ExactHire Recruiting

MARCH 29, 2013

As you might gather from the title above, this is the first blog in a seven-part series about core concepts your organization can use to improve the efficiency and overall results of your recruiting and hiring process. While not the most glamorous topic out there, I think the majority of people involved with recruiting will agree that doing it right, and with as little wasted effort as possible, is critical to the ultimate success of any organization.

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Staffing Talk

MARCH 29, 2013

If you’re not utilizing mobile marketing, you’re missing out. True. But do you know when I first wrote that line? In November of 2011 in this Staffing Talk post about why recruiters and staffing agencies need mobile marketing. While job seekers have grown increasingly comfortable looking for – and applying to – jobs on their smartphones since then, employers aren’t being very smart about keeping up with the trend.

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Hiring Thing

MARCH 26, 2013

'HiringThing was started a little over a year ago, and from the beginning we had a vision of building a virtual organization. No central office, everyone on the team working from their own preferred locations and heavily using online tools to collaborate.

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Unbridled Talent

MARCH 29, 2013

“Pieces of Me” is a regular feature here on the blog, where I’ll share a bit of what’s happening, what’s kicking around in my head, resources I’d like to bring to your attention and a peek into the world as I see it – through lenses colored by Human Resources, Recruiting, Leadership and Career Development. Something awesome that happened: Tuesday of this past week (March 26th) was my 5 year Twitter anniversary!

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ExactHire Recruiting

MARCH 27, 2013

It’s pretty easy to find advice about writing compliant job descriptions, but it can be harder to make sure those same descriptions translate into engaging blurbs on job board search results pages…that is, blurbs or “snippets” that are guaranteed to pique the interest of your potential applicants as they pore over pages of competitive job listings.

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Staffing Talk

MARCH 26, 2013

If you’ve been reading Staffing Talk for a while you know I’m a big fan of Clayton Christiansen and the whole notion of disruptive products and services which is the subject of his acclaimed book, Innovator’s Dilemma. What makes a customer pick up the phone and place a job order with you? But I never realized how entertaining he could be in person before I saw the video below.

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Staffing Talk

MARCH 29, 2013

If there’s one thing we learned about resumes from the survey results we gleaned , it’s this: be simple, be honest, be relevant. That’s what recruiters expect. But sometimes it’s best to learn from “negative examples.” Recently, a placement director out of Texas forwarded us a resume they got for a receptionist opening. (Certain details have been removed or altered to protect the applicant's identity.).

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Staffing Talk

MARCH 29, 2013

If there’s one thing we learned about resumes from the survey results we gleaned , it’s this: be simple, be honest, be relevant. That’s what recruiters expect. But sometimes it’s best to learn from “negative examples.” Recently, a placement director out of Texas forwarded us a resume they got for a receptionist opening. (Certain details have been removed or altered to protect the applicant's identity.).

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Staffing Talk

MARCH 29, 2013

KFC owner fires woman after discovering she’s homeless ; claims he was “sparing her feelings” by not telling her the real reason – her advanced age [Clarion Ledger]. Temporary janitor charged with stealing electronics from the EPA’s downtown Chicago office [The Republic]. Hired through program for the poor, three temp workers bribed other employees to fake their time sheets and sign off on unearned paychecks [KMOV].

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Staffing Talk

MARCH 28, 2013

Last month I ran into Richard Moran following his presentation at Executive Forum. He’s only been involved in the staffing industry for a little over a year, and we connected for the simple reason that we both share newfound outsider perspectives of the industry. Rich is CEO and vice chairman of Accretive Solutions , but there’s about a billion other things [1] you might know him from.

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Staffing Talk

MARCH 27, 2013

I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Up until a few months ago, I was somehow blind to the entire industry of staffing, recruitment, and temporary employment – not a whiff, a hint, or a clue for 27 years. I hadn’t the foggiest. This troubles me on two levels: as a former job-seeker (because I may have benefited from a stepping stone) and as a citizen of the world (because I like to think I’m worldly and aware).

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Staffing Talk

MARCH 25, 2013

Is selling staffing like selling sex? Admit it. You’ve wondered. You’ve even read some of the not-so-diplomatic comparisons. Whether we like it or not, the answer is ‘yes.’ There are actual staffing firms in the sex industry. And really, they’re just like us: they’re seeking to pair job-seekers and employers in matrimonial bliss. Check out WhatsYourPrice.com.

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Staffing Talk

MARCH 25, 2013

Do you view human resources as a critical touchpoint for your brand ? Whenever I have a speaking engagement with a group of HR professionals, this is one of my main themes. I can tell from the looks I get the notion resonates with some and not so much with others. But for many job candidates, HR may be the only contact they have with your company or organization.

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Unbridled Talent

MARCH 25, 2013

Since signing up for a LinkedIn account in early 2006 ( member #5,852,039 here ), I’ve considered myself a “Social Media Anthropologist”, because I love to study how social media affects the entire employment process – from personal branding, job search, employment branding, recruiting, human resources and employee development.

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Staffing Talk

MARCH 26, 2013

In order to circumvent ACA requirements, companies are outsourcing jobs to temporary staffing companies , whose share prices are soaring [Washington Post]. American Staffing Association debuts “pay or play” cost calculator for ACA requirements [ASA]. U.S. investment firm KKR will sell Japanese temp agency to Temp Holdings for $721 million [Chicago Tribune].

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Staffing Talk

MARCH 27, 2013

March staffing employment is up 2.4% from the same month last year [American Staffing Association]. More than 1 in 6 children have a parent who is unemployed or underemployed [National Journal]. Staffing 360 enters the cyber security market with agreement to acquire The Revolution Group [Market Watch]. TX recruiting firm Prince Enterprise Recruiting Services, LLC has added contract staffing services [PR Web].

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Staffing Talk

MARCH 28, 2013

With some asking for a “national holiday” observing March Madness and others calling in sick , employers should draw a line [The Modesto Bee]. The roller coaster of unemployment continues as jobless claims rise 16,000 last week [Market Watch]. Amid bitter protests, right-to-work law goes into effect in Michigan today , making it illegal to require union dues and arguably weakening their power [Detroit Free Press].

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

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Staffing Talk

MARCH 25, 2013

Weapons makers based in New England hire temporary manufacturing staff to meet recent surge in demand for guns and ammo [CNN Money]. Already 200,000 members strong, the “Freelancers Union” addresses economic vulnerability of freelance workers and provides health insurance [The New York Times]. Three workers have died since filing original complaint against WV coal mine for refusing to hire union workers; labor board sits in limbo [Business Week].

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