Sat.Jan 11, 2014 - Fri.Jan 17, 2014

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Keep Calm & Message On: LinkedIn Group Messaging Still Free

Boolean Black Belt

'There were a number of tweets, blog posts and online discussions late last week that stirred up a great deal of confusion over whether or not you would soon still be able to send free messages to fellow group group members on LinkedIn. I’ve got the straight dope from LinkedIn and will demonstrate with multiple screenshots what is still free for everyone and what is not going to be free for LinkedIn Recruiter license holders.

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Need Employees for Your Small Business? Hire for These 8 Characteristics!

ExactHire Recruiting

I believe strongly that I was meant to work for smaller organizations – start-ups especially. And while I have never worked for a really large company (and so have no true frame of comparison), the way I’m hard-wired screams for me to be in a place where I can wear multiple hats. But not everyone is destined to thrive in a smaller business. However, there are some key traits you should seek when screening applicants for jobs available in the office of your start-up company … 1 –

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Use This Simple Question To Determine If A Job Candidate Is Being Truthful

Staffing Talk

'It’s estimated that more than 85% of U.S. employers conduct some type of background check on job candidates today, yet applicants continue to embellish and fib and stretch the truth or even outright lie in an effort to land their next job. What’s a hiring manager to do? Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk says having job applicants explain their thought process of solving a problem helps him figure out if they are qualified for the job – and if they are being truthful about the

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Take a Tour of the New Jobvite Video

Jobvite

If you haven’t yet had an opportunity to explore the latest addition to the Jobvite product family, I invite you to take a look at the quick 2-minute video below. That’s right—it’s a video about Jobvite Video , and it offers a concise summary of how our innovative new video interviewing solution can help recruiters add hours of valuable time back to their busy work days.

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From Awareness to Action: An HR Guide to Making Accessibility Accessible

Speaker: Danielle Johnson - Director of HR, Compliance & DEI in AI tech at Impact Observatory

Making accessibility accessible for organizations of all sizes may seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. Prepare to broaden your understanding of Disability, Cultural Competency, and Inclusion with this insightful webinar. We’ll explore disability as a vibrant culture, understand the nuances of reasonable accommodations under the ADA, and navigate the complexities of undue hardship while challenging the status quo of accessibility practices.

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What You Need to Know About Employment Practices Liability

Hiring Thing

'We are excited to partner with WSC Insurance to kick off our 2014 Educational Webinar series.

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Your Clients Will Notice Good Wages, Benefits, And That Treadmill

Staffing Talk

'Our company owners just bought us a treadmill for the office. In fact, they are going to do the same for all the offices that have room for one. One of the reasons they did it was because they read the recent press about how being sedentary can be harmful to one’s overall health. Our jobs can be tough and quite stressful at times, but they aren’t physically demanding.

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Take a Tour of the New Jobvite Video

Jobvite

If you haven’t yet had an opportunity to explore the latest addition to the Jobvite product family, I invite you to take a look at the quick 2-minute video below. That’s right—it’s a video about … Continued.

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Can Recruiting Software Improve Efficiency for Small Companies?

ExactHire Recruiting

Recruiting has many components to it. While all companies (large and small) will differ with their own specifics, there are some common things that are part of most everyone’s recruiting process: establish your brand for potential applicants consider different ways to attract applicants nurture them if the time isn’t quite right for one party or the other move them along in the process to avoid missing opportunities keep track of what has been or needs to be done with these applicants Larger org

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Want Candidates to Rate You As ‘Excellent?’ Check Your Tech.

Staffing Talk

'Do you think of your candidate experience as a touchpoint for your brand? Do you treat your applicants today as if they might one day be your customers? You should. Some 90% of candidates who feel that they were treated with courtesy and a personal touch say they would encourage others to join the company, while another significant number of job candidates say their experience during the hiring process, whether positive or negative, impacted their decision to actually take a position if it̵

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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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Colorado Job Seekers: Beware The Unchanged Drug Test

Staffing Talk

'“Are you changing your drug testing policy now that recreational marijuana is legal?”. To those of us not living in Colorado or Washington, the question above seems like a legitimate way to address an unprecedented workplace issue. Just looking at all the conflicting facts side-by-side makes one’s head spin: the drug is still a federal no-no, but the feds don’t plan on prosecuting; trace levels of THC are present even when a user isn’t intoxicated; Colorado protects lawful outside-of-work activ

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Tech Talent Is Toughest To Find In NYC, But Midwest Is Catching Up

Staffing Talk

'You might think the biggest battle for technology talent is being waged in Silicon Valley, but actually it’s the other coast, New York City specifically, that ranks as the #1 toughest tech city to recruit in. However, a recent hiring survey from Dice, that polls recruiters and hiring managers, suggests the Midwest is the toughest region for recruiting technology professionals, with five of the top 12 most challenging cities to recruit tech talent in. “The five Midwest cities on

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The Feds Say Walmart Broke Labor Laws By Taking Action Against Striking Workers

Staffing Talk

'“If you try to speak out to management, they retaliate,” a striking Walmart worker told me when I inadvertently came across a protest march on Black Friday. “They cut your hours.” Or worse according to The National Labor Relations Board. The feds issued a sweeping complaint alleging the nation’s largest retailer violated the rights of its employees as a result of activities surrounding employee protests in 14 states.

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Treat Those Applicants Right Today; They May Be Your Customer Tomorrow

Staffing Talk

'Do you think of your candidate experience as a touchpoint for your brand? Do you treat your applicants today as if they might one day be your customers? You should. Some 90% of candidates who feel that they were treated with courtesy and a personal touch say they would encourage others to join the company, while another significant number of job candidates say their experience during the hiring process, whether positive or negative, impacted their decision to actually take a position if it̵

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Get a Look Inside The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit

As recruiting teams work harder than ever to find, hire, and onboard qualified candidates in this highly competitive market, it’s essential to find ways to optimize your recruiting function. The Ultimate Recruiter Planning Kit includes eight worksheets filled with labor market insights, actionable recruiting strategies, and worksheets to plan your strategy for hiring top talent.

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Creating Wide & Deep Buy-In With Customers

Staffing Talk

'" When you sell staffing services to a new customer, for long-term success, you need to create buy-in from more than your principal point of contact. [.

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Staffing News of the Day, January 15, 2014

Staffing Talk

'57 percent of American workers plan to look for a new job this year; ¾ of these would consider temping [SIA]. LinkedIn launches Volunteer Marketplace for unpaid positions, but posting isn’t free [Tech Crunch]. Mitchell Martin Inc. acquires NCO Staffing Inc., helping expand its IT services into the healthcare sector [SIA]. North Carolina-based Temporary Resources Inc. changes name to ‘The Resource ’ [Biz Journals].

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SHRM Rocks Denver!

Jobvite

My favorite colleague Greg Caplan and I are heading out to the annual conference for the Mile High SHRM chapter in Denver. This is one of the biggest HR events in Colorado and the Mile … Continued.

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SHRM Rocks Denver!

Jobvite

My favorite colleague Greg Caplan and I are heading out to the annual conference for the Mile High SHRM chapter in Denver. This is one of the biggest HR events in Colorado and the Mile High SHRM chapter is huge (they’re expecting over 500 people!). They have a ton of members, so I think it goes without saying that Coloradans take HR very seriously. This year’s theme is “HR Unplugged: Amplify Yourself.

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The Greatest Overlooked Tool: A Recruiting Assessment Guide to Transforming Hiring

You know talent acquisition is essential to business success, but are you frustrated with hiring results? Learn how to spotlight ideal talent & match them to the right roles in your organization today by using the Greatest Overlooked Tool.

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Staffing News of the Day, January 13, 2014

Staffing Talk

'December marked the highest increase in temp jobs this year – 40,400 [SIA]. Employee sues Morgan Stanley for $2 million , claiming he was fired for taking a county board seat [Bakersfield Californian]. A growing number of firms link corporate retirees with companies needing help [WSJ]. Economist: “We’re going to have a long-term unemployment crisis for a long time ” [Front Page Mag].

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Staffing News of the Day, January 14, 2014

Staffing Talk

'White House awards Accenture a $45 million Healthcare.gov contract to continue technical improvements [CNN]. Roth Staffing Companies is named one of the 50 most engaged workplaces in the U.S. [Roth Staffing]. Labor SMART will open its first three new offices of 2014 in Houston, Denver, and St. Petersburg, Flor. [WSJ]. Toronto-based executive search firm The Caldwell Partners posts revenue increase of 39 percent [SIA].

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Staffing News of the Day, January 16, 2014

Staffing Talk

'Walmart and Schneider Logistics will go to trial over violation of workplace rights [Daily Bulletin]. Weekly jobless claims dip , suggesting sharp slowdown in job growth in Dec. was likely temporary [CNBC]. In December 2013, the share of part-time work was still over 17 percent – less than halfway back to the pre-recession low [Investing]. Why your unpaid internship makes you less employable [Forbes].

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How Hollywood Director Michael Bay’s On-Stage Bust Can Inform Your Next Presentation

Staffing Talk

'It’s been a week since Michael Bay fled the stage after a teleprompter malfunction during Samsung’s curved TV presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but people are still talking about it. Tina Fey even mocked Bay’s meltdown moment on the Golden Globes Sunday night. It got me thinking there are probably some lessons to be learned from Bay’s on-stage bust that could help your next presentation, even if it’s just in a conference room, and not the big stage

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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, January 17, 2014

Staffing Talk

'Labor wins two rulings while Walmart vows to fight back [Marketplace]. Small group of tech workers vote down the first-ever attempt at forming an Amazon union on American soil [NY Times]. How the NSA recruits in a post-Snowden world [The Daily Beast]. Five recruiting trends for 2014 , according to Top Echelon Contracting [Top Echelon Contracting].