Sat.Dec 24, 2011 - Fri.Dec 30, 2011

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Open Source Software for Sales and Recruiting on Facebook

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A month or so ago I did this post on how to create your own Facebook job board. I’m back now with an update on the project and this time have created an open source repository for it over on Codeplex. That means you can go over there, download it, install it, and use it free of charge subject to the terms of the liberal Microsoft Public License. This app flattens the Facebook object graph so that you can search your friends and your friends friends and so on for contact information that may be h

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Staffing News Of The Day, December 28, 2011

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Steady employment growth expected to continue for Canada in the New Year, finds CareerBuilder.ca’s 2012 job forecast. [PR Newswire]. Talent Management Trends in 2012. [customerTHINK]. Bradley-Morris, Inc. announced first quarter 2012 dates for their ConferenceHire® events today. [PR Web]. A recruiting agency with a boozy reputation – in a good way – has signed a three-year lease at6 Harrison Street in TriBeCa.

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ObamaCare And The Changes In Employee Health Insurance

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Whenever I talk to staffing company owners, and ask them about their primary barriers to growth, the answers often are the same. Among them, human capital, or the lack of good, qualified workers, worker’s comp and of course continuing changes in (and rising costs of) employee health insurance. As we straddle this last week of 2011, and the new year, let’s look at some small, but steady changes in employee health insurance, and how and where ObamaCare figures in.

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Why Use Payroll Funding When You Can Skip Your Mortgage Payment Instead?

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A guy tells Tempworks VP, Jack Terrana, that he’s selling snake oil. They guy says he’d rather skip a mortgage payment that use payroll funding. This was from the Animal Recruiting show from earlier this year.

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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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Staffing News Of The Day, December 30, 2011

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The 5 Hardest Jobs to Fill in 2012. [Inc.]. A Recruiter To-Do List for 2012. [Recruiter]. Top news stories affecting workers in 2011. [The Work Buzz]. Advance Staffing Solutions adopted two families and gave through a local community center this holiday season. [Advance Temps]. RNvip.com, Inc. has been selected for the 2011 Best of Naples Award in the Employment Agencies category by the U.S.

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Staffing News Of The Day, December 27, 2011

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President Obama : extending payroll tax cut is a “Boost We Need Right Now.” [White House]. U.S. “could learn a lot” from Switzerland. [Swiss Info]. Integrity Staffing Solutions awarding 13 brand new cars to dedicated associates across the U.S. [The Sacramento Bee]. Do anti-discrimination and sexual harassment laws protect temps? [Halunen & Associates, Attorneys At Law].

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Where Does This Staffing Saga End?

Staffing Talk

Now that he has been convicted, is the legal saga over for a tangled web of staffing businesses run by Greensboro, North Carolina’s Bruce Harrison? Or will another shoe drop in the form of additional charges against his cohorts? That’s what many of you are apparently wondering after our December 22nd Staffing News of the Day story on this case generated lots of readers – and some strongly worded comments.

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Jumpstart Your 2012 Business Brain

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When golf season ended here in Minnesota back around November 1, I signed up with Adam Paulson, the well-regarded fitness coach at the nearby Snap Fitness center, who quickly had me replace my near daily 1600-calorie-kill golf rounds with his regiment of core workouts and nutrition reboot. I’ve since lost two inches of belly fat and moved from the bottom 25% to the top 50% in flexibility and am determined to bring that same renewal to my businesses in 2012.

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Jobs Open – And Staffing Help Needed – In Minneapolis, Kansas

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Over the Christmas holiday weekend I was in my car running an errand. I prefer music when I’m driving, but my wife had previously left the radio tuned to NPR. And that’s how I happened to hear the story of a unicorn in Minneapolis, Kansas, who can’t find enough workers. That thriving business, G. L. Huyett , is a 100-year-old manufacturer, importer, and master distributor of industrial fasteners.

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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.