Sat.Dec 08, 2012 - Fri.Dec 14, 2012

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The Worst Staffing Ad … and How It Actually Worked

Staffing Talk

Over the past few weeks a sports forum called Tiger Droppings exploded with rage because of a 30-second radio ad for a Louisiana staffing company. The combination of an annoying kid, a nonsensical joke, and incessant repetition created three threads and more than 100 comments – all for our comedic benefit. It even inspired some angry LSU fans to contact the staffing company and radio station, pleading them to end it.

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Recruiting Innovation Revisited - Day 4 Ooyalah

Metashift

'Welcome to Day 4 of my Christmas series ( full explanation here ) One of key takeaways from my Recruiting Innovation trip was that some of Silicon Valley''s most interesting companies are not necessarily the most well known. Ooyalah is definitely a case in point. It''s an enterprise video platform that delivers over a billion videos a month for over 1000 global customers reaching nearly 200 million unique viewers I had a great chat with William Uranga their Director of Recruiting and in the vid

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Announcing our new partnership with Trovit

Hiring Thing

'HiringThing is committed to helping our clients get the word out about their job openings. To that end, we are happy to announce our recent partnership with Trovit, a leading job search engine.

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You Can’t Make This Up: More Hilarious Staffing Encounters

Staffing Talk

A recent post that included some great examples of call-in-sick excuses caused several of our lovely staffing professional readers to open up and divulge some of their own recent work she-nanigans. We’ve ordered them in a very deliberate way as to slowly build up to the most ridiculous, so if you’re the impatient type who hates to be teased into anticipation, either start at the bottom or seek professional help.

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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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What Science Says and What Business Does: A Lesson in Rewarding Your Employees (VIDEO)

Staffing Talk

Daniel Pink is considered one of the foremost authorities on the ever-changing workplace and business management. A few years ago, his book A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future was a best-selling guide to preparing for the coming digital age. Now, it’s required reading for the present. But before I stray too far off-topic, I want to introduce you to his newer research and writings.

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Staffing News Of The Day, December 10, 2012

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Joplin Recruiting Firm Adds Contract-to-Direct Placements to Its Service Offerings. [Before Its News]. Kelly Services(R) Offers Visual Resume Tool on Website. [MENAFN]. Virtual, Inc. Extends Client Services with New Staff at Senior, Professional and Administrative Levels. [MarketWatch]. The Judge Group promotes Michael Tedesco to Executive Vice President of Sales.

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You Ask, We Answer: The Staffing Talk Mailbox

Staffing Talk

In the past month or two, a few Staffing Talk readers asked us to do articles on a specific prompt.* Now, these aren’t the only questions or article requests we got during that time, but in a nice coincidence we could answer these three relatively quickly. While we’d love to tell you that this is the first part of a weekly/monthly series wherein you ask questions and we provide answers, it’s a little premature to celebrate this coincidental success.

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Staffing News Of The Day, December 13, 2012

Staffing Talk

Monster.com is collaborating with the White House’s Joining Forces campaign and will contribute to the initiative’s goal of hiring or training an additional 250,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2014, Acting Commerce Department Secretary Rebecca M. Blank announced here yesterday at the National Veteran Employment Summit hosted by Monster and Military.com.

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Have You Got Sustainable Competitive Advantage? (video)

Staffing Talk

When my Dad started his staffing business, he taught me the phrase ‘competitive advantage’. His was a strong work ethic and a solid background in engineering and management. It sustained him through some tough start up years. I think the staffing companies that do best are those that figure out exactly what their competitive advantages are and use them to win.

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Managing Your Recruitment Agency Spend in 2024

Feeling overwhelmed by a juggling act of internal recruiting, agency relationships, and direct hire spend? You’re not alone. In today’s competitive talent landscape, building a dream team requires strategic orchestration. Recruiting agencies and search firms provide invaluable services, but managing them effectively alongside your internal team can pose unique challenges.

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Recruiting Innovation Revisited - Day 3 John Sumser on branding and mobile

Metashift

'Welcome to Day 3 of Recruiting Innovation Revisited (full explanation here ). I''ve actually met John more times in Europe this year than I have in the US! Nevertheless it was great to chat to him in his home environment (literally) back in March.

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Recruiting Innovation Revisted - Day 2 Foursquare

Metashift

'So it''s Day 2 of Recruiting Innovation Revisted ( see Day 1 for a full explanation) and a very interesting interview with FourSquare. During my trip I met with a number of Silicon Valley''s well known start ups including Facebook and LinkedIn and very nearly Twitter (that one didn''t quite work out unfortunately) but FourSquare were the only famous brand prepared to go on camera.

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Rails Testing — Leveraging VirtualBox for Browser Tests (Part 2)

Hiring Thing

'Let''s work through the remaining tasks involved in setting up an Ubuntu VirtualBox as your dedicated browser testing platform.

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Twitter Spells The End Of Traditional Job Postings. Huh?!

Staffing Talk

When was the last time you really thought about your hiring process? When was the last time you attempted to re imagine it, re engineer it and/or reinvent it? Roy Bahat, chairman of the new gaming. platform company Ouya , a former senior policy director for The City of New York and a one-time president of one of Rupert Murdoch’s web companies, says the process probably looks something like this.

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DOL Final Overtime Rules: Quickstart Guide for Employers

On August 30, 2023, the DOL unveiled a proposed overtime rule that would raise the weekly salary threshold under the Federal Labor Standards Act. Paycor is closely monitoring the proposal and will provide updates as new information becomes available.

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Wanted: The Young & Inexperienced

Staffing Talk

Above all, the billionaire vacuum cleaner king values inexperience when it comes to hiring. I recently read this Lessons for 2013 series , and in it Rob Dyson has some interesting advice about what to look for in your new hires. He says that at least in his company, they look to hire youth and inexperience. Here’s why half of his new hires this year will be freshly minted grads. “Young people are not burdened by years of experience,” states Dyson, shown at right with his ̶

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Wanted: One Law School Student Willing To Sacrifice Self-Esteem For $15/Hour

Staffing Talk

A kindly professor looking to help some poor (literally) students out? Or a grinch looking to steal a piece of said students’ soul for some menial personal help around the holidays? You be the judge. We all know times are tough for college students these days, what with rising tuition and mounting debt. With the cost of law school running around $50,000 a year, law students are undoubtedly feeling the pinch more than most.

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Staffing News Of The Day, December 12, 2012

Staffing Talk

Maxim Healthcare Services announces New Chief Financial Officer. [MarketWatch]. CSC has reached a definitive agreement with Adcorp, South Africa’s largest employment services company, for the sale of Paxus, its Australian IT staffing unit. This agreement, CSC’s third divestiture in seven weeks, advances CSC’s transformation strategy to rebalance its portfolio of services.

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Staffing News Of The Day, December 14, 2012

Staffing Talk

AZ Tech finders to boost HR recruitment services through acquisition. [PRNewswire]. Hotel workers want a seat at the Hyatt Board of Directors meeting. [Digital Journal]. Glenridge HealthCare Solutions Announces Appointments of Executive Consultant, Clinical Integration and Vice President of Business Development. [PRNewswire]. Medbox, Inc. announces contracting with a nationally recognized executive recruitment firm to help bolster its officers, board members, and administrative staff with added

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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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The Ron Swanson Guide to Communicating with the C-Suite

Staffing Talk

Ron Swanson may be a fictional TV character, but the famously deadpan parks department director on Parks & Recreation holds many (albeit exaggerated) similarities to real-life executives: He’s smart , he’s direct , he doesn’t show emotion , and getting his time and attention can feel like a hopeless effort. But even Ron “ I like saying ‘no’ ” Swanson isn’t above taking time out for his employees and attending to their needs … at least when the right approach is applied (which, in this case ,

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Staffing News Of The Day, December 11, 2012

Staffing Talk

Nurse staffing company business owner, Dorice ‘DeeDee’ Moore was convicted by jury, found guilty of murdering Lottery Winner Abraham Shakespeare. [The Ledger]. Manpower Employment Outlook Survey projects continued momentum in U.S. hiring intentions. [PRNewswire]. Glass ceiling persists in Canada’s boardrooms, Randstad Canada survey says.