Sat.Nov 17, 2012 - Fri.Nov 23, 2012

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What a Recent College Grad Learned From Staffing

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I graduated from college in 2008. After relentlessly pursuing the “job of my dreams” and coming up empty, I decided to put my dreams on hold to join my parents’ recruiting and staffing company. I had been in and out of the company since my mom founded it many years ago, so the learning curve wasn’t too steep. The jargon and processes almost came as second nature.

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Ridiculously Specific Firm Places Christmas Midgets & Half-Naked Women

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One quick glimpse of Brand Allure’s website , and it’s clear they’re all about class. The gold hue background. The spaced-out sans serif logo with unclosed Rs. The photos of young attractives in formalwear. The use of terms like integrity, professionalism, and excellence. A little more poking around and you’ll see they do staffing for event catering , like weddings and corporate events.

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Job Board Ad of the Week

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My 15-year-old son Andrew pointed out this ad that he found on his Facebook page. “Dad, come see this,” he says. It’s from Indian job board company Naukri. It worked on me. At first I thought it was some pitch for a donation. Then I wondered where the beggar went. Then I read the sign, thought a bit, laughed, and finally went to their website.

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The Power Shift That Killed The American Dream

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Why an employment crisis now when there’s no shortage of capital? Why indeed? Because, according to Pulitzer Prize winner Hendrick Smith, author of the new book Who Stole The American Dream , we forgot. We forget, he says, the lesson that Henry Ford and other historic figures taught us, and that is that well-paid workers generate consumer demand that in turn promotes business expansion and hiring.

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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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Are Temps Saving the U.S. Postal Service?

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No, but they’re keeping it running for the time being: Allen is right, pse clerks work way harder, plus they work a hell of a lot more hours. Right now I’m on 33 days straight without a day off, before that it was 37 days without a day off, and the only reason I got a day off was because I called off! Management and supervisors treat pses like s**t and rely on them to finish the work that the regulars can never seem to get doNE.

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Thankful for Trade. It Keeps People from Starving

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This has been a tough year for many, from farmers in Michigan to storm ravaged Long Islanders. Thankfully though we still enjoy a mostly free economy. It keeps people from starving.

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Acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God

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Dear Staffing Talk Readers, I wish you a happy Thanksgiving with loved ones. I’m thankful for my family, especially my wife who keeps me and the kids healthy, and for the Staffing Talk team who make work so much fun. GEORGE WASHINGTON’S THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION: By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his pr

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The “No Dead Bodies” Approach to Agile Development

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In software there is a lot of talk about Agile software development , a project management method used by people who can’t code and have no idea what they really want to provide the illusion to the CEO that things are moving along steadily like Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson marching for a touchdown. fences make bad things happen like having dead bodies buried 10 feet from your house.

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This Week in Labor Relations: The Last Twinkie

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The Complete People Management Toolkit

From welcoming new team members to tough termination decisions, each employment lifecycle phase requires a balance of knowledge, empathy & legal diligence.

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Progress: Prius at the NRA

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Staffing News Of The Day, November 20, 2012

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The Canadian Staffing Index was 125 in October, up eight per cent year-over-year from October 2011 and 11 per cent from 113 in September, according to the Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services (ACSESS). [HRReporter]. Doherty Staffing Solutions has expanded into Wisconsin with a new office located in Eau Claire. [Doherty Staffing Solutions].

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Be Thankful…You Don’t Have These Jobs

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I was searching for a suitable pre-Thanksgiving post, preferably one that leaned to the lighter side. So I began by thinking about things that I am thankful for, including my work. Even writing can sometimes be drudgery, just like any job some days, but it doesn’t require me to stick my head through plaster, or down a toilet, or into a cement column, or down a pipe (is there a theme going here?).

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Staffing News Of The Day, November 19, 2012

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WORKPLACE: Judge nixes arbitration in workplace disputes. [PE.com - Press-Enterprise]. Miami-based reality show mixes glamour , job advice from top recruiters. [CBS Miami]. Bayshore Solutions designs custom Healthcare Staffing Solutions website to grow business for mission search. [PR]. Must-have job skills in 2013. [MarketWatch]. Express Employment hosting “Pay it Forward” [AL].

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

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

Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.

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Staffing News Of The Day, November 21, 2012

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U.S. initial jobless claims drop to 410,000. Filings remain elevated as Northeast grapples with Sandy fallout. [MarketWatch]. Labor SMART, Inc. surpasses $5 million in YTD revenues and sees 26% revenue increase for 3rd Quarter; Company also announces recent approval for DTC eligibility. [PRNewswire]. Randstad may cut 2013 dividend as crisis hits sales.