Sat.Mar 29, 2014 - Fri.Apr 04, 2014

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Candor & Accountability: Dynamic Duo for Employee Engagement

ExactHire Recruiting

Hopefully you’ve been in an organization…maybe right now…where you felt as though you were on the precipice of something exciting. Maybe you can tell by an intangible buzz or rhythm to how things get done on a daily basis…all the pieces have finally fallen into place and work is productive, a fine-tuned machine. If you’ve ever read Jim Collins’ Good to Great then you might consider this the “Flywheel Effect” in which, through diligent effort and discipline, an organ

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#dontblameyourATS – A Movement

Recruiting Toolbox

'by Ben Gotkin. I’m starting a movement, will you please join me. Far too much over the past several years, a certain inanimate technology has received a lot of grief, being blamed for everything from black-holes to being completely useless. In the past 6 months, I have heard at major conferences that “We need to get rid of our ATSs and get back to paper” and in articles that “ATSs are where candidates go to die”.

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Top Occupations For Temporary Employment Growth

Staffing Talk

'The industry that’s added the most total jobs since the recession is staffing, and new data suggests the upward trajectory will continue throughout 2014. The hiring surge in contingent labor accounts for 15% of all job growth nationally from 2009 – 2013, even though the industry accounts for a relatively small portion of the nation’s workforce.

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The Latest Buzz

iCIMS

The Candidate Experience has many moving parts. Do you know the best tips, tricks, and tactics to deliver a positive one? Discover the latest buzz!

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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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Finding Your Niche… Job Board

ExactHire Recruiting

Each day, you’re in a fast-paced race against your competitors to try to fill vacant positions with qualified candidates who fit well within your organization. Specialty positions with sought after key skill sets can be especially hard to fill. Job seekers often use job aggregator sites (often called spider boards that pull job listings from many sites) such as Indeed and SimplyHired to search for jobs.

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So TaskRabbit Won’t Be Taking Over The Staffing Industry

Staffing Talk

'About a year or so ago, TaskRabbit for Business launched as a web portal aimed at companies looking for contingent labor. I asked in this Staffing Talk post whether the site and mobile app where you can outsource small, short-term jobs should have traditional staffing companies worried? Whether TaskRabbit was trying to undercut the staffing industry, or if it lives comfortably outside the confines of the traditional staffing space?

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The Latest Buzz

iCIMS

The Candidate Experience has many moving parts. Do you know the best tips, tricks, and tactics to deliver a positive one? Discover the latest buzz!

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4 MUSTS for Creating & Curating Social Media Content

Recruitalicious

'There are few things less intimidating than the blank page. That diabolical blinking cursor, bent on destroying your will—blink, blink, blink… The whiteness of the blank page is terrifying, threatening and all-consuming. But you’re a recruiter, and part of your job in today’s digital age is engaging talent via social media. You need to share content, create content, draft social posts and come up with insightful, engaging, witty and fresh ways to cultivate talent communities.

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R(evolutionary) Keynotes for Jobvite Summit’14

Jobvite

Are you getting ready for Summit’14? We are! There are only a few short weeks before we convene in San Francisco again for our 6 th annual Jobvite user conference , so if you haven’t registered yet, you better do it soon! We’ve already provided you with information on our planned learning tracks —and now it’s time to reveal our powerful keynote speaker lineup!

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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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One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the U.S. Files For Bankruptcy

Staffing Talk

'The Select Family of Staffing Companies, one of the 10 largest staffing firms in the U.S., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after reaching a re-structuring deal. A group of lenders agreed to inject money into the Santa Barbara, California-based company, helping to reduce the company’s mountain of debt, as well as support current and future operations.

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Increased Productivity From the Comfort of your Couch

Hiring Thing

'Telecommuters can rejoice! Working from home has been shown to actually increase productivity and happiness for the individual employee. Could it be the flexible schedule, ability to be present in the home, or the simple comfort of your favorite jeans?

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Excellent New Twitter Talent Sourcing and Recruiting Tool

Boolean Black Belt

'Do you leverage Twitter in your sourcing and recruiting efforts? If NO – I strongly recommend you read my 14 Tips on How to Use Twitter for Social Recruiting and see the two comments from Matt Chiasson. If YES – would you be interested in a better way to search for and find people in your target talent pool on Twitter? Look no further!

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R(evolutionary) Keynotes for Jobvite Summit’14

Jobvite

Are you getting ready for Summit’14? We are! There are only a few short weeks before we convene in San Francisco again for our 6th annual Jobvite user conference, so if you haven’t registered yet, … Continued.

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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

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What Happens When Business Owners Step Down From The Top Spot

Staffing Talk

'The decision to step down and/or away from a business is one of the hardest a family business entrepreneur ever makes. When the time comes though, entrepreneurs don’t have to “retire” and leave their companies. Instead, they must change their job description, becoming the architects of their company’s new ownership, management and leadership systems.

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Two Top Sources For New Hires (both might surprise you)

Hiring Thing

'Companies source two times the amount of new hires from internal sources versus external sources. This might come as news to folks who are used to relying solely on external job boards.

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New research reveals Diversity & Inclusion efforts well-intentioned, but lacking

Bersin

Today at IMPACT 2014: The Business of Talent, we’re launching new Bersin by Deloitte research on Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) nine months in the making. Our study of 245 organizations with operations in North America, 56 percent of which are global or multinational, reveals no shortage of good intentions when it comes to fostering an […].

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How to Find Your First Employees

Jobvite

It’s a common misconception that you have to offer higher salaries to entice people to leave their current jobs or hire less-experienced people with the intention of training them. I am here to tell you … Continued.

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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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13 People Died. I Could Have Been One. Should We Blame Ms. Barra?

Staffing Talk

'Less than four months ago, on Christmas Eve, our Saturn Ion (2005) wouldn’t start. This was the third time in a month and we had already blamed the polar vortex and replaced the battery. What ended up starting the car on Christmas Eve was a stroke of genius. We had always known the ignition switch was “finicky,” so we tried a spare key: clean edges, rarely used, no weight on the key ring.

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Staffing News of the Day, April 1, 2014

Staffing Talk

'Workonomix survey finds Americans overwhelmingly value money over time [PR Newswire]. Calif. could become first state to hold companies responsible for wage/safet y violations committed by temp agencies [ProPublica]. Does slack job market need support ? Janet Yellen illustrates plight of unemployed with real-life examples, but omits criminal records [Business Week, St.

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Staffing News of the Day, April 3, 2014

Staffing Talk

'U.S. jobless claims rise to 326,000 – a one-month high [Market Watch]. Is the phone book next? LinkedIn takes legal action against other “people aggregators” [ERE]. Bipartisan group of Senators offer amendment incentivizing employers to hire long-term unemployed Americans [Insurance News Net]. I was blocked from hiring a gay person at World Vision Canada [Huffington Post Canada].

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How to Find Your First Employees

Jobvite

It’s a common misconception that you have to offer higher salaries to entice people to leave their current jobs or hire less-experienced people with the intention of training them. I am here to tell you that this is not the case. The hiring process should begin before the company is founded. Before coming to Jobvite, our CEO Dan Finnigan and Chief Architect Ali Syed and I met regularly to discuss our startup ideas.

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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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Staffing News of the Day, April 4, 2014

Staffing Talk

'Still digging out from a stretch of ugly weather, recruiters see green shoots in U.S. hiring [Quartz]. Despite the fact that 192,000 jobs were added in March, wages fell [The Street]. Co-founder of Mozilla resigns as CEO after controversy over same-sex marriage controversy [Recode]. Noble beginnings: the first jobs of Nobel Prize winners [Reuters].

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Staffing News of the Day, March 31, 2014

Staffing Talk

'Seventh worker dies at World Cup venue in Brazil after falling 26 feet without safety cable [ABC News]. Alabama congresswoman suggests OSHA singles out right-to-work states [Montgomery Advertiser]. Adjunct professors say they’ve become the “temp workers” of college classrooms [Star Tribune]. Georgia Supreme Court: Apple’s injunction of an ex-employee who has a history of mental illness and is accused of stalking her co-workers is “overbroad” [The Marietta Daily Journal].

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Staffing News of the Day, April 2, 2014

Staffing Talk

'CareerBuilder has announced it will acquire Broadbean , a candidate sourcing software company [On Rec]. ADP: Private sector picks up steam to add 191,000 jobs in March [Market Watch]. Hobby Lobby’s hypocrisy: the company’s retirement plan invests in contraception manufacturers [Mother Jones]. 2014 salary trends that will impact staffing [Madison]. NY chef awarded $1.6 million after restaurant owner promises her “hell” for being a lesbian [Raw Story].

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