ExactHire Recruiting

DECEMBER 18, 2012

We always hear that first impressions matter. Immediately our minds gravitate toward meeting people in business and social settings, interviews or even sales calls. Why don’t we think of the first impression we make when we add a new employee to our company? The goal at any company should be that the new prospect will be so impressed and wowed by his/her first day that he/she goes home and tells someone that it was the “best first day on the job EVER.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 5, 2012

We all have moments where we’re so frustrated with work life – coworker annoyances, bothersome bosses, stupid bureaucracy, daunting deadlines, etc. – that you just need a pick-me-up. Some people will recommend cathartic methods like finding an empty room to act out an elaborate shouting match with the imaginary bane o f your workplace existence. Some take up meditation.

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Metashift

DECEMBER 21, 2012

'Here it is, the 9th and final day of the Recruiting Innovation Revisited series. Thanks very much for reading and sharing the posts and a big thank you also to everyone who has read the blog and supported me and my business during 2012. I''ll be back to talk about some interesting plans for 2013 in January and in the meantime want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year.

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Hiring Thing

DECEMBER 5, 2012

'A few days ago, I was sitting in a Barnes & Noble in downtown Chicago killing time before I had to get on a flight out of O’Hare and I came across a great book called “Have a Nice Conflict” by Tim Scudder, Michael Patterson and Kent Mitchell. After settling myself at a cafe table, I read through the book and gleaned its primary takeaway.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 26, 2012

A year ago I decided to follow in my father’s footsteps by working for his staffing company. I’ve since been doing a lot of training on recruiting, social media, networking, skill marketing, and lead hunting by attending seminars, participating in webinars, and writing recruiting blogs. The hope being that, by the time I hit the sales field, I’m running with all the tools I need to be successful.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2012

So you want to open a staffing business, but you’re having an internal debate about whether to run a franchise branch or create your own start-up. There’s loads of information online about the pluses, minuses, advantages, and disadvantages of each (see our handy chart), but much of the time that information is coming from franchisor marketing materials and reviews from jilted former employees – one-sided hyperbole that doesn’t tell the whole story.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 13, 2012

A recent post that included some great examples of call-in-sick excuses caused several of our lovely staffing professional readers to open up and divulge some of their own recent work she-nanigans. We’ve ordered them in a very deliberate way as to slowly build up to the most ridiculous, so if you’re the impatient type who hates to be teased into anticipation, either start at the bottom or seek professional help.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Lots of news outlets contact experts around this time of year to ask them for their predictions for the year ahead. But not like we do. No, we asked a handful of experts to do something special. Each expert has provided us with three headlines for 2013. One is a “safe bet” prediction (which is normally all you’d get from other news media), one is a “bold” prediction (you might see some of those elsewhere if the expert is particularly ballsy), and one is a “ridiculous or wishful” prediction (tota

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 19, 2012

As part of our year in review coverage, Staffing Talk sent out a survey to thousands of industry professionals, seeking their feedback. What do you think was the best part of 2012? How about the worst part? What was the biggest news story for staffing? And what do you think 2013 will bring? See their answers below. (Come back tomorrow for our list of the biggest stories from 2012, and then on Friday for some experts’ takes on what’s coming in 2013.).

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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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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 6, 2012

We love it when staffers send us their feel-good. stories and industry gripes, but there’s something to be said for the ridiculous mishaps that only people in staffing can truly appreciate. I’m happy to report that earlier this week a staffing consultant sent us the following email, and for obvious reasons would like to keep their name and business anonymous.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Conventional business wisdom says that you want to keep your employees until the end of time, so as to not waste your time on recruiting/interviewing/hiring and to ensure consistency in your results and approach. But we live in an ever-changing world and business climate. Not to mention that the staffing industry is, in many ways, a world unto itself wherein conventional wisdom doesn’t always apply.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Above all, the billionaire vacuum cleaner king values inexperience when it comes to hiring. I recently read this Lessons for 2013 series , and in it Rob Dyson has some interesting advice about what to look for in your new hires. He says that at least in his company, they look to hire youth and inexperience. Here’s why half of his new hires this year will be freshly minted grads. “Young people are not burdened by years of experience,” states Dyson, shown at right with his ̶

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Daniel Pink is considered one of the foremost authorities on the ever-changing workplace and business management. A few years ago, his book A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future was a best-selling guide to preparing for the coming digital age. Now, it’s required reading for the present. But before I stray too far off-topic, I want to introduce you to his newer research and writings.

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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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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 14, 2012

When was the last time you really thought about your hiring process? When was the last time you attempted to re imagine it, re engineer it and/or reinvent it? Roy Bahat, chairman of the new gaming. platform company Ouya , a former senior policy director for The City of New York and a one-time president of one of Rupert Murdoch’s web companies, says the process probably looks something like this.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 7, 2012

This is going to be a Job Candidate/HR He said/She said discussion. Don’t worry though, it won’t get nasty, and it does have a happy ending. And I believe there are a few good takeaways and talking points. This week a casual friend called to ask me out to lunch. “My treat,” he said. I should have figured something was up right there.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 17, 2012

When you think about the type of person you want to hire for your next opening or job req, what – and who – comes to mind? Likely you want someone who doesn’t simply need a job, any job, but rather someone who has options and choices and chooses to work for you, so it’s a deliberate thing, not a default. That’s exactly the theory behind the “Opt-out” method of hiring.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 27, 2012

We at Staffing Talk are in a state of shock after reading a story about the death of a factory temp worker and the legal action that followed. We were shocked initially because we don’t remember hearing about this story when it happened a year ago (or else we would have written this then), but mostly we’re in shock because of the ridiculous incompetence described of the factory’s management in the allegations filed against them.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 19, 2012

“ Where is the science? ” That’s what NASA is asking the doomsday predictors who say in accordance with the Mayan calendar, the world will end on Dec. 21. We apparently have the possibility of planetary alignments, total blackouts, polar shifts and “a planet or brown dwarf called Nibiru or Planet X or Eris that is approaching the Earth and threatening our planet with widespread destruction.” If none of those things happen, what do you think will happen in the staff

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 20, 2012

The Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare,” to some of you) and the Presidential Election were the biggest story/stories of the year, as far as Staffing Talk is concerned. You can listen to other sources spouting off about the massive effects that Hurricane Sandy, Facebook, the Olympics, and Gangnam Style have had on staffing in 2012, but to us those claims are about as valuable as the Travolta-Newton John Christmas album.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 28, 2012

This is the time of year when we look back at what was, reminisce a little over the good and bad, then take out a crystal ball and try to peer into the future. Shelly Palmer , an award-winning writer, speaker, technologist and consultant, is also the “futurist” at Intel. He does the crystal ball thing on a daily basis, not just at the end/beginning of the year.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Are Employers Sourcing for Recruiters on Social Media? [Wanted Analytics]. Want to be a good boss? Keep your management style simple. [The Globe and Mail]. What matters most to employees? [HR Reporter]. Randstad Provides 7 Tips for a Successful Job Search in 2013. [Business Journal]. American Banker Index of Banking Activity Surpasses Previous High Point.

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Speaker: Daniel Grace & Audra Bright

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Manpower Says Hiring Outlook Not Bad In Early 2013: Buoys Local Job Hunter’s Confidence. [Indiana News Center]. CareerBuilder’s 2013 U.S. Job Forecast Points to a Better, But Still Cautious Hiring Environment. [PRNewswire]. Here’s an Employment Number That Hasn’t Been Seen in 4 Years. [Wall Street Cheat Sheet]. December 2012 ADP National Employment Report(R) to Be Released on Thursday, January 3, 2013.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 14, 2012

AZ Tech finders to boost HR recruitment services through acquisition. [PRNewswire]. Hotel workers want a seat at the Hyatt Board of Directors meeting. [Digital Journal]. Glenridge HealthCare Solutions Announces Appointments of Executive Consultant, Clinical Integration and Vice President of Business Development. [PRNewswire]. Medbox, Inc. announces contracting with a nationally recognized executive recruitment firm to help bolster its officers, board members, and administrative staff with added

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Like Django, the hero of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained , a Cindy Ingram rode into Staffing Talk town and by the sounds of it wants to shut down your staffing company. How do I know that? Well, for starters, she says so in comments to a David Gee post about Obamacare : “Yup that’s the main reason they need to be shut down. I hope you guys end up on the other side of this thing – see how it feels.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Dear Santa, I am a 53-year-old fire captain in Minneapolis. I used to be a deputy chief, but I was demoted a few years ago for being ‘detrimental to the team,’ or some b.s. reason, after criticizing my boss. I mean c’mon, he asked what I thought of him! And I told him. Big deal. So fire me. Well, actually, he couldn’t do that, you know, because of my union protection, but I have been making less these past few years than I would have as deputy chief.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 20, 2012

2012 Opportunities in Staffing. [Inavero/CareerBuilder]. TEKsystems plans to expand in Irving , creating 500 jobs and investing $4.8 million – Dallas News, Sports, Weather and Traffic. [The Dallas Morning News]. Team Health acquires Mobile Emergency Group. [Knoxville News Sentinel]. Reflectx Services Now Offering Up to $2500 in Bonuses for Travel Jobs.

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Infusive Solutions releases new video “The Moment” [News Times]. After two acquisitions in September and November 2012, Groupe CRIT announces a new acquisition in the United States with the acquisition, through its U.S. subsidiary PeopleLink, the goodwill of Visiont, IT staffing company based in Iowa. [Boursier]. Ex-staffing manager of Home Health Care Services provider sentenced for alteration of records to conceal Medicaid fraud. [7 th Space].

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Staffing Talk

DECEMBER 12, 2012

A kindly professor looking to help some poor (literally) students out? Or a grinch looking to steal a piece of said students’ soul for some menial personal help around the holidays? You be the judge. We all know times are tough for college students these days, what with rising tuition and mounting debt. With the cost of law school running around $50,000 a year, law students are undoubtedly feeling the pinch more than most.

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