert panel from WorkBright. During this one-hour webinar, Workbright will dive deep into I-9 best practices, navigate the nuances of the new 2023 'alternative procedure,' and learn actionable ways to ensure your audit trail is squeaky clean.

Staffing Talk

JUNE 12, 2014

'From the why-are-worker-comp-rates-so-high department: Dismissed workers’ comp arbitrator presses disability claim [link]. — overlawyered (@overlawyered) June 12, 2014.

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Staffing Talk

JUNE 11, 2014

'Blogger @TempEmployees writes that it’s the fault of “ taxpayers subsidizing temp agency profits ” that workers at a garbage collection facility make so little. "So where's the money going? Not to the workers, clearly." Taxpayers subsidizing Temp Agency profits [link]. — Temp Employees (@TempEmployees) June 11, 2014.

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Staffing Talk

JUNE 9, 2014

'" I''m a strike out king when it comes to job ads. I''ve been through placing them on Career Builder, Monster, LinkedIn - you name it - and gotten miserable [.

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Staffing Talk

JUNE 11, 2014

'My Dad used to tell me that sales was the most important thing in running a business. I still hear people say that. Sales takes a back seat today to tax considerations and labor quality. Yet it’s not as true as it used to be. In fact, it’s not true according to this chart of the ‘single most important thing’ from 1986-2014.

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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.

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Staffing Talk

JUNE 11, 2014

'Death of seafood worker who became entangled in a clam-shucking machine is deemed “preventable” [South Coast Today]. EEOC sues Wisconsin Plastics Inc. for firing 11 Hmong & Hispanic employees after testing their language skills, which were not job-necessary [Plastics News]. Dallas chemical engineer indicted for stealing a valuable chemical recipe from temporary employer [Dallas News].

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Staffing Talk

JUNE 9, 2014

'Elance-oDesk lists in-demand skills such as data science, Internet security, content marketing, & app development [SIA]. Whichever graph you look at, employment outlook for HR professionals is definitely improving [ERE]. Many of the 200,000 jobs being added each month pay just three-fourths or less of the average hourly U.S. wage [Market Watch].

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Staffing Talk

JUNE 10, 2014

'Manpower Employment Outlook Survey shows strongest hiring plans since 2008 [WSJ]. OSHA investigates deadly accident where two construction workers fell from a crane at a Cal. bridge site [Mercury News]. There’s a “quiet boom” in education/library staffing right now [Staffing Industry Analysts]. Indianapolis’s Access Therapies must pay more than $121,000 for violations of H-1B provisions [The Indy Channel].

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Staffing Talk

JUNE 13, 2014

'OSHA cites five companies in the death of another Amazon warehouse worker in New Jersey [Penn Live]. Abuses at world’s largest salad processing company are used to illustrate “corporate shell game” [PR Newswire]. In wake of temp worker death, OSHA cites Mass. staffing firm along with seafood processor [SIA]. Starting your own staffing service: how to determine your markup [Entrepreneur].

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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.

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Staffing Talk

JUNE 12, 2014

'Amazon prepares to provide babysitters , handymen, & birthday clowns via “local service” marketplace [Reuters]. U.S. weekly jobless claims rise by 4,000 to 317,000 [Market Watch]. Former story department head at Disney sues ; says company replaces veteran employees with younger people [Hollywood Reporter]. Raleigh Waffle House refuses to allow waitress to keep $1,000 tip from Mother’s Day shift [Forbes].

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