Sat.Apr 27, 2013 - Fri.May 03, 2013

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Improve Your Hiring Process: Cast Wide Net for Talent by Going Social

ExactHire Recruiting

Much of what I’ve addressed in my Improve Your Hiring Process blog series to this point has been about bringing efficiency and structure to your hiring process. Not to discount that by any means, as larger groups of unqualified applicants for open positions makes this more important than ever. But, ever think about why so many unqualified applicants end up in your pool?

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“I’ll Take Any Work You Give Me Except That. And That…”

Staffing Talk

'The interviewee steps tentatively into your office, hat (figuratively or literally) in hand. You offer your hand and his sweaty palms shake it a little too hard. You beckon him to sit, and he does ever-so-gingerly, as if he could break your chair if he’s not careful. His eagerness to please seems to be making him extra nervous, even jittery. (At any rate, you’re hoping that’s the only thing making him jittery!).

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Why RPO Recruiting is Good for Your Career

Recruitalicious

'I suspect many career-minded people share my paralyzing fear of making the wrong career choices. More than most, recruiters are particularly prone to self-analysis about their careers and their career paths. After all, a good portion of the day is spent judging other people on their career choices and career paths and making decisions based on those choices and their explanations.

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Guide to Background Check Regulations for Small Businesses

Hiring Thing

'Why do businesses expend the time, effort, and cost to perform background checks on their employees?

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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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What Did You Do Today? Avoid New Employee First Day Nothings

ExactHire Recruiting

When you were a kid, did your parents ever ask you, “What did you do today?” Typically the answer, “nothing,” would roll off the tongue and away you went doing something else. Or, maybe you now ask your children this same question as you have gotten older. What if someone asked one of your new hires what they did with your organization on the first day of work?

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Unequal Pay and the Importance of Fluid Labor Markets

Staffing Talk

'Capuchin monkeys don’t like unequal pay. Nor do dogs, cats, elephants or bears. The video is pretty clear about that. Thankfully, people don’t like it either. That’s why we need fluid labor markets and the staffing industry. Staffing companies act as catalysts to fluidity, and the profit they make is a measure of how effectively they reduce arbitrary inequality.

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You Had Me At Relo

Staffing Talk

'Remember the scene in Jerry Maguire when Dorothy Boyd is packed and ready to move to San Diego for her new job? Then, Jerry proposes just before Dorothy and her son (“the human head weighs 8 pounds” kid) are about to hit the road. She decides to stay, Jerry “had her at hello” and that’s a wrap. Ever since the credits rolled, I’ve wondered about the company Dorothy abandoned in San Diego, and the bind they were in when she bailed.

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No Matter How Bad Things Get, Don’t Ever Mimic JCPenney

Staffing Talk

'In the rapidly changing business world, you need to evolve or die. So, naturally, change is a part of business and I’ve got news for you: not all changes will be welcomed and successful; some will fall flat on their faces while everyone you care about is watching. When that happens, how you react is of the utmost importance. Imagine it being like your pants dropped in the high school cafeteria and everyone points and laughs.

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Mobile Staffing App for Substitute Teachers Takes Hold

Staffing Talk

'It’s not often that I get the opportunity to chat with one of the many talented developers here at TempWorks (they’re always so busy working on the next new and exciting tech project), but when I do I always come away thinking we just mentally invented “The Next Big Thing.” Such was the case with my recent chat with Joe DeCock. Joe’s sister, he tells me, is a substitute teacher out on the West Coast.

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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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Facebook Founder Now Taking On Immigration Reform

Staffing Talk

'Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has taken a break from worrying about ads, privacy hoopla and sliding stock prices to focus on his next great ambition: immigration reform. And to help his “cause,” he has enlisted some high-powered help such as Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, along with Napster co-founder Sean Parker, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, LinkedIn CEO Reid Hoffman and Google chairman Eric Schmidt.

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How to Manually Add Applicants to Your HiringThing Account

Hiring Thing

'There are a few scenarios in which you might find yourself with a need to manually add applicants to your job posting.

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How to Write a Job Description Optimized for Job Boards and Internet Search, Tip 4

ExactHire Recruiting

Is writing job descriptions more of an art or a science? It is perhaps less of a science than it used to be since practices like keyword stuffing are now counterproductive while the focus is truly on producing quality content (as it should be) these days. I’m going to take the easy way out and claim that its a blend of both art and science…or perhaps, strategy is a better word.

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Improve Your Hiring Process: Manage Your Applicant Pipeline Effectively

ExactHire Recruiting

Now that you’ve made candidates aware of your position, leveraged contacts to draw applicants, and have gone through the process of thinning the initial herd of applicants , perhaps the most important part of the hiring process begins. Now is the time to dig deeper and take applicants through your remaining steps to hire. If your hiring process is very short and compact, keeping track of applicants as they go through it likely isn’t much of a challenge.

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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.

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Staffing News of the Day, April 30, 2013

Staffing Talk

'According to Pulse Survey, temp staffing revenue accelerated 11% in March, up from 7% in February [Staffing Industry Analysts]. OSHA unveils a new code aimed at further protecting temp workers from hazards; begins working with the ASA to promote best practices [EHS Today]. Man who provided dozens of illegal temps to businesses through his agency, H&Y Staffing, was sentenced to a year in federal prison [Law Firm News]. 46% of Midwest employers plan to boost staffing levels this quarter, up

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What About Bob: Is Accountemps’ Marketing Campaign Sexist?

Staffing Talk

'Women make up more than 60% of all accountants and auditors in the U.S., according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. So why would the “world’s first and largest accounting and finance staffing firm” base an entire marketing campaign on a guy named Bob? “Bob’s balance sheets are a work of art,” “Bob’s payroll reports are flawless and he makes a perfect cup of coffee,” “the spreadsheets heard ’round the world,” and so on go

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Oblivion and the Future of Using Technology in the Wrong Way

Staffing Talk

'“Oh Dad, you’re always trying to draw some political take out of nothing,” was my daughter rebuffing my comparison of Oblivion to a drone-happy federal government whose power is out of control. Ok, I’ll stop there on the politics, but Oblivion design porn begs for criticism. Take the surface computer that the lovely Victoria ( Andrea Riseborough ) uses to chat with her spoofed mother ship controller, Sally ( Melissa Leo ).

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Hiring On Handwriting?

Staffing Talk

'When was the last time you used a job candidate’s handwriting analysis when making a hiring decision? If your answer is never, you probably don’t live in France. While we typically make most hiring decisions based on resumes, applications, interviews, personality tests and so on, the practice of the use of graphology in recruitment is still widespread in France.

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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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Staffing News of the Day, May 1, 2013

Staffing Talk

'Americans don’t observe International Workers’ Day , but tens of thousands of workers will march today to demand better conditions, higher wages [MSNBC, Huffington Post]. April job gains of 119,000 fail to impres s [Forbes]. More than a third of healthcare workers plan to look for a new job in 2013, according to CareerBuilder [Staffing Industry Analysts]. 9 in 10 financial services execs (surveyed globally) find it somewhat or very challenging to find skilled professionals [HR Reporter].

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Staffing News of the Day, May 3, 2013

Staffing Talk

'Unemployment ticks down to 7.5% in April as the U.S. adds 165,000 jobs, beating Wall Street’s forecast [Market Watch]. South Carolina House passes bill that criminalizes the implementation of Obamacare [Washington Times]. Society for Human Resource Management finds approximately half of manufacturing and service-oriented companies plan to hire in May [Staffing Industry Analysts].

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Staffing News of the Day, April 29, 2013

Staffing Talk

'“Unprecedented” New York initiative gives businesses tax incentives to employ teenagers at minimum wage , which is set to rise to $9 by 2016 [Syracuse]. Top US Senator accuses big Indian IT companies TCS, Infosys, and Wipro of abusing the H-1B visa system and essentially outsourcing [The Hindu Business Line]. Hyundai’s eight-weekend labor strike earned workers 42.8 per cent more in weekend wages [Financial Times].

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Staffing News of the Day, May 2, 2013

Staffing Talk

'The number of Americans seeking new unemployment benefits sank another 18,000 to the lowest level since January 2008 , but experts say it might be seasonal [Market Watch]. Over 10,000 Adecco employees in 50 countries took to the streets Tuesday to offer free career advice/workshops [Wall Street Journal]. OSHA says employers fail to provide safety training to temp workers , so they’re introducing a new code [BLR].

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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