Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
I can’t remember hardly anything about the interviews I’ve had for jobs I’ve landed. Yet I can recall with great detail the circumstances of every awful interview I’ve ever had. I can describe the setting, relay a great deal of the questions, and sometimes even tell you what awful tie they were wearing or crappy piece of coffeeshop art was up on the wall.
Hiring Thing
FEBRUARY 6, 2013
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Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
Normally when we create a survey for staffing professionals, with the intention of quantifying trends and opinions across the industry, we kind of know what to expect. But with this drug testing survey, we honestly had no idea. We just know that public opinion is shifting (at least with some drugs), which in turn has led several countries and US states to ease their laws on it.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 6, 2013
Given the growing concern among staffing companies about the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as Obamacare, R. A. Cohen Consulting sent a survey to staffing company owners to measure their actions and concerns about this legislation that will go into effect on January 1, 2014. Sam Sacco, one of the partners at the company, recently sent us the results of the survey and we want to share them with our Staffing Talk readers.
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Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 6, 2013
We love it when staffers send us their feel-good stories and industry gripes, but there’s something to be said for the ridiculous mishaps that only people in staffing can truly appreciate. A few months ago we published examples that people sent in , and it was such a hit that we were bombarded by even more the following week. Well the levy has officially broken, folks, because they just keep coming in.
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Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
Transactions like Monday’s announcement of Iowa’s PeopleWorks Staffing acquiring Nebraska’s Work-a-While happen every day in the staffing industry, but there’s a few details that make this deal particularly unique. For one, it involves a third-generation staffer buying his grandfather’s old firm. For another, the impetus for the deal came from PeopleWorks’ software provider, who supplied the financial backing for the acquisition to take place and simultaneously launched the newest client offerin
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
Unless you work at Google or Pixar, your office probably isn’t lined with music speakers and flat-screen TVs. You probably don’t have phone and computer systems that allow you to work wherever you want, while doing what ever you want. And it’s not likely that you have an on-site gym with your own locker, café with a Wii, lactation room, yoga room, and 100 seat theater.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
ManpowerGroup is starting international downsizing at their Milwaukee headquarters [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]. Obama dissipates his jobs council to focus on business outreach [LA Times]. Manpower says the jobs boost in December and January are because of temp workers [PR Newswire]. Staffing firm acquisitions rose sharply in 2012 [Staffing Industry Analysts].
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 6, 2013
Post Office decides to end Saturday deliveries starting in August [CNN]. Immigration reform could be huge for IT recruitment [E Commerce Times]. Team Health Holdings reports big fourth quarter , and acquisition of two Arizona groups [PR Newswire]. Command Center and The Training Associates both announce big fourth quarters [Bloomberg, Training Associates].
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Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
“If someone wants to sue me for gender discrimination because I’m talking to women about childbearing, go ahead. No one talks about this and companies don’t talk about this. And we need to see the cost of this – and change it.” So said Sheryl Sandberg, a 43-year-old mother of two, while speaking at a recent session of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
Will Obama’s immigration reform strengthen the economy ? [Human Resource Executive Online]. R.A. Cohen releases ACA staffing industry survey results [R.A. Cohen]. 73% of staffing firms reached revenue goals in 2012, and 92% think revenue will increase this year [MarketWatch]. Healthcare staffing agency busted for “misreporting payroll” by giving placed nurses per diem payments [Risk & Insurance].
Staffing Talk
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
Canadian jobs minister admits temp foreign worker program is flawed [CKNW]. New job board launches specifically for IT, called TechGorillas [Virtual-Strategy Magazine]. Jobvite launches “Engage” and “Refer” – a CRM system and a referral tool [Market Wire]. New CareerBuilder tool tells you how well your job ad is doing [ERE]. New firm, The Work Group, launches in New Jersey [PR Newswire].
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