October, 2011

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If You Focus on Productivity, You Will Get Quality for Free

Staffing Talk

Productivity is defined as: Doing the right thing (effectiveness). in the right way (efficiency). all the time (occupancy). The only way poor quality can happen is if you do the wrong thing, or the right thing in the wrong way, or if you don’t do the right thing in the right way all the time. It just seems such a waste if you don’t do the right thing in the right way all the time.

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Forum One on Social Media Monitoring and Evaluation at the Global Health Mini-University

Forum One

At Forum One, we take monitoring and evaluation (M&E) seriously, especially when it comes to measuring the success of digital communication campaigns. While we love data and establishing relevant indicators for initiatives that are sometimes hard to measure, we also love talking about these strategies. At Forum One, we take monitoring and evaluation (M&E) seriously, especially when it comes to measuring the success of digital communication campaigns.

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Facebook Social Jobs Initiative: Using Our Networks to Put People Back to Work

Jobvite

Facebook just announced its participation in the U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Solis’s Social Jobs Partnership to assist job seekers and improve the American unemployment rate. Over half of all Americans now use Facebook and … Continued.

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The 15 Wackiest Things People Have Listed On Their Resumes

Crawford Thomas

The link below takes you to an article that will be funny for some and helpful to others. Hiring managers look at your resume for less than a minute before they decide to interview you, even the smallest mistakes can eliminate you from the process. Check out the link below for wacky resume examples. [link]. The post The 15 Wackiest Things People Have Listed On Their Resumes appeared first on Crawford Thomas Recruiting.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Buttons with a Surprise

Hiring Thing

'You might have noticed the button the front page has our HiringThing mascot peeping out from behind. It''s a great way to add some personality , and it didn''t take long to whip up a little javascript to get this done.

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Development and Technology, Learning from our Failures

Forum One

The diffusion of information and communication technology (ICTs) throughout the world is changing the face international development and global health in fundamental ways. Development practitioners and technologists have an array of new tools with the potential to solve age-old problems, but the road to realize success is full of failures – as it should be.

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Three Signs the Recession is Over

Staffing Talk

Next week I’ll be debating at a local high school on a panel with liberal economists about unemployment. Them: the world is ending, the government needs to bail everyone out. Me: nonsense, there are opportunities everywhere. Three signs: The Temp Business is Booming. Look at trends over the last 40 years and two leading indicators stand out: the stock market and the temp staffing industry.

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America’s Next War

Staffing Talk

Like most Americans, and presumably everyone who reads this post, I have jobs on the brain. I read about them, hear them being discussed during coffee chats, think about them almost constantly and write about them often. The chairman of Gallup, Jim Clifton, is writing about them as well in his new book The Coming Jobs War. Clifton’s big conclusion? That the next 30 years or so, to pick a random time period, won’t be led by political or military force, but rather by economic force.

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Knowledge Management and Global Development: Who, What, and How

Forum One

This week, I attended a working group meeting at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Communication Programs that focused on knowledge management in the international development sector. We heard presentations by two KM thought leaders: Last week, I attended a working group meeting at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Communication Programs that focused on knowledge management in the international development sector. read more.

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Hiring for Culture Fit: Align Your Values, Roles and Candidates

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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Seth Godin: Is Job Creation A “False Idol?” (Video)

Staffing Talk

Internet pioneer and permission marketing author Seth Godin wrote on his blog the other day that there are two kinds of recessions. The first is cyclical, pat of the natural order of things, and has a definitive beginning and end. The other kind is permanent, where jobs go away and don’t come back. Ever. That second one he opines is what we are in now.

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Staffing News of the Day, October 17, 2011

Staffing Talk

Cross Country Staffing in Boca Raton, FL is dancing for a cure ; they need your vote! [Pink Glove Dance]. New report cites important global role of staffing industry. [American Staffing Association]. Temporary help service companies post 52,000 job ads in September. [Wanted Analytics]. Congratulations Fran Dichner , owner, president and CEO of the employment agency R&L Associates for being announced as one of the winners of The North Shore Chamber of Commerce’s first North Shore Distinguishe

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Staffing World 2011, A Picture Gallery

Staffing Talk

We are having a great time at Staffing World 2011! For those of you who can’t be here, I wanted to share some of the better pictures I took yesterday. The keynote speaker from yesterday, Jim Murphy, gave a very energetic speech that drew many parallels between flying an F-15 and staffing. Adam Arnold from Call-Em-All. The Careerbuilder booth. The TempWorks booth right before the expo center opened.

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Staffing News Of The Day, October 24, 2011

Staffing Talk

Atrium Staffing announced the expansion of their Finance and Accounting direct hire services. [Market Wire]. American Staffing Association Elects 2012 Board of Directors. [American Staffing Association]. CTPartners announced that Jason Magnus has joined the firm as a Principal in the Financial Services Practice. [Market Watch]. Tesco has confirmed that it has adopted the “Swedish derogation” model in relation to the agency workers regulations (AWR) by using recruitment consultancies that directl

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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

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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Should Leaders Concern Themselves With Being Popular? (Video)

Staffing Talk

Fox News recently released a poll stating that if President Obama was a CEO at a Fortune 500 company he would have been fired by his board of directors by now. I get that President Obama’s approval ratings are not good, but is being president ever a popularity contest, whether it’s president of the United States or the head of a 10-person company?

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Is Your Staffing Firm Successful In Spite Of Itself?

Staffing Talk

Hi! I’m Amy Bingham , and I’m an 18-year veteran of the staffing industry. I spent more than a dozen years with Spherion in field and corporate roles learning the business from soup to nuts and winning many awards and trips for beating my numbers along the way. I live in Orlando with my husband, teenage son, and pre-teen daughter. Love my kids, but I’m most passionate about my three cats (OK not really, but you know what I mean).

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Staffing News Of The Day, October 26, 2011

Staffing Talk

Robert Half International Inc. revenues up 20% from last year according to their Q3 earnings report. [The Street]. The Intersect Group announced that the firm has added an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) practice to the Atlanta office. [Digital Journal]. I asked Wesley Madziva what was new with staffing in South Africa. Here is his answer: Staffing is under attack from the Unions on the Temporary staffing side.

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Wall Of Ideas Poll, Part One: How Are You Innovating Your Sales, Recruiting Or Management?

Staffing Talk

While walking through the lobby at the ASA Staffing World 2011 conference center, I noticed something fascinating to my right. OK, so I didn’t notice it on my own. There are so many signs around it’s easy to start phasing them out. A very nice woman in a suit, who I believe worked for the conference center, brought it to my attention. It was the Wall of Ideas.

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Future-proof your I-9 compliance for 2024

Speaker: Join I-9 Experts:

Got I-9 compliance on your mind? Spending endless amounts of time ensuring you stay compliant? Get your questions answered with an expert panel from WorkBright. During this one-hour webinar, Workbright will dive deep into I-9 best practices, navigate the nuances of the new 2023 'alternative procedure,' and learn actionable ways to ensure your audit trail is squeaky clean.

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Dear Staffing Video Telling Me To Call You For Your ASAP Available Position And Speak To Your Receptionist…

Staffing Talk

This was sent to me by an anonymous job seeker. Apparently he had seen one too many staffing commercials on YouTube and didn’t understand why the application process seemed to be so much work for him. He said he wanted a way to write an open letter to the staffing industry to get their act together, but couldn’t think of one — so he sent it to me.

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Do You Have A Passion For Bringing Profits To Staffing Firms?

Staffing Talk

TempWorks is hiring! We’re seeking full time technology sales team members at both the entry level as well as with staffing industry experience. If you’re toward the start of your career, TempWorks will provide you with the direction, motivation and training to help you learn the staffing industry while bringing profits to the table for your clients.

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Good Presentations: Credibility and Story Telling

Forum One

Recently, I had the pleasure of attending one of Edward Tufte ’s one-day courses—Presenting Data & Information. For almost three decades, Tufte has been a leader in the visualization of data and statistical information, a field he refers to as analytic design. One point that stuck with me was his emphasis on making presentations “not suck.

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Staffing News of the Day, October 25, 2011

Staffing Talk

DPSS, LLC, an affiliate of Nesco Resource, announced it has acquired DePasquale Staffing Services. [Sun Gazette]. Health care staffing agency Jackson Therapy Partners, based in Orlando , has paid $134,073 in back wages to 40 nonimmigrant employees hired under the H-1B program to work as physical and occupational therapists in 15 states, following an investigation by the U.S.

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HR Pro Playbook: How to Navigate Global Workforce Expansion with Confidence

Speaker: Daniel Grace & Audra Bright

Have you just been told you need to hire employees in another country? 🌎 That's a huge undertaking! It involves navigating a complex landscape of diverse regulations, cultural differences, legal requirements, and currencies. If anything goes wrong, you risk your company's financials, growth, and reputation. 📊 🌟 To help ensure a successful global expansion and mitigate potential non-compliance consequences, this exclusive webinar features Daniel Grace, International HR Con

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Wall Of Ideas Poll, Part Two: What Is Your Biggest Business Challenge?

Staffing Talk

On Tuesday, I told you about the Staffing World Wall of Ideas and listed the suggestions attendees had for the question: How Are You Innovating Your Sales, Recruiting Or Management? Today we are going to look at another board. This time the question is: What is your biggest business challenge? This one might have been my favorite because of the responses.

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Staffing News Of The Day, October 19, 2011

Staffing Talk

Edmond L Lonergan, President/CEO of Green Planet Group stated , “Filing the plan of reorganization is allowing Lumea to conduct its ‘business as usual’ while at the same time provide a relief from its legacy debt and provide the opportunity to build Lumea into a national business.” Lonergan continues, “The positive impact on our cash position is another indication that our reorganization efforts are succeeding.” [Market Watch].

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Staffing News Of The Day, October 18, 2011

Staffing Talk

WANTED Technologies reported total revenues were $5,328,887 , up 9% for fiscal 2011 compared to the prior year. [Canada Newswire]. Smart-Tek Solutions, Inc. announced the successful closing of the acquisition of Solvis Medical Group from American Marine, LLC, a Montana LLC. , as previously announced on September 20, 2011. [Market Watch]. A sign that banks are growing more resolute in their attitude toward loan issuers is the dollar limit imposed on a 550 million-euro loan to Adecco SA.

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Save the Banks!?

Staffing Talk

Since I’m speaking on a panel tomorrow on unemployment , I decided to get a sense of how others view our economic system and went down to the Occupy Minneapolis protests at the People’s Plaza in Minneapolis yesterday and met up with a full range of anarchists, Christians, school teachers, and black power groups all so different from one another I was amazed to find them together.

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Moving Forward in HR and Recruiting Uncertainty

An era of uncertainty has arrived in recruiting. The unpredictability that exists in the labor market can make it difficult for employers to know how they should respond in this environment. Despite the turbulence, recruiting professionals should be encouraged by recent trends. Applications per job are up over the last year across companies of all sizes, and more than half of all recruiters expect their teams to grow in the next year, with nearly two-thirds expecting their recruiting budgets to

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Staffing News Of The Day, October 28, 2011

Staffing Talk

Mancan Inc. collecting for Coats for Kids. [Newark Advocate]. JH Technical Services Inc. sees increase in work with energy industry. [Pittsburgh Business Times]. LINK Staffing Services has recently launched a new franchising website to give visitors an in-depth look at LINK’s franchise opportunity. [Market Watch]. Unlike the economy, staffing stocks and their earnings are soaring : Kelly Services, TrueBlue and ManpowerGroup.

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So You “Came Close A Couple Times” To Meeting Steve Jobs?

Staffing Talk

Steve Jobs impacted millions of people during his life in a myriad of ways. His death is seminal as well. And it is sad he died a relatively young man with lots of great things yet to accomplish no doubt. I get that. What I don’t get is all the people who think their star should shine brighter because they once happened to cross paths with Jobs. First of all, let me establish one thing immediately, so you don’t get the wrong idea with this post.

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Staffing News Of The Day, October 6, 2011

Staffing Talk

Rest in Peace Steve Jobs. Your contribution, inspiration and creation will live on. TechConsult UK is working with Scandinavian employers to recruit for work in a major European gas field. TechConsult UK is supplying personnel for companies working on a number of projects, including the Ormen Lange 2 development. [The Northern Echo]. Economic downturn and improved career progression causes accountants to seek overseas roles.