Staffing Talk

JANUARY 26, 2012

Wanted: thousands of parking attendants, waiters and waitresses, hosts and hostesses, security guards, limousine chauffeurs, shuttle bus drivers, customer service assistants, babysitters, massage therapists and food service workers. Apply online, or in person, Super Bowl XLVI, Indianapolis, Indiana. Yes, able bodies, and staffing companies, are in high demand right now as Indianapolis businesses temporarily bulk up in preparation for the big game on February 5th at Lucas Oil Stadium.

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Staffing Talk

JANUARY 27, 2012

For Five Question Friday, we turn to Open Systems Technologies (OST), a company established in New York in 1990, and calling themselves “one of the largest, privately held, staffing companies in the world.” Through their brands of Open Systems Technologies, OS Financial, OS Government Services, OS Global, and soon healthcare, OST employs over 1,500 consultants in 16 dometsic and international markets.

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Staffing Talk

JANUARY 24, 2012

In case you missed it, the Economist’s feature story this week was on the rise of state capitalism. If you don’t want to take the time to read it, you can save yourself a bunch of time because our president summed it up in one line during the State of the Union last night. The context of his statement was that of a private company, Siemens, that recruited a woman, Jackie Bray, paid for her training at a community college and then hired her full-time to take advantage of that training.

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Staffing Talk

JANUARY 27, 2012

Or “Why the Midwest is the Best Place for a Startup”. dr01d on Jan 25, 9:27 PM said: The median home price in Palo Alto is $1.25 million. Not only is that a small, old house but it’s over 10x these kids annual salaries. The median home price in Des Moines is just $100,000. An average high school graduate in the midwest has a higher standard of living then a Facebook engineer living in Palo Alto. ya but on Jan 25, 10:21 PM said: he has to live in fucking Des Moines. dr01d on Jan 25, 10:38 P

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Staffing Talk

JANUARY 26, 2012

Given the news out of Monster yesterday evening , I’m tempted to do another job-boards-are-dying post. Believe me, it’s tempting. After all, Monster lost tens of millions in 2010 and that doesn’t begin to count the carnage of acquisitions gone bad, hidden like skeletons in a closet otherwise known in account as ‘Goodwill’. Meanwhile, employers are bypassing Monster’s hefty posting fees and finding it easier advertise via their own career sites that are directly linked to their backend ATS, allow

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Staffing Talk

JANUARY 25, 2012

I don’t recommend many webinars but when I do it’s the Employment Law one by Mark Toth of Manpower. He’s an attorney and – astonishingly – easy to understand and funny. It’s Thursday, at 11am, and you can sign up for it here. Oh yes, one more thing, it’s free.

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Staffing Talk

JANUARY 25, 2012

American workers are spending $1,000 a year on coffee and another $2,000 on lunch, with men and young workers more willing to indulge in a $5 coffee than women or older colleagues, according to a survey of Americans’ workplace spending habits. [Chicago Tribune]. Express Employment Professionals reports record year for 2011. Sales are up 22 percent.

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Staffing Talk

JANUARY 23, 2012

Contract award irks S.D. firms. Area job recruiting agencies say they were surprised and unhappy about Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s announcement two weeks ago that national recruiter Manpower Inc. had been awarded a $5 million state contract. [The Argus Leader]. Chamber welcomes Life Style Staffing to town. [NewsCow]. CHG Healthcare promotes Scott Beck as President.

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Staffing Talk

JANUARY 21, 2012

Terry Jones’ full list of HTTP status codes for women to deal with unwanted geek advances is too good not to post here on a Saturday when you staffing entrepreneurs are supposed to be relaxing but aren’t. Here are my favorites: 301 MOVED PERMANENTLY 305 USE PROXY 306 RESERVED 400 BAD REQUEST 401 UNAUTHORIZED 402 PAYMENT REQUIRED 403 FORBIDDEN 405 METHOD NOT ALLOWED 413 REQUEST ENTITY TOO LARGE 414 REQUEST-URI TOO LONG 424 FAILED DEPENDENCY 426 UPGRADE REQUIRED 503 SERVICE UNAVAILABLE 508 LOOP DE

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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

JANUARY 26, 2012

More lockouts as companies battle unions: America’s unionized workers, buffeted by layoffs and stagnating wages, face another phenomenon that is increasingly throwing them on the defensive: lockouts. [truthout]. OfficeTeam Survey: Work/life balance, learning opportunities have greatest impact on job satisfaction. [MarketWatch]. Apex Systems, Inc., a national IT staffing company headquartered in Richmond, is proud to announce their sponsorship of pro golfer JB Holmes during the 2012 PGA TOUR.

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Staffing Talk

JANUARY 24, 2012

Federal Staffing Resources awarded U.S. Air Force Healthcare Staffing contract. The contract, worth nearly $1 billion, runs over five years under which awardees are eligible to seek individual service task orders. [MarketWatch]. Owner of a Lowell staffing company pleads guilty and is sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud. [Mass.Gov]. No more résumés, say some firms.

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Staffing Talk

JANUARY 21, 2012

[link]. Every once in a while I come across a blog so nicely done that it makes all the time I spend mindlessly surfing absolutely worth it. This one came to me courtesy of the BostonVC on Twitter. It’s by Beatrice Peltre.

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Twitter 42

Staffing Talk

JANUARY 27, 2012

Fusion Event Staffing celebrates 20 year mark. Serving 900+ cities across all 50 states, Fusion has grown to one of the largest event staffing companies in the country that focuses on serving agencies with promotional staffing support for brands seeking to attain face-to-face marketing visibility with consumers. [NewswireToday]. Is high, single-digit unemployment the ‘new normal?

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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

JANUARY 24, 2012

I know, I know, if you’ve seen one Japanese play about disenfranchised temp workers, you’ve seen them all. Actually, I saw three of them recently – all together – in a trilogy entitled Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner, and the Farewell Speech. One critic described it as a Japanese version of the TV sitcom The Office. That’s probably not a bad take.

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