Sat.Sep 15, 2012 - Fri.Sep 21, 2012

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If Only People Would Stop Using Internet Explorer Forever

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An email was passed around the office last night about Germany’s temporary urging of it’s citizens to stop using Internet Explorer. You read that right. Germany is asking it’s citizens to stop using Internet Explorer. This isn’t some crazy scheme devised by an obsessed Google fanboy. And Germany isn’t looking to thwart IE forever (more on that in a minute) either.

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A HiringThing Success Story

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'HiringThing is dedicated to making the recruitment process easier for smaller organizations. As we continue to improve upon that quest, we are looking for ways to offer assistance in market fields that have tended to overlooked and underserved. In that quest, we have come across a number of fabulous clients that are helping us shape the future of our software.

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Do Recruiters Have An Image Problem?

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No, I do not believe all recruiters suck and are liars , as someone from Chicago penned on an Indeed. com career forum right before I wrote this post. But after just speaking to a networking group consisting of mostly unemployed people about how to do a better job of presenting – and telling – their own stories, I am convinced recruiters don’t have the greatest reputation.

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How Your Kid Can Make More Than a Harvard Grad

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Here’s some good news for the 47% and actually anyone else out there that wants to avoid debt and see their kids successful. As reported by Bloomberg, an engineering grad from South Dakota will make more than a Harvard grad. That’s just the beginning of the good part. Tuition, fees, and room & board for South Dakota School of Mines amounted to less that $12k a year in 2009 which is less than what can be made from two months of hard labor in a fracking camp.

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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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Sarah Lacey and the Future of Journalism

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Paul Phipps and I have been out recruiting a full-time reporter for Staffing Talk, so this video of Sarah Lacey interviewing HuffPost co-founder Jonah Peretti fascinated me, especially their comments (starts at minute 59) on the career and salary prospects of good journalists (excellent) and the business prospects of ‘second-tier’ aggregators like local newspapers (not so excellent).

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Staffing News Of The Day, September 21, 2012

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Jennifer Keen, 35, is charged with theft by taking, credit card fraud and three counts of financial identity fraud. Keen resigned in July as a branch manager with The Reserves Network, which places temporary employees with companies. She’s accused of falsely billing the company of $72,3000 in payroll and pocketing that money. [Gwinnett Daily Post].

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Staffing News Of The Day, September 18, 2012

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American CyberSystems, Inc., a minority owned workforce solutions firm, flourishes in spite of the economy and announces acquisition of staffing business of Comforce. [NBC12]. Oracle acquires SelectMinds. [ZDNet]. Job Search Television Network (JSTN) and Allegis Group Services partner to drive strategic talent acquisition innovation. [Herald Online].

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Staffing News Of The Day, September 17, 2012

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ODESIA Completes Strategic Acquisition of Gestion Passerelle Inc. (“Passerelle”) for $850,000 and the issuance of 300,000 shares. [Marketwire]. The San Diego Employment Attorneys Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik file a Class Action against Marquee Staffing for alleged unpaid wages. [Digital Journal]. How Difficult Will It Be to Hire a Project Manager?

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Your Candidates Are Always “Active”

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Whenever I go to recruiting conferences, or industry events, it seems someone is always talking about “active” versus “passive” job candidates, and their respective search timelines, as well as how they can be reached, engaged, and on and on. I was just looking at the 2012 Candidate Behavior Study by CareerBuilder and it seems the distinction might be kind of passé.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Staffing News Of The Day, September 20, 2012

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EEOC releases tools to educate young workers about workplace discrimination. [EEOC]. Staffing Industry Analysts announced at its Contingent Workforce Strategies Summit, in San Diego, CA, a new designation for contingent workforce program managers, the Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP). This is the first certification course available to HR, procurement and staffing professionals who manage contingent labor.

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Staffing News Of The Day, September 19, 2012

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Adecco is having a Small Business, Big Dreams Contest, an opportunity for a local business under 1,000 employees to win $10,000 of temporary and/or permanent staffing services. [Adecco USA]. DTI continues to expand document review and legal staffing capabilities through Providus acquisition. [MarketWatch]. Adecco said the pace of slowdown in organic revenues had accelerated in the first two months of the third-quarter driven by France and Japan.