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8 Intriguing Recruitment News Items this Week – 11th January 2016

Social Talent

Pinterest Engage is an eight-week summer internship program for first-year college students from underrepresented backgrounds studying computer science, computer engineering, software engineering or other related technical majors. In 2014, mobile app usage grew by 76%, and in 2013, it grew by 103%. There’s no two ways about it.

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Mobile Recruiting: Why Recruiters Should Care About The Google Algorithm Change

Recruiting Daily

If a site is not optimized to auto-adjust to mobile device formats, its ranking can drop from one position to the next or from one page of search results to another – potentially leading to a major loss of web traffic. Conversely, those sites that are already mobile may see a nice bump in rankings while the others try to catch up.

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5 Top Mobile Apps for Recruiters

Social Talent

According to a recent comScore report : Smartphone usage increased by 78% from 2013-2015. Mobile apps now drive the majority of time spent on mobile at 56%. Desktop has lost 12 percentage points since 2013 and has receded to 35 percent of digital time spent. But how does this apply to recruitment? Price: Free.

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Concern Over the Affordable Care Act Tops The Year Ahead In Staffing

Staffing Talk

million by July of 2013, up by 170,000 from a year earlier and nearly a million higher than in 2009, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Companies looking to hire people in all sectors may face problems in 2014 if you don’t have an optimized mobile recruiting strategy.

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Staffing News of the Day, December 9, 2013

Staffing Talk

A recent success in the UK, Corporate Resource Services prepares to launch iintegra Software in the US [Sys-Con]. Computer Economics says IT salaries will meet or exceed inflation rate in 2014 , and hiring will rise [IT Jungle]. US temp penetration rate matches all-time high in November [SIA].

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12 Recruitment Conferences You MUST VISIT in Summer/Autumn 2016

Social Talent

So, if you’re planning on attending a recruiting conference in July, August or September this year, we suggest making it one of these: Onrec Trade Conference 2016. Training your team to use social for recruiting and to be highly effective brand ambassadors. 12 July, The Grange City Hotel , London. Click here to buy. SOSU EUROPE.

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Staffing News of the Day, November 19, 2013

Staffing Talk

General Employment turns to TempWorks Enterprise staffing software as the preferred platform for continued growth [PR Newswire]. Offering paid parental leave not only helps with recruiting … it’s the right thing to do [Fistful of Talent].

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