Staffing Talk

APRIL 12, 2012

Small, local staffing firms face a challenge in competing with larger, national companies. Big companies may be able to offer lower prices, for example, since they can centralize some of their services. But the local connection can also be an advantage – one that smaller firms can capitalize on if they know how. “How can you differentiate yourself from the nationals when you’re a smaller office in a certain market?

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Hiring Thing

APRIL 12, 2012

'One of the key tools we use to keep HiringThing (mostly) bug-free and working well is automated testing. Rails, our application framework, provides good tools for testing backend code, but we found a need to better test our user interface. The HiringThing UI involves many complex interactions between HTML, Javascript and server-side actions, and we needed integration testing that tests these functions operating in concert.

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ExactHire Recruiting

APRIL 11, 2012

I recently read an article on SHRM’s website, “USCIS Publishes Proposed Form I-9” by FosterQuan, that indicated that in late March of this year, a notice to collect input regarding proposed revisions to the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification was published in the Federal Register. The article noted that one of the changes seems to suggest that the future version of the form may 1) allow individuals to complete it electronically; and, 2) allow employers to store the Form I-9 electronical

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 13, 2012

As recruiters who use technology to our benefit, sometimes automated emails go out that don’t make 100% sense. It’s not intentional, and most of us do whatever it takes to avoid this. As past, present or future job seekers, we will inevitably be on the receiving end of one of these annoying emails. 99.9% of us let it go, but there’s always that guy who snaps back with a smart-assed email letting you know your automated email didn’t do it for him.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 12, 2012

The value of shares of publicly traded staffing companies took a hit this week after a sluggish U.S. jobs growth report for March that saw the U.S. temporary workforce shedding 7,500 jobs. That is the first drop since June. Here is how Wall Street viewed the news when the report came out: ManpowerGroup shares fell 2.6%. Robert Half Internationa l dropped 3.1%.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 11, 2012

Can they videotape my job interview? [The Orange County Register]. Will U.S. avoid a recession in 2012? [Bloomberg]. LinkedIn adding features , touting early “pipeline” success. [ERE]. Facebook passwords : Maryland bill preventing employers from asking for social media passwords has passed. [Baltimore Sun]. Hiring demand for recruiters at highest levels in 4 years.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 13, 2012

Employers don’t have to ensure workers take breaks, court rules. [Los Angeles Times]. Cal/OSHA launches 2012 heat illness prevention campaign at New Bakersfield Office. [MarketWatch]. ManpowerGroup recognized as the leader and a star performer in Everest Group’s recruitment process outsourcing report. Company cited as industry leader for second year in a row.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 10, 2012

The headline caught my attention: 5 Ways to recruit socially – Hint: LinkedIn is NOT one of them. Over at tech publication ZDNet , they recently ran a piece by Alex Churchill, CEO of VonChurch , a recruiting firm specializing in the digital entertainment industry, detailing the tools recruiters should be using to find top talent. Though his space is rather specialized, he does make some broad, unsubstantiated statements about Facebook and LinkedIn I think are worth taking a look at.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 13, 2012

Asked about the most important workforce challenges they currently face, 94% of HR leaders answered with two words; “employee engagement.” However, when those same 770 HR leaders were asked how many of them were currently tracking employee engagement levels, 42% answered in the affirmative. That’s just one of the findings from the SHRM/Globoforce Employee Recognition Survey.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 9, 2012

In response to the question posed by Accountemps: “Does your company conduct a formal orientation for new hires?” 34 percent responded, “No.” [Human Resources Executive Online]. Shuster Staffing announced the naming of two additional Partners to the ownership group, Jared Schulcz and Kyle Hutchin. [SBWire]. Onward MD, a division of Onward Healthcare, announced its acceptance into the National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO).

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 12, 2012

Michael Page Q1 gross profit increases. [RTT News]. Jobless Warrior, a new online career enhancing service for veterans, announced its official nationwide launch of services. Veterans can now visit www.joblesswarrior.org to request free resume help, connect with a career coach, join a job networking group, and more. [Manufacturing Digital]. Many job hunting expenses are tax deductible.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 10, 2012

Don’t expect access to employees’ past job records to prove poor performance. [Business Management Daily]. The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act and initial public offerings. [mondaq]. What does Obamacare have to do with non-compete agreements? [mondaq]. HR Dynamics announces the appointment of Wendee Greene as Vice President of Staffing Services.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 12, 2012

I’ve had my head buried in jquerymobile code for the last three weeks with hardly a chance to pick my head up out of the sand other than to note Obama confidant and leading democrat consultant Hilary Rosen opine that a stay-at-home Mom “hasn’t worked a day in her life”. We have a joke in the software business. It goes like this: “How is it possible that God made the world in six days?

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