Sat.Apr 14, 2012 - Fri.Apr 20, 2012

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Aerial View of Bubba Watson’s Winning Master’s Shot

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Beautiful weekend here in Minnesota. I got my nine holes in. Didn’t hit any shots like this though. Three-putted from seven feet in fact.

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Top 5 Reasons to Attend Jobvite’s 2012 Customer Summit

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This year’s Summit on May 3rd, 2012 at the Hotel Sofitel is slated to be the recruiting event of the year. We’re bringing the best and brightest minds of the industry to one jam-packed event. Here … Continued.

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These Five Girls Have an Answer for Unemployment

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I keep writing about how if I were unemployed I’d hitchhike up to North Dakota. Here are five girls who actual did it.

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Job Search Meets Farmville?

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Can we please teach young people instead of dumbing down the process? Young people need apprenticeships, mentors, internships and leadership to teach them how to become great professionals. They do not need the search for a job to be a Facebook app and then they make one click and say, “I looked for a job today.” That editorial note, sent via email, was accompanied by a link to a website called Identified.com , and a suggestion to do a story about the site.

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Cracking the Culture Code: Interviewing for Culture Fit

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!

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Girlfriend Tells Him to Get a Job, Guess What Happens Next

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Talk about temp jobs. This guy worked 14 of them in one month. For a great write about the firm behind the video, check out my friend, the indefatigable Bill Boorman , who did a write up about it and its acquisition by Evenbase C.E.O. and Jobsite founder Keith Potts.

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Ex-TempWorks Dev Launches FireBase

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Every five years everything changes in software, and the latest iteration of that is PAAS, platform as a service, and I’m proud to share that one of our former developers, James Tamplin, is behind Firebase , one of the hottest Silicon Valley companies in that category. Build apps really fast without the hassle of managing servers. BUILD A SAMPLE APP IN 5 MINUTES > James and his co-founder Andrew Lee, shared with me their ideas for Firebase when I visited them a year or so ago.

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Mobile Software Update

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One of the really cool things about Minneapolis (besides the weather) is how nurturing the startup community is. When I wrote Supertrace, a mainframe tracing system for airlines, in the 1980s and started marketing it (in all the wrong ways), I could never have gotten back on track without the seasoned business leaders that belonged to our state supported high tech business group MHTA who bent over backwards to help me out.

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How EEO Failed in the Petrino Dorrell Affair

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NOT SAFE FOR WORK. The HodgeTwins describe how equal opportunity employment works behind the scenes. This is definitely not safe for work.

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Why Does Staffing Talk Exist?

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David Gee discusses his recent interview with a business reporter about blogs, and talks about his experience blogging for Staffing Talk, including why it exists.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

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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How Job Seekers View Free Job Board Postings

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Staffing News Of The Day, April 19, 2012

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BranchOut wants to beat LinkedIn at its own game: helping people use their social network to find a job. Today, the company got a lot more backing to help it out. It announced a $25 million Series C round from Mayfield and other investors, bringing its total funding to $49 million in just over two years. [Business Insider]. Pro Football Hall of Famers Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith; leadership consultant and New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni, and sociologist and author Bertice Be

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Staffing News Of The Day, April 18, 2012

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First Quarter IQNdex illustrates temporary worker bill rates more susceptible to changing market demands than employee salaries. [MarketWatch]. Green Planet Group announces initial funding for major power project. [Globe Newswire]. Digital Intelligence Systems Corp. (DISYS), a leading global IT staffing and consulting company announces that it has recently acquired certain assets of Conversion Services International, Inc.

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Staffing News Of The Day, April 17, 2012

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Mitch Kramer: recruiting strategist. South Florida is ready to hire says Octagon recruiting firm founder. [Sun Sentinel]. Ned Horsted has joined R&P Group , the payments industry recruiting firm. [Argus Leader]. CareerBuilder is making a much-anticipated move into the South American market with the acquisition of CEVIU.com.br, the leading information technology job board in Brazil.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Top 5 Reasons to Attend Jobvite’s 2012 Customer Summit

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This year’s Summit on May 3rd, 2012 at the Hotel Sofitel is slated to be the recruiting event of the year. We’re bringing the best and brightest minds of the industry to one jam-packed event. Here are the top five reasons customers are excited to attend. 1) Be Inspired by Guy Kawasaki on Enchantment. Ever heard of Apple? Well this guy is one of only a handful of Apple Fellows , an elite group recognized for extraordinary technical or leadership excellence in the company that includes such innov

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Staffing News Of The Day, April 20, 2012

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SD companies sue state over Manpower contract. [Yankton]. ManpowerGroup’s first-quarter net income rose 13 percent as the company tightened spending and saw employment improve in some regions. [CBS News]. ABBTECH Celebrates 20 years of service! [MarketWatch]. Millenium Search exceeds projected first quarter estimates and adds personnel. [Virtual Strategy].

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Staffing News Of The Day, April 16, 2012

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IT and business executives join forces to launch new small business — Spear, Inc. offering offers professional solutions and expertise in information technology to the federal government. [MarketWatch]. Lucas Group, North America’s premier executive search firm, announces the appointment of Kevin Belbin as the new Managing Partner for the Human Resources Practice Group in Houston.