Staffing Talk
MARCH 22, 2012
The Apple Store is an extension of the widely popular (and super chic) Apple brand. From its physical design and layout to the way it’s staffed–by adopting brand elements into the stores has resulted in a shopping experience that mirrors the consistent, high-quality consumer experience that Apple products deliver. But what really makes the Apple stores work are its people.
Jobvite
MARCH 21, 2012
Early this morning, I read the Associated Press article about the job interviewer who asked a job candidate to provide his Facebook username and password in order to access the candidate’s private profile. Frankly, it floored me. On the surface, it is such an inappropriate and unprofessional act. And while I am not a lawyer, I have to believe it is also illegal.
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Makena
MARCH 21, 2012
Recently I corresponded with a Seattle based strategic Financial and Operational professional, Gary Beebe Jr, who currently serves as a Sr Program Manager for Finance at NCSoft , a global MMO gaming company with a big presence in the Seattle area. Gary and I were talking about BI and he summed up his view quite eloquently – and I felt a summary of his thoughts were worthy of a brief blog post: Gary: “The BI space is fascinating to me and one of my personal operating tenets.
Staffing Talk
MARCH 23, 2012
At PlaneTechs , there are two types of customers: “customers that pay us and customers that we pay,” says David Pearson, the company’s president. The company, based in Oak Brook, Ill., recruits and places aviation technicians all over the country to work on both commercial and military aircraft. “There are not enough technicians in the market for all the jobs that are available, so loyalty is a really big deal for us,” Pearson says.
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Staffing Talk
MARCH 22, 2012
For really the first time in our nation’s history, four generations are employed together in the workplace. Although this multi-generational workforce discussion kind of got tabled in the midst of the economic downturn, it is bubbling to the surface again. I wanted specifically to call out a new MTV study on Millennials. A “Millennial,” born after 1980 and now roughly between the tweens and 30s, comprises the largest generation now alive, 101 million in all.
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Staffing Talk
MARCH 20, 2012
If you’ve been watching Apple and by that I mean AAPL , you know that there is beaucoup d’argent involved in the internet’s latest sharp turn towards mobile devices like the iPad and Android. And where there is a hint of big money, you see technology companies falling all over themselves to be or at least to appear to be the ‘first’ or ‘only’ or ‘best of breed’ product in its category to make use of said technology.
Jobvite
MARCH 21, 2012
Early this morning, I read the Associated Press article about the job interviewer who asked a job candidate to provide his Facebook username and password in order to access the candidate’s private profile. Frankly, it … Continued.
Jobvite
MARCH 21, 2012
What do birthdays, anniversaries, people’s names, phones numbers, location of your keys or phone, and logins have in common? Inevitably every one of us has trouble remembering one of them in the course of our busy days. Here, at Jobvite, we’re betting our users would appreciate having one less thing to remember – your Jobvite login. We’re adding the ability to use your existing social ID and password from Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter to sign up or log into Jobvite, so you won’t have to remember
Jobvite
MARCH 21, 2012
What do birthdays, anniversaries, people’s names, phones numbers, location of your keys or phone, and logins have in common? Inevitably every one of us has trouble remembering one of them in the course of our … Continued.
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Staffing Talk
MARCH 21, 2012
I have heard – and read – enough about social media to understand I shouldn’t post anything, anywhere, unless I would in fact be willing to share it with the whole world. But share my Facebook password with a recruiter or HR person during a job interview? No thank you. An Associated Press story picked up by the Boston Globe , among others, details the story of a New York statistician who was taken aback when asked by a job interviewer for his Facebook user name and password.
Staffing Talk
MARCH 23, 2012
Executive placement firm Witt/Kieffer opening sports practice. [Witt/Kieffer]. Belcan Staffing Solutions opens four new offices in first quarter. [PR]. For long-unemployed , hiring bias rears its head. [The Wall Street Journal]. Kforce Inc said it has agreed to sell its clinical research business to inVentiv Health Inc for $50 million in cash, as it looks to focus on its core business.
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