Staffing Talk
AUGUST 21, 2012
How do most staffing companies pay outside sales people? Is it base plus commission, commission only, base only, and is mileage always reimbursed? Those are a few questions posed to us by a Staffing Talk reader, Jody Audet of Castle Rock, Colorado’s TPM Staffing Services , and we went on a fact finding mission to get some of those answers. It wasn’t that easy though.
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AUGUST 20, 2012
Today, 92 percent of companies use LinkedIn, Facebook and/or Twitter for recruiting, which makes social networking essential when job hunting. Here’s what you need to know about creating a positive impression to help get you hired. Job Seekers Beware: What You Post Online Can Help You Land or Lose A Job.
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Staffing Talk
AUGUST 22, 2012
Press releases find their way into my inbox on a daily basis. But this one stood out to me. Labor Finders has committed to providing 1,000 different companies with a free temp for a day. It will be interesting to see if anyone takes them up on the offer. They plan on publishing pictures of success stories on Facebook. That will be the most interesting part.
Staffing Talk
AUGUST 22, 2012
Amanda Phipps put this up on our Tempworks Facebook page but since everyone here reading my recent missives have quit that network, I’m posting this gag-that’s-all-too-true here:
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Staffing Talk
AUGUST 23, 2012
How much does the resume and work history of a job candidate mean to you, versus their education, cover letter, how they do in an interview and just about everything else? That question was posed to me in an email recently by a woman who recently graduated from college, and came by Staffing Talk in her efforts to learn more about the staffing and recruiting business, and what you all are looking for.
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Staffing Talk
AUGUST 22, 2012
a realtime social feed where “users and developers come first, not advertisers”. If you look back over the last 60 years at who has made money in recruiting, you’ll see that it was often those who created systems around new ways to network better and faster. From the 1950s when Manpower and Kelly nailed telephone sales to the 2000s when LinkedIn ate Monster’s lunch via social media, it’s always been a game of finding the best way to connect and creating a business platform around it.
Staffing Talk
AUGUST 23, 2012
A New Yorker article posits that the Cheesecake Factory model would improve quality control and innovation in healthcare? Can it happen in staffing too? I have never been to a Cheesecake Factory. I’ve seen them all around the country but the thought of stepping into one repulses me. Cheesecake I like just fine, once a month maybe, but to devote not just a meal but an entire restaurant brand around an unhealthy, highly caloric dessert offends the soul.
Staffing Talk
AUGUST 24, 2012
Disys to raise $20M to fuel acquisitions. [Washington Business Journal]. Jay Yarid joins SolomonEdwards as Business Development Manager for the Dallas office. [Yahoo Finance]. A federal judge Thursday threw out all guilty verdicts in a hospital kickback-bribery case against Batesville businessman Lee Garner and some against Tupelo’s Ray Shoemaker.
Staffing Talk
AUGUST 22, 2012
Michael Page appoints new director. [Stock Market Wire]. Staffing 360 Solutions announced launch of Staffing 360 Alliance. [Stockhouse]. How high-performing staffing companies drive sales motivation. [Monster]. Young and old spend same amount of time job-hunting, StatsCan study says. [The Star]. Hamilton-Ryker announced commercial staffing expansion into Chattanooga.
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Staffing Talk
AUGUST 21, 2012
Infosys shares rise after U.S. visa lawsuit dismissed. [Reuters]. Randstad Canada says today’s leading employers must learn how to harness social media, if they haven’t already – what it calls “social business” tools. [Calgary Herald]. Through the Technical Assistance Program of the Forum on Economic and Labor Development , 13 resident workers from the government and the private sector completed a short-term information technology training offered by Pinnacle Staffing LLC in partnership with Red
Staffing Talk
AUGUST 20, 2012
Frank Morogiello joins Heidrick & Struggles as Partner. [Reuters]. Top Echelon Network Recruiter wins quarterly award for production. [Virtual-Strategy]. Didn’t know employee wanted training? Be sure to extend invitation next time. [Business Management Daily]. The Training Associates (TTA) of Westborough , MA has reported a record quarter of profits, with sales to match.
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AUGUST 20, 2012
Today, 92 percent of companies use LinkedIn, Facebook and/or Twitter for recruiting, which makes social networking essential when job hunting. Here’s what you need to know about creating a positive impression to help get you … Continued.
Staffing Talk
AUGUST 23, 2012
Psst … have you heard the news about office politics? Majority of workers surveyed cite gossip as most common form of office politics. [MarketWatch]. Houston Apartment Award presented for just fourth time in 52 Years. Kenneth J. Bohan, founder of The Liberty Group, will receive the HAA Lifetime Achievement Award for his track record of dedicated service to multifamily industry.
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