Staffing Talk

OCTOBER 30, 2013

'Hey at least on Healthcare.gov we had the pretty brunette (who has now gone missing) to look at while we were pulling out our hair. The fact is we’re downright lucky. Let’s have a heart for our British friends – they are pulling the plug on their version of Obamacare IT after sinking $17 billion and 10 years into it. And for those blaming the temp agency behind our fiasco, it’s never fun being named captain of the Titanic after it’s hit the iceberg.

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ExactHire Recruiting

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Can I-9 and W-4 Federal Documents be Completed Electronically? So, the short answer is…yes. Federal I-9 forms (documents that must be completed for all new hires to verify their eligibility to legally work in the US) and federal W-4 forms (documents that allow employees to determine how much federal income tax is withheld from their payroll checks) completed electronically are considered as valid and binding as if they were completed manually.

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Unbridled Talent

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Recently, BLR’s HR Daily Advisor published the results of their HR Trends survey – sponsored by SuccessFactors. Although the size was relatively small (300 HR Practitioners), the survey results offer some interesting and specific insights about how HR professionals are utilizing social media in the workplace. Top areas identified for social media integration included: Recruiting Employee Communications Training Onboarding Teambuilding Check out some of the specific responses related

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Bersin

OCTOBER 26, 2013

One of the biggest challenges we hear from our clients is "how do I effectively globalize" my HR and talent programs? As we described at IMPACT last year, the world has become both highly connected and very uneven. Fast growing economies like China, Eastern Europe, and Brazil have drastically different labor markets and skill sets […].

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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

OCTOBER 29, 2013

'Is networking your most important marketing strategy? The bane of your existence? Or something in between? A young entrepreneur from New York City quit his corporate job, borrowed a page from online dating sites, and created a platform called Treatings that he hopes will create a community with a new way to network and connect people. The idea, now in beta in New York City, is that you can propose meetings with fellow members to learn about companies, industries and skills of interest, with th

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Staffing Talk

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

'“Why do some staffing agency recruiters insist on pre-interviewing you before even starting to look for a job for you? I suspect this could be a wonderful way to discriminate. They discover things like age, height, race, and whether or not a person may have physical limitations. I’m currently looking for a new position, and contacted a large staffing agency.

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Staffing Talk

OCTOBER 29, 2013

'As Americans, we’re often hyper-aware of – even proud of – our regional differences. (Don’t we endlessly defend the superiority of “ soda” over “pop ?” Don’t we relish a heated argument about the merits of Carolina-style barbeque vs. the Texan variety? Or vice versa?). These linguistic and taste-based differences are obvious, but what about what lies within the residents themselves – the hard-to-pin-down details that make up our personalities?

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Staffing Talk

OCTOBER 28, 2013

'Great recruiters understand that perfect is the enemy of great. They realize their placements, much like the candidates and clients they deal with, aren’t “perfect” – even when they’ve made the best match possible. I mention this because recruiters in the new and passionate phase of their recruiting career can often get hung up on a desire for perfection.

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Staffing Talk

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'The video platform company vZaar does not like recruiters and have put up a post on Github making that very clear. Among their admonishments: Do not call us. We do not take unsolicited calls for recruitment. Ever. Unsolicited calls are a fast way to make sure we won’t work with you. If we’re working regarding a role or candidate, we’ll explain how best to contact us about that role/candidate.

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Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.

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Staffing Talk

OCTOBER 28, 2013

'Yelp reviewers are demanding compensation, claiming they’re actually unpaid interns. That news came to me from Overlawyered , one of the best litigation related streams on Twitter and one with great spin on the HR news of the day as well. They linked me to this post on Techdirt. Techdirt itself is becoming one of my favorite tech blogs.

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Staffing Talk

OCTOBER 30, 2013

'Is your commute killing you ? Literally ? The vast majority of workers around the world commute to their jobs in some form or fashion. Studies have shown that c ommuting has a direct impact on employer loyalty and retention rate. And this recent New York Times piece called “ Commuting’s Hidden Cost ” says not only is commuting a recipe for misery, it’s also associated with an increased risk for obesity, insomnia, stress, anxiety, neck and back pain, high blood pressure,

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Staffing Talk

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'A tech company earns a multi-million dollar contract with one of the world’s largest medical device manufacturers, and is poised to quickly hire 15 new project managers, developers and engineers. Yet the owner and CEO says he is going to skip the traditional job postings and hiring process for these positions, because he “doesn’t have the time to waste sifting through dozens of resumes to evaluate candidates.” I just had a coffee chat with a friend of mine, the founder a

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Unbridled Talent

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Recently, BLR’s HR Daily Advisor published the results of their HR Trends survey – sponsored by SuccessFactors. Although the size was relatively small (300 HR Practitioners), the survey results offer some interesting and specific insights about how HR professionals are utilizing social media in the workplace. Top areas identified for social media integration included: Recruiting.

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Hiring

Staffing Talk

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'U.S. jobless claims drop 10,000 , but still remain above end-of-summer levels [Market Watch]. Infosys agrees to pay the U.S. a record $34 million to settle claims they abused a visa program intended for business travelers [Business Week]. Starting salaries for legal jobs are expected to rise 2.7 percent in 2014, according to Robert Half’s annual salary guide [PR Newswire].

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Staffing Talk

OCTOBER 30, 2013

'Public works employee sues city of Duluth, MN for more than $75K after hostility and stress lead to medical conditions [Duluth News Tribune]. Employers added 130,000 jobs in October , under an expected gain of 150,000 [Market Watch]. Staffing index price posted highest year-over-year growth in September, jumping 2.5 percent [SIA]. Obama picks long-time labor lawyer Richard Griffin for National Labor Relations Board, Senate approves [Newser].

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Staffing Talk

OCTOBER 28, 2013

'Have you ever found yourself in the position of wanting to find talented sales reps, only to discover that they’re already employed by your competition? It’s a tough pill to swallow, but sometimes, the best and the brightest already belong to someone else. Although it’s not best practice to participate in what the industry calls “employee poaching,” your organization can do a few things to woo successful sales reps from a competitor.

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Staffing Talk

OCTOBER 29, 2013

'Infosys preparing to pay $35 million to avoid work visa restrictions [Washington Post]. Wal-Mart to publicly promote 25,000 employees to send message that it offers economic security and opportunity [The Gazette]. Former city clerical temp faxed false time sheets totaling approx. $86,500 from wastewater treatment plant to the Job Shop [The Augusta Chronicle].

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Staffing Talk

OCTOBER 28, 2013

'U.S. workers trail peers in 24 developed countries in literacy, math, & problem-solving. Should we blame employers ? [CNN Money]. Engineering Jobs Index shows “modest” growth in September [PR Newswire]. Economic recovery means 190,000 nurses could leave the field , cut back on work, or retire [Staffing Industry Analysts]. Surprise! Americans who were receiving pension checks and disability payments were overpaid & owe thousands [CNN Money].

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Staffing Talk

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

'Google engineers join tech surge to fix Healthcare.gov after it remained down for 36 hours [CNN Money]. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act turned 35 yesterday, but it’s not working the way it should [ACLU]. 150,000 Oregonians, stuck between a canceled insurance plan and ACA enrollment problems , turn to applications that will be hand-processed by new hires [KOIN, Oregon Live].

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