Staffing Talk
JULY 23, 2013
'When Newton Murray — everyone calls him Mr. Newton — moved from his native Trinidad to Tampa, Florida, he went to Harry H. Bell & Sons cold storage facility and applied for a job as a janitor. He got the job, and began sweeping and cleaning 90,000 square feet of enclosed warehouse space, plus parking lots and loading docks, for minimum wage. That was 33 years ago.
Hiring Thing
JULY 24, 2013
'HiringThing is integrated with prominent social media applications like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+. You can post your job openings onto your social media accounts to get additional exposure for your positions.
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Staffing Talk
JULY 23, 2013
'When it comes to building a professional portfolio and strong résumé, conventional wisdom dictates to stick to one career. But what happens to all those people who, during the recent recession, were forced to take jobs in differing fields just to get by? We’ve read dozens of stories (and, in fact, logged several in our Staffing News of the Day posts) that attest to this trend, and several others that allege these same people are now actively looking to find new positions and get back on their c
Staffing Talk
JULY 22, 2013
'Much has been said about the candidate who thinks they’ve invented a free pass to the most difficult interview question (“What’s your biggest weakness?”) by saying, “I’m a perfectionist.” The answer has garnered such criticism (It’s BS ! Meaningless ! Uninventive ! A thinly veiled attempt at self-flattery !
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Staffing Talk
JULY 26, 2013
'Worm farmer, human scarecrow, pooper scooper. Ice cream taster, human statue, hot dog vendor. This looks like a random grouping of jobs, but they actually have something in common: they all appear alongside “virtual headhunter” in a couple of articles listing obscure but well-paying jobs … because there are weird jobs, and there are profitable jobs, and then there’s that small intersecting slice of jobs that are both weird and profitable.
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Staffing Talk
JULY 24, 2013
'Let’s face it, as more and more companies turn to staffing agencies to meet their personnel demands, staffing in general has developed a bad reputation among some sectors of the public. Certainly, some of this is the result of unscrupulous agencies doing unscrupulous things, but the majority of it is because, unfortunately, the public is massively unaware of what we do, how we do it, and how what we do can help everyone involved, including you.
Staffing Talk
JULY 26, 2013
'I was on the elliptical trainer at the club this week and a friend of mine who owns a contract manufacturing company walked by. “How’s business?” I asked. “Business is booming,” came his enthusiastic reply. “The building next door to me came up for sale, so I bought it, and I’m now in the process of filling it with three shifts of temps from the local staffing agency we work with.” And his story is not an unusual one.
Staffing Talk
JULY 22, 2013
'Feds ponder surge in part-time jobs ; Bernanke says “it’s hard to make any judgment” [AZ Star Net]. Monster survey shows disconnect : recruiters still consider it difficult to find quality candidates; job seekers insist it’s harder to find jobs [ERE]. Employers say there aren’t enough skilled tradespeople. Economists say it’s because of slackening wages.
Staffing Talk
JULY 24, 2013
'Staffing employment is up 2.1% compared to July of last year [American Staffing]. Robert Half reports 13 th consecutive quarter of 15% growth (or more) on net income/earnings per share [PR Newswire]. CrowdFlower files to dismiss lawsuit – two workers said they were wrongly classified as independent contractors [Staffing Industry Analysts]. Ford goes on white-collar hiring spree – via social media [AOL Jobs].
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Staffing Talk
JULY 23, 2013
'Protestors allege temp agencies hire Latinos but shut out African Americans from jobs at Ferrara Candy Co. [Progress Illinois]. Eight Australians are being sued by McDonald’s for protesting/delaying construction [The Age]. Creative Circle thrilled to be part of “robust creative community” in new Detroit office [PR Newswire]. Global IT Solutions, an IT executive search firm, launches in Dearborn, MI [Virtual-Strategy].
Staffing Talk
JULY 26, 2013
'Amazon tripled their workforce in just three years but continues to be slammed for their “hire and fire” culture and cycle of demotivation [Tweak Town, Dunfermline Press, Business Insider]. Randstad Holding’s 2 nd quarter net earnings are up 73% [Randstad]. Thirty Wal-Mart warehouse workers walk off jobs after their managers retaliated against complaints about safety & conditions [LA Times].
Staffing Talk
JULY 25, 2013
'I’m just gonna come right out and say it: I don’t know how 3-D printing will affect the economy for generations to come. But what I do know is that it will. I mean, have you seen 3-D printing lately? These futuristic machines aren’t just churning out little plastic thingamabobs anymore. They’re flexing their robotic muscles in some unexpected industries – like healthcare (particularly stem cell research), food engineering, housing construction, jewelry, and even fashion.
Staffing Talk
JULY 25, 2013
'U.S. jobless claims climbed 7,000 last week to 343,000 [Market Watch]. Contingent labor bill rates have risen for high skill roles, but remain unchanged overall [PR Newswire]. Dice Holdings names new CEO and extends recruiting to Europe with acquisition of The IT Job Board [Business Record]. Bullhorn acquires EASY Software Solutions of Virginia, a firm that produced a web-based time & compensation program [IVC Post].
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