Staffing Talk
JUNE 13, 2013
'Last week I appealed to employers to be more circumspect in considering the unemployed when hiring. Discrimination is real and it happens for many reasons, not just unemployment. Humans are imperfect, make mistakes and behave very badly sometimes. We must all be vigilant against discrimination throughout our society, not just in employment. But there is another side to the story of why some people aren’t getting hired.
iCIMS
JUNE 12, 2013
Can new hire training help employee engagement and retention?
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Hiring Thing
JUNE 13, 2013
'Two new features in one week? Yes, it''s true, our dev team knows how to deliver! We''re excited to announce that we now offer pre-employment verification and background screening services through our partnership with Crimcheck.com.
Bersin
JUNE 12, 2013
Last week's unemployment report showed a slow but steady economic recovery taking place. Let's look briefly about how the recovery affects HR. While the number of people "discouraged from work" did not change, the economy did create 175,000 jobs, which is a step in the right direction. The unemployment rate remains high (7.8%) and there are […].
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Staffing Talk
JUNE 10, 2013
'Much has been said and written about Edward Snowden, the 29 year-old who brought the NSA down a peg last week by admittedly leaking information about its PRISM project. But did you know he was a temp? Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Snowden’s most recent temp employer, released a statement yesterday saying, “[Snowden] has been an employee of our firm for less than 3 months, assigned to a team in Hawaii.
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Staffing Talk
JUNE 12, 2013
'Yesterday the Senate voted to officially open the immigration bill up for debate, beginning a process to overhaul immigration laws over the next three weeks. The consequences are dire for undocumented immigrants. They also may be dire for American workers and employers. Although there is no shortage of partisan grandstanding, both support and criticism of the bill is coming from both sides of the political spectrum and amendments abound and one provides a potentially enormous loophole in the A
Staffing Talk
JUNE 14, 2013
'“ Just how stupid are you ?” That’s likely not a question on the job applications in your office. But a couple of Swedish professors say it should be. And they also say the correct answer for the job candidate is, “ How stupid do you want me to be ?”. Mats Alvesson and André Spicer, professors of organization studies at Sweden’s Lund University , one of Europe’s oldest universities and one of Scandinavia’s largest institutions for education and research, arg
Staffing Talk
JUNE 10, 2013
'Strolling through online chat rooms devoted to any number of subjects – including staffing, recruiting and HR issues – is cruel and unusual punishment in some ways. But I occasionally do it anyway to see if through the vitriol there is anything worth exploring. I came across the headline I used in my post here in an online business forum and it got my attention.
Staffing Talk
JUNE 11, 2013
'StaffingTalk received this story recently from an anonymous staffing specialist. It offers an eye-opening perspective that just might make your love your job a little more…. 2013 has been pure hell. You ever have one of those days when you can’t wait to go home and cry because you can’t even discern if ONE good thing happened all day? Yeah, every day of this year has been like that thanks to this beloved profession.
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.
Staffing Talk
JUNE 11, 2013
'David Dourgarian, CEO of Tempworks and ardent Apple fan, says that although he’s stoked about the announcements coming out of the Apple Developer Conference this week in San Francisco, he shares widespread concern that Apple is losing its soul when it comes to new product design. “I’m on the road selling and interviewing 60% of the time, and the new features in Siri (iOS 7) alone will make me more productive,” he says.
Staffing Talk
JUNE 12, 2013
'American companies spent about $15 billion hiring 52 million people in 2012, and Seattle-based Hiring Process Management solutions provider TalentWise is aiming for a bigger piece of that spend following yesterday’s raise of $25 million in growth capital. “We believe we are in a position to capitalize on what is perhaps the last great opportunity within the human capital management space and that is the hiring process,” CEO William Kerr told me in an interview Tuesday. “
Staffing Talk
JUNE 10, 2013
'Due to Obamacare-dodgers, temporary employment eclipses previous record numbers seen in April 2000 [Investors]. June hiring rate in the service sector is expected to rise while it dips slightly in manufacturing [SHRM]. Korn/Ferry hires a new CIO & On Assignment names a VP , among other important hires at Landrum, Accountable Healthcare, Atterro, etc.
Staffing Talk
JUNE 12, 2013
'Though 53 percent of employers plan to hire 2013 grads this year, hirers cite lack of technical skills as well as basic English/math [The State]. Staffing is a top issue facing U.S. accounting firms , according to survey [Journal of Accountancy]. Nurse staffing mandate with bipartisan support is poised to advance through the New York state assembly [The Wall Street Journal].
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.
Staffing Talk
JUNE 11, 2013
'CFOs nationwide release third quarter hiring plans; Phoenix & Seattle expect to add the most professional positions [Staffing Industry Analysts]. IT employment posted more than 5 percent growth , year-over-year, according to TechServe Alliance [Sacramento Bee]. The five most frequently searched healthcare careers , according to Aureus Medical Group [PR Web].
Staffing Talk
JUNE 14, 2013
'Recruiters will be able to identify trends & tailor job postings on Facebook with advent of hashtags [Recruiter]. Jobless claims dropped by 12,000 to 334,000 last week , showing companies are refraining from firing workers [Bloomberg]. Tight city (and company) budgets, immigration being blamed for the struggles young people face finding summer work [ABC News]. 17 percent of 18-24 year olds in the U.S. have a LinkedIn profile.
Staffing Talk
JUNE 13, 2013
'ADP breaks down private sector job growth by region , with Texas, Florida, California, Georgia, and North Carolina leading the way [Staffing Industry Analysts]. Wal-Mart trims labor costs and by only hiring “flexible associates” (temp workers) in recent months [Chicago Tribune]. “You’re not going to get a skilled welder… as a supplemental worker:” United Steelworkers convinces Caterpillar not to hire any temps in Milwaukee [Biz Journals].
Staffing Talk
JUNE 14, 2013
'The more stories and comments sent to us by staffers, the more enlightened we become about the ridiculous things some job-seeking candidates say/do and the ridiculous requests your clients ask of you. While most of this content is humorous and even cathartic, it sometimes crosses the line into, well, just plain sad. Such is the case when clients ask staffers to unlawfully discriminate when presenting them with candidates.
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Staffing Talk
JUNE 12, 2013
'Ever heard the old saying, “everyone should learn to play an instrument?” How about “everyone should learn how to speak a second language?”. These self-betterment arguments have a modern equivalent, which is that everyone should learn how to code. I see it everywhere. Steve Jobs certainly thought so. Google auto-fill thinks so too when you prompt it with “everyone should know” and “everyone should learn.
Staffing Talk
JUNE 12, 2013
'Ever heard the old saying, “everyone should learn to play an instrument?” How about “everyone should learn how to speak a second language?”. These self-betterment arguments have a modern equivalent, which is that everyone should learn how to code. I see it everywhere. Steve Jobs certainly thought so. Google auto-fill thinks so too when you prompt it with “everyone should know” and “everyone should learn.
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