Staffing Talk
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
'For more information about making a great staffing or career website, check out the designs at Tempworks. Myth #1. Most of Your Candidates Visit Your Site with a Mobile Device. Not so. Yes, mobile is gaining on the desktop. But it still accounts for less than 20% of browser traffic. That’s up more than 50% YTY, but it’s still a minority of your visitors.
Hiring Thing
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
'Attracting top talent and keeping applicants engaged throughout the recruitment process can result in significant savings down the road by getting the right candidate in the door and keeping him or her there.
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Unbridled Talent
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
I attend and speak at dozens of conferences each year – many focused on audiences of practitioners in the Human Resources, Recruiting and Leadership Development professions. One common theme at all of these events? A paltry number of actual practitioners (i.e. professionals who work in their field at a company that they don’t own and/or isn’t a consulting firm and/or isn’t a law firm) on the agenda as Speakers.
Bersin
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
This week we just published our new research bulletin on the MOOC market (available to members) and things are changing fast. A few important new announcements which I will be discussing at the HR Technology Conference in October. 1. Coursera announced that its new "Signature Track" has now generated a million dollars of revenue and […].
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Staffing Talk
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
'Has anyone ever told your fortune in an unwelcome way? My grandma had a friend named Mickey who, every time he saw me, offered his two cents on my career trajectory. “You’ll be a nurse one day,” he would say, taking drags on his cigarette and standing in oversized boots, laces untied. The level of confidence in his voice unnerved me; but even as a shy kid, I had enough moxie to press him on it.
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Staffing Talk
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
'Co-working offers another option for a remote workforce. [Forbes]. Labor unions criticize Affordable Care Act. [New York Times]. Canadian hospital uses controversy over religious symbols in recruiting new health care workers. [The Star]. Average salaries for new college grads increases. [NACE]. What does it mean when companies get 80% of their value from 20% of their employees ?
Staffing Talk
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
'[link]. It’s got 300k kilometers on it and is identical to the model I drove in my bohemian days in France and Italy in the 1970s. Could it be the same? Holy Father, please don’t try to fit six young ladies in the back seat. It’s not a great way to build long-term relationships.
Staffing Talk
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
'Company that had a history of hiring employee’s relatives rebuilds after suffering 658 deaths on 9/11. [Business Insider]. Why “temp” is no longer a four-letter word [Financial Post]. Canadian companies hiring lots of temporary foreign workers [CBC News]. Jobs for the jobless as energy strike drags on in South Africa. [IOL News]. Staffing issues at a Mississippi Veteran’s Hospital [NY Times].
Staffing Talk
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
'The Labor Department says jobless claims fall below 300,000 for the first time since 2006. [Market Watch]. 34% of senior managers take the blame for something they didn’t do.[PR Newswire]. Job cuts at record low but workers aren’t happy. [Market Watch]. New service launches this week that wants to become the blue-collar LinkedIn. [ReadWrite]. How to keep workers from mentally checking out when jobs are seen as stepping stones.
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
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
'Japanese giant Recruit Co. wants to buy Freelancer.com for $400 million [Tech Crunch]. Two-thirds of staffing companies providing workers to north Florida hotels violated overtime and wage laws [WJCT]. Kelly Services owes back wages and civil penalty totaling $3,000 after wrongfully terminating employee they thought had improper documentation [MENA FN].
Staffing Talk
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
Staffing Talk
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
'“If you do something and it turns out pretty good then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next. ” That quote from Steve Jobs is on the wall near Apple’s Town Hall, where the latest Apple iPhones were introduced today. Yes, you read that right; iPhones plural. There is a new lower price point model called the 5C, that sells for $99 for a 16GB model and $199 for a 32GB model on a two-year contract.
Unbridled Talent
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
I attend and speak at dozens of conferences each year – many focused on audiences of practitioners in the Human Resources, Recruiting and Leadership Development professions. One common theme at all of these events? A paltry number of actual practitioners (i.e. professionals who work in their field at a company that they don’t own and/or isn’t a consulting firm and/or isn’t a law firm) on the agenda as Speakers.
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
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
'If I just had 20 minutes I could sell anyone. Every time. I hear that statement constantly. Unfortunately, sales people don’t often get 20 minutes these days, especially in first meetings. We have to earn it. And here’s a little teaser. We may have as little as a tenth of a second to nail that successful first impression. Read on. The clock is ticking. .
Staffing Talk
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'As unemployment falls “for wrong reason,” Feds are divided over what’s permanent & what’s reversible [Bloomberg]. Five agents involved with Preferred Staffing of America could face up to 30 years in prison for $130,000 workers’ comp fraud [Compensation BLR]. Randstad Sourceright joins SIA to develop first-ever Certified Contingent Workforce Professional program [Market Watch].
Staffing Talk
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
'Perhaps you’ve heard of hackathons or programming contests. Or programming camps that double as job fairs. The ultimate goal of these caffeine-fueled events is to find great talent in the world of software development, where demand is climbing along with compensation. So it makes sense that this recruitment niche has evolved and innovated quickly.
Staffing Talk
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
'If you could ask a candidate just one question the next time you do an interview, what would it be? The CEO of DreamHost says this would be his, “ Tell me about the first experience in your life when you realized that you had the power of change or the power to do something meaningful.” . Simon Anderson was the Chief Marketing Officer of Pictage, a popular web platform for professional photographers.
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