Sat.Apr 21, 2012 - Fri.Apr 27, 2012

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Check Out These Vintage Staffing Photos

Staffing Talk

I’m a sucker for old photography. I don’t mind admitting I have a pretty impressive tintype collection at home. I started looking through old pictures of staffing offices, ads, and signs and found a lot more than I thought I would. When looking at these it’s impossible not to be impressed with how far we’ve come today. My personal favorite: the “Don’t Be A Job Hopper” sign drawn by Walt Disney.

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How to Get a Great Job Using Facebook

Jobvite

Facebook isn’t just a place for friends anymore. Job seekers are using this social network to look past personal photos and friends’ status updates for their next big opportunity. Jobvite research shows that over 44 … Continued.

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SaaS Conversion Analysis – 4 Key Factors

Makena

As a SaaS provider, you are focused on optimizing your customer acquisition channels (at the same time as keeping your current customers happy with new products, features and services.) More then ever, you’re diving into your business intelligence reports to better understand the metrics behind the economics of your company, as well as customer and prospect behavior on your website (marketing analytics.).

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HR Compliance Concerns for Small Business

Hiring Thing

'Small business is big. In fact, it has never been bigger. Since the recession on 2008, small businesses and entrepreneurs have grown at an unprecedented rate. Recent statistics show that businesses under 500 employees now account for 99% of all employment firms. As even more people prepare to go out on their own, having an understanding about compliance issues will be greater than it has ever been.

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Your 2024 Annual Talent Acquisition Roadmap: Its Seasonal!

Recruiting is seasonal! Our popular Talent Acquisition Roadmap helps you master seasonal hiring like a boss. We break down key data on the ever-changing job market so you can take advantage of peak hiring times and ace recruiting even in slower seasons. Whether you need to scale up your team quickly or get creative in tighter times, this roadmap helps you understand the recruiting landscape.

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Help Wanted: Trophy Wife – No Recruiters!

Staffing Talk

Wanted: Trophy Wife. I am looking to fill an immediate opening in my home, as soon as possible. The position will be demanding, but the perks of the job will absolutely outweigh the stresses of the day. The perks include plenty of free time to work out, read, write, shop, get spa treatments, drive around in your “company car,” dabble in some work in your corner office and so on.

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Funny Customer Service Memes From The Interwebs

Staffing Talk

This post comes on the heels of our last article: Customer Service is Dead (And Not Just In Staffing). While searching the interwebs for funny customer service pictures to complement the article, we found so many we couldn’t resist sharing them with you.

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5 Cost Cutting Tips For Staffing Companies

Staffing Talk

Staffing firms are finding creative ways to cut costs. The key, say those who have done it, is to make sure the cuts help the firm do business better, not just spend less money. “You cannot cut your way to profitability and still remain effective and viable in the marketplace,” says Scott Wintrip , founder and president of StaffingU and the Wintrip Consulting Group.

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The ABCs of Using Stock to Recruit and Retain Key Employees

Staffing Talk

If you own your staffing company or work for one in which stock ownership is an important aspect of recruitment and retention of key employees, then you might find as I did this lecture by Fred Wilson helpful. Key takeaways for me: Good fences make for good friends. If you get your company set up in the right way, you can better avoid or minimize the painful and emotional ownership related issues that have poisoned relationships in many a staffing company.

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Staffing News Of The Day, April 27, 2012

Staffing Talk

Hire Velocity expands leadership team with New Director of Sales Amy Miller. [MarketWatch]. On Assignment reports First Quarter 2012 results. Record quarterly revenues up 29% year-over-year and 3% sequentially. [MarketWatch]. Joulé Staffing Solutions runs for the Warriors. [Joulé Staffing Solutions]. Walt Morgan joins LBMC Strategic Staffing. [The Chatanoogan].

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

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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The Hand on the Shoulder

Staffing Talk

Fun read this week in the New Yorker: “The Hand on the Shoulder” by Ian McEwan. It’s a free read right now online. It’s a cold war era love story about an older man, a Cambridge professor, and a younger woman that he inducts into the MI5. Quite trite overall as far as the romance goes. How good could a love story by a balding male novelist writing from the perspective of a young woman be?

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Staffing News Of The Day, April 25, 2012

Staffing Talk

Happy Administrative Professionals Day! Celebrate with TV & movies’ top assistants. [New York Daily News]. Would you hire a weekend drunk? [Dear Evil Skippy]. Robert Half International reports first-quarter financial results. [Money News]. Nine countries where everyone has a job. [24/7 Wall St.]. Young men in Mexico say the US no longer offers them a better future.

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Staffing News Of The Day, April 23, 2012

Staffing Talk

Why co-workers don’t like you. [Wall Street Journal]. Selling your ideas is an essential business tool. [Times Dispatch]. 8 core beliefs of extraordinary bosses. [Inc.]. A long day: Workers ride bus to McComb for job. [Lima Ohio]. Temp agencies signal economy’s health, direction. [The Columbus Dispatch]. MDT Personnel (MDT) announced that it has added Tim Neilson and Chris Burger to its Regional Manager team.

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Customer Service Is Dead (And Not Just In Staffing)

Staffing Talk

This line at the grocery store is not getting any shorter. When I came in I thought I was only going to get a few things. Now, as I juggle my 14 items (yes, person eyeing me from two people back, I am under the 15-item legal limit for the express line), I scan the other registers for life. Nothing. Blame it on the recession if you like, but the fact is there are several reasons good service has been dying a slow death.

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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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Staffing Agencies Placing Apprentices

Staffing Talk

Staffing agencies in France can now place young people into apprenticeships with client companies. The new law to promote vocational training was approved last summer, but just took effect this month. Employees of staffing agencies can accompany young apprenticeship candidates in their search for an appropriate company, and also work with the employers in their search for an appropriate apprentice.

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Staffing News Of The Day, April 24, 2012

Staffing Talk

Administrative Professionals Day will mark its 60th anniversary on April 25, 2012. [IAAP]. Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work® Day will be observed Thursday, April 26, 2012. [Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work®]. Kforce launches its new blog , Knowledge Employed. [MarketWatch]. April staffing up 6.9% from a year ago. [American Staffing Association].

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Staffing News Of The Day, April 26, 2012

Staffing Talk

Kavaliro will attempt to break a Guinness World Record by building the tallest tower of peanut butter jars. The stunt will serve as the kick-off event for the company’s quarterly food drive called “Fueling the Community.” [Seminole Chronicle]. Atrium Staffing ranked among 50 fastest growing women-owned companies. Women Presidents’ Organization recognizes CEO Rebecca Cenni for a second straight year.

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Non Compliance With Contingent Workers Can Cost You

Staffing Talk

If independent contractors are part of your workforce, the IRS is watching. . The IRS says it intends “to end the business practice of misclassifying employees in order to avoid providing employment protections.” According to a federal report, officials from one region said, “Workers were misclassified as independent contractors at over 80% of the construction sites they inspected.” At stake is $7 billion in taxes and penalties for misclassified workers that the IRS belie

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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