Sat.Jan 14, 2012 - Fri.Jan 20, 2012

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Table: Facebook Pages vs. Facebook Groups (vs. LinkedIn Groups)

Forum One

Are you buffudled by the difference between Facebook Pages and Facebook Groups? I often am. It's the most common question I receive when presenting on social media. Are you often confused about the difference between Facebook Pages and Facebook Groups? And how they compare to LinkedIn Groups? This post helps end the befuddlement. read more.

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Three Facebook Trends That Will Impact Recruitment

Staffing Talk

Staffing professionals are all over the board as to whether Facebook has any relevance to their business. One will say nah it’s just for sharing pictures of the kids, another will say she finds her best candidates there. Personally I’ve recruited some of our top employees via relationships on Facebook, so my bias is to consider it an important business tool.

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Serving Our Troops

Jobvite

The men and women of the United States military provide a great service to our country, so it is disheartening to see that the unemployment rate for veterans 18 – 24 is a staggering 30.4%; … Continued.

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First Hires - The Perils of Startup Life

Hiring Thing

'HiringThing is moving from beta phase to full deployment over the next couple of months and will need to add our first employees, what an exciting time. Our first two hires will be a sales/customer representative and a lead software engineer.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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4 Strategies for Going Mobile

Forum One

Nam-ho Park often, blogs, speaks, and presents on mobile strategy. The Nonprofit Technology Network originally published this post online at NTEN.org and it is cross posted below with permission. Distraction is a basic fact of mobile that you have to work with. Mobile apps or websites need to be a small focused subset of the content or service you would normally offer on your full website.

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Quality of Hire is a Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing…

Bersin

'Over the last few months, as I’ve taken on the role of leading our Talent Acquisition research, the phrase “quality of hire” pops up every day. (The latest buzz phrase.) It is most often referred to as a key metric for a talent acquisition function. I would go one step further and say that quality of hire, and the challenge of improving it, is at the core of a TA Function’s existence.

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Infographic: The Social Job Seeker

Jobvite

About the survey. The polling company™, inc./WomanTrend conducted this nationwide online omnibus survey of 2,049 adults (aged 18+) on behalf of Jobvite. Fielded October 24-27, the survey included questions on current employment status (1,205 respondents were part of the American workforce) and the use of social networks to find job opportunities. Respondents for this survey were selected from an opt-in panel, and had expressed prior consent to participate in online surveys such as this.

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SOPA, PIPA & The Staffing Industry

Staffing Talk

What’s all this noise around a pair of bills called The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA)? It doesn’t really matter to you, right? After all, you’re in the staffing business, not creating content or running an e-commerce site. So how Congress monitors and legislates copyright infringement on the Internet isn’t a big concern to you.

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Command Center Problems

Staffing Talk

If you read the official press releases and investor information, it appears as if all is well at Idaho-based Command Center, Inc. , "a national provider of on-demand and temporary staffing solutions through a network of more than 50 company-owned branch stores." But take a look at the message boards, or the SEC filings, and you will find innuendo worth of the New York Post." First, the recent back story.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Staffing News Of The Day, January 20, 2012

Staffing Talk

Keeping it real. Six tactics for hard-core recruiters in 2012 from Greg Savage. [RecruitingBlogs]. “Teamster union officials have conducted an illegal campaign to extract full union dues from these workers wanting to exercise their rights to refrain from formal union membership, even though union officials can still force these workers under their control regardless of their union membership status,” said Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation. “Making uni

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Quality of Hire is a Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing…

Bersin

'Over the last few months, as I’ve taken on the role of leading our Talent Acquisition research, the phrase “quality of hire” pops up every day. (The latest buzz phrase.) It is most often referred to as a key metric for a talent acquisition function. I would go one step further and say that quality of hire, and the challenge of improving it, is at the core of a TA Function’s existence.

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Quality of Hire is a Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing…

Bersin

'Over the last few months, as I’ve taken on the role of leading our Talent Acquisition research, the phrase “quality of hire” pops up every day. (The latest buzz phrase.) It is most often referred to as a key metric for a talent acquisition function. I would go one step further and say that quality of hire, and the challenge of improving it, is at the core of a TA Function’s existence.

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Quality of Hire is a Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing…

Bersin

'Over the last few months, as I’ve taken on the role of leading our Talent Acquisition research, the phrase “quality of hire” pops up every day. (The latest buzz phrase.) It is most often referred to as a key metric for a talent acquisition function. I would go one step further and say that quality of hire, and the challenge of improving it, is at the core of a TA Function’s existence.

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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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Quality of Hire is a Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing…

Bersin

Over the last few months, as I’ve taken on the role of leading our Talent Acquisition research, the phrase “quality of hire” pops up every day. (The latest buzz phrase.) It is most often referred to as a key metric for a talent acquisition function. I would go one step further and say that quality of hire, and the challenge of improving it, is at the core of a TA Function’s existence.

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Quality of Hire is a Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing…

Bersin

Over the last few months, as I’ve taken on the role of leading our Talent Acquisition research, the phrase “quality of hire” pops up every day. (The latest buzz phrase.) It is most often referred to as a key metric for a talent acquisition function. I would go one step further and say that quality of hire, and the challenge of improving it, is at the core of a TA Function’s existence.

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Quality of Hire is a Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing…

Bersin

'Over the last few months, as I’ve taken on the role of leading our Talent Acquisition research, the phrase “quality of hire” pops up every day. (The latest buzz phrase.) It is most often referred to as a key metric for a talent acquisition function. I would go one step further and say that quality of hire, and the challenge of improving it, is at the core of a TA Function’s existence.

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Quality of Hire is a Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing…

Bersin

'Over the last few months, as I’ve taken on the role of leading our Talent Acquisition research, the phrase “quality of hire” pops up every day. (The latest buzz phrase.) It is most often referred to as a key metric for a talent acquisition function. I would go one step further and say that quality of hire, and the challenge of improving it, is at the core of a TA Function’s existence.

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Future-proof your I-9 compliance for 2024

Speaker: Join I-9 Experts:

Got I-9 compliance on your mind? Spending endless amounts of time ensuring you stay compliant? Get your questions answered with an expert panel from WorkBright. During this one-hour webinar, Workbright will dive deep into I-9 best practices, navigate the nuances of the new 2023 'alternative procedure,' and learn actionable ways to ensure your audit trail is squeaky clean.

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Quality of Hire is a Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing…

Bersin

'Over the last few months, as I’ve taken on the role of leading our Talent Acquisition research, the phrase “quality of hire” pops up every day. (The latest buzz phrase.) It is most often referred to as a key metric for a talent acquisition function. I would go one step further and say that quality of hire, and the challenge of improving it, is at the core of a TA Function’s existence.

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Staffing News Of The Day, January 17, 2012

Staffing Talk

Staffing services and human resources firms are looking forward to a brighter 2012 , thanks to a rebounding labor market. As long as jobless rates improve and Europe avoids outright economic implosion, demand will continue to improve for temp staffing companies such as Robert Half International (RHI), ManpowerGroup (MAN) and Paychex (PAYX). [Money News].

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Staffing News Of The Day, January 18, 2012

Staffing Talk

Robert Half Management resources survey : CFOs reveal most unusual items submitted on employee expense reports. [The Sacramento Bee]. TopstepTrader puts job candidates to the test with a two-week trading contest and a chance to win a $150,000 live trading account. [Gaebler]. Communication expert David Grossman creates the definitive guide for reducing email in the workplace.

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Staffing News Of The Day, January 16, 2012

Staffing Talk

Employers’ tracking of workers raises privacy concerns : TN law does not require employers to reveal where, how they’re snooping. [The Tennessean]. Craig Nelson will become chief executive officer of Sonoma-based The Nelson Family of Companies as a result of its recent sale of the WorkforceLogic division to Orlando-based ZeroChaos. [North Bay Business Journal].

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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 19, 2012

Staffing Talk

Unemployment numbers good for staffers. [Investopedia]. The onetime operator of a Minneapolis temporary-employment agency, Olen Staff Co., under suspicion for hiring illegal immigrants has admitted to cheating the federal government out of more than $425,000 in payroll deductions. Doris Ruiz pleaded guilty in federal court in St. Paul this week to failing to pay more than $150,000 in payroll taxes and another $276,987 to cover the employer’s share of FICA taxes, which fund Social Security

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Let’s Chat With A Healthcare Director

Staffing Talk

The good news? According to a recent study, your clients are expecting to hire 26% more contingent workers by 2013. The challenge? What are you going to do earn part of that percentage? As we all know, healthcare staffing is a huge part of the overall staffing industry. One study states that temporary nurses make up between five and 15 percent of hospital nursing staffs in 55 percent of hospitals.

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Infographic: The Social Job Seeker

Jobvite

About the survey The polling company™, inc./WomanTrend conducted this nationwide online omnibus survey of 2,049 adults (aged 18+) on behalf of Jobvite. Fielded October 24-27, the survey included questions on current employment status (1,205 respondents … Continued.

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Serving Our Troops

Jobvite

The men and women of the United States military provide a great service to our country, so it is disheartening to see that the unemployment rate for veterans 18 – 24 is a staggering 30.4%; that’s 100% higher than that of non-veterans the same age. This is one of the reasons I was so excited to be invited by the White House to have Jobvite participate in the new Apps for Heroes initiative to help veterans easily find and apply to jobs.

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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.