Metashift
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
'It was a great pleasure to attend and speak at The Mobile Recruiting Conference 2013 in Atlanta last week. This was the third year the event has run and Michael Marlatt did a great job of ensuring it was as valuable in terms of insight as the previous two. I''m now back in the UK and reflecting on some key issues and themes that will define how mobile recruiting will develop over the coming 12 months.
Staffing Talk
OCTOBER 2, 2013
'When Tom Klenotic, owner of Safe Staffing , a full-service recruitment and staffing agency located in Northeast Ohio, wanted to go after bigger accounts, he got on the clock. As in TempWorks Online Time Clock solution. “Having the ability to add clocks quickly, along with the ease of getting employee information into the clocks, gives me the confidence to go after any size account now,” he said.
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Hospital Recruiting
OCTOBER 3, 2013
1. Get More Candidates. It sounds simple, right? In-house physician recruiters should always be looking for new ways to source candidates. At the beginning stages of a recruitment effort, you’ll likely need a good quantity of candidates in order to find the right fit and quality that you need. If what you’re currently doing isn’t meeting your needs, then it’s time to try something new, and the good news here is that there is an abundance of sources that can provide the candidate you need.
SmartSearch
OCTOBER 4, 2013
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.
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ExactHire Recruiting
OCTOBER 4, 2013
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Jobvite
OCTOBER 1, 2013
Here’s some exciting news to start your week: Jobvite Engage just won Product of the Year from Human Resources Executive. As if that weren’t enough of an honor, Jobvite Engage was also named an “Awesome … Continued.
SmartSearch
OCTOBER 4, 2013
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.
Staffing Talk
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
'Last night, Breaking Bad fans were rewarded for six years of loyal fandom with a definitive ending; a nice big explanation point. It was an ending that actually ended things; the writers were apparently determined not to leave unfinished business. Every loose end was tied — unlike with shows from recent memory, including Lost and The Sopranos, and least of all like what happens in recruiting.
SmartSearch
OCTOBER 4, 2013
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.
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
OCTOBER 4, 2013
'My business was growing by leaps and bounds. I was waking up at 5am and working til midnight, when I’d get a couple of hours sleep and go right back to the grind. I loved my business, but I was getting burnt out on doing the work for it – work that I knew that I could hire someone to do. It was time to hire my first employee. When I first started, I wasn’t thinking about the little steps along the way.
Staffing Talk
OCTOBER 3, 2013
'What does an America increasingly without middle-skill, middle-wage jobs look like ? That America, according to economist Tyler Cowen in his new book Average Is Over , will look like a “hyper-meritocracy,” where 10% to 15% of the population lead fantastic, interesting lives, and the rest will be relegated to shantytowns; places with cheap housing, lousy public services, but perhaps free Internet and lots of canned beans to eat.
Staffing Talk
OCTOBER 1, 2013
'Web developers are going to be all over this today. Billions have been spent on online healthcare exchange websites including $41 million here in Minnesota, and, as predicted by everyone who has ever worked on government IT project, the sites don’t work.
Staffing Talk
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
'A government shutdown is possible at midnight if Senate action on health care law moves through [NY Times]. Four temps die in car crash on their way to a job in suburban Chicago [Chicago Tribune]. How did “The Experts” miss three gun-related arrests in background check of Navy Yard shooter? [ADN]. Senior execs say skills gap exists for soft skills, too [Market Watch].
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
OCTOBER 2, 2013
'A quick glance at the search results after Googling “Entrepreneur success stories” (29,700,000) and “Entrepreneur failure stories” (5,440,000) points to a dangerous disparity between the reality and coverage of innovation. Growth Science , an organization that keeps database records on more than a thousand corporate ventures, reports that 78 percent of them fail (cease to exist) between seven and ten years after initial funding.
Staffing Talk
OCTOBER 2, 2013
'When job seekers choose a staffing agency, they’re probably not going to take the time to thoroughly research your placement rates. Instead, they’re going to base their decision on how friendly and approachable your website appears, and how easy it is to upload their resume and schedule an appointment. You could have connections to every business in town, and if your website isn’t attractive and functional – and, even more importantly, if your agency doesn’t appear
Staffing Talk
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
'It’s never easy to fire anyone, and except in cases of obvious malfeasance or dereliction, knowing the exact right time to do it is difficult as well. But lots of people in Los Angeles are debating whether USC handled the firing of their football coach the right way at the right time…letting him go literally at the Los Angeles airport at 3:00 am as he got off a plane just a few hours after the team’s latest loss.
Staffing Talk
OCTOBER 4, 2013
'1. Sandy placed Cynthia, a Javascript developer, at Facebook with a bill rate of $120/hr and a pay rate of $75/hour. What is the GP%? a) What is a GP%. b) Facebook doesn’t realize Cynthia is moving back to Chicago next month. c) It depends if you use that SUTA rate thing in your calculation. d) Sandy is dining at La Jardinière tonight. 2. Jeff has two no-shows on Monday.
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Jobvite
OCTOBER 1, 2013
Jobvite Engage has won HR Tech’s “Awesome New Technology Award” Here’s some exciting news to start your week: Jobvite Engage just won Product of the Year from Human Resources Executive. As if that weren’t enough of an honor, Jobvite Engage was also named an “Awesome Technology” winner and will be highlighted during the “Awesome Technologies” session at HR Tech next week. .
Staffing Talk
OCTOBER 4, 2013
'One of the casualties of the federal government shutdown? No jobs report for last month that would normally be released today. Should we care? I was listening to the radio on the way into work and heard several economists say yes, we should, that there are a lot of things tied to that report, such as interest rates. . As the shutdown began this week, all but three of the U.S.
Staffing Talk
OCTOBER 3, 2013
'“We are all willing, ready and able to work,” says a furloughed OSHA worker, but “to do so is illegal” [Crain’s Chicago Business]. Unemployment claims climbed by 1,000 , but don’t include furloughed feds [Washington Post]. September saw biggest increase in online job ads since beginning of year [Staffing Industry Analysts]. Survey published by CareerBuilder finds 25 percent of companies ready to hire full-time [CBS News].
Staffing Talk
OCTOBER 2, 2013
'Private sector adds 166,000 jobs in September – lower than the 180,000 expected [Market Watch]. Business leaders are siding with Obama , warning against economic cost of a shutdown [Huffington Post]. Online health marketplaces struggle but manage to handle 2.8 million visits yesterday [Washington Post]. Ohioan owes Bureau of Worker’s Comp more than $40,000 after he was discovered installing cables while collecting benefits [Claims Journal].
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Staffing Talk
OCTOBER 1, 2013
'The blame game that caused the government shutdown and 48 ways it will screw you over [CNN, Mother Jones]. Health care overhaul will continue despite shutdown; insurance exchanges open today [Gadsden Times]. IBM must pay $44,000 in civil penalties after they placed job ads containing citizenship status preferences [Staffing Industry Analysts]. oDesk comes out with Managed Contractor Cloud shortly after Elance unveils Private Talent Cloud [Staffing Industry Analysts].
Staffing Talk
OCTOBER 1, 2013
'When most people quit their jobs, it’s just between them and their boss. Not writer Marina Shifrin. She uploaded an epic video onto YouTube telling her boss through “interpretive dance” she had a simple message: she quits. And oh by the way, now 4.6 million people also know why she felt compelled to leave her job at Next Media Animation.
Staffing Talk
OCTOBER 4, 2013
'Shutdown may affect more private-sector workers next week [USA Today]. Guess who else isn’t getting paid? Capitol police who responded to a shooting in D.C. yesterday [ABC News]. Instagram to deliver ads : beautiful, high-quality photos/videos from “a handful of brands” [CNN Money]. Amazon to hire 70,000 full-time seasonal workers across the nation [Daily Progress].
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