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Staffing News of the Day, February 27, 2013

Staffing Talk

Unions promise to bargain over terms if sequester forces 1 million government workers to take unpaid time off [US News]. AdaptSuite debuts at Executive Forum as 100% web-based staffing software solution [Times Union]. Meat industry proposes 3-year visa program for foreigners willing to work in plants year-round [Reuters].

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Three Trends in Staffing Software

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I’m struck by three powerfully disruptive influences on staffing software and the recruitment space. The minicomputer and then the PC democratized things somewhat, but still business and government largely decided what technology you would use. The first is mobile. The second is the web. Big companies could afford computers.