Sat.Feb 25, 2012 - Fri.Mar 02, 2012

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Delta’s Flexible Staffing: ‘Win-Win’ Or No Win?

Staffing Talk

Delta Air Lines is the only domestic airline to use a flexible staffing program. The name is Ready Reserve, and it’s used to fill numerous operational positions at all of its hubs nationwide. The airline calls it a “win-win,” saying it helps better manage staffing levels. But critics say it’s a not-so-thinly-veiled attempt to simply eliminate full-time jobs with benefits.

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No Excuses: Launch Your Startup On Your Lunch Break

Staffing Talk

Quite a few people I know have long dreamed of owning a staffing company. They speak of their dream like it’s some lofty goal attainable only by others. They say things like “If only I had the time get it started” and “I wish I was rich so I could start my own company.”. Bullcrap. Getting your business off the ground does take time and money, but the first step doesn’t require a dime.

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Staffing News Of The Day, February 27, 2012

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Social media in the workplace: Legal questions raised over business social media creations. [Inside Tucson Business]. Unemployment costs are killing small businesses. [The Baltimore Sun]. A triple-A debt rating or not , a lack of quality job creation threatens the long-term viability of the Canadian economy. [The Mark News]. High school girl wins scholarship.

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What Does This Have to Do with Employment?

Staffing Talk

Don’t hold your talent back. Let wild horses run. There are those who refuse to see the connection between this 9-year-old’s conquest of Megaramp and recruitment but I’m betting the real staffing entrepreneurs out there do. The real staffing entrepreneurs know that there is no resting on your laurels. Every day you have to go out and win for your clients again, and the only way to do that is to constantly evolve and not hold your talent back.

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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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What It Feels Like Recruiting Without a Recruiter

Staffing Talk

Some things just aren’t meant to be done.

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Staffing News Of The Day, February 28, 2012

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Obama National Labor Relations Board announced its new Excelsior List, which will continue their assault on the 93% of private-sector employees who are union-free… Now all employees who are targeted for unionization will be forced to turn over their home telephone number and e-mail addresses to unions. This will give union organizers the ability to conduct intrusive home visits prior to the NLRB election.

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Words the Staffing Industry Should Have But Doesn’t

Staffing Talk

Every language has words that are just flat out missing, and we have a few in staffing that are just flat out missing as well. I got to thinking about that as we’ve been socked in with ice storm here in Minnesota, and I’m looking at my 11-year-old whose Playstation soccer tournament (Everton vs Chelsea) is going into its fifth hour. What is a one-word way to say social shut-in that plays computer games all day ?

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What Do You “Owe” A Job Applicant?

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“ I am grateful when I am rejected, because then I can focus my energy elsewhere. Yet it seems that just one in 10 prospective employers provide this courtesy.” So goes a newspaper op/ed guest post from a job seeker. I would have worded it a little differently myself, as I don’t think anyone is actually grateful to get passed over for a job they would want or take.

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Staffing News Of The Day, February 2, 2012

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Robert Half International ranks first in staffing industry on FORTUNE Magazine’s ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’ list. [MarketWatch]. Christian Schirnhofer, 44, allegedly stole more than $24,211 from a Houston-based company that places physicians on temporary assignments. According to court documents , Schirnhofer changed account and routing numbers on checks that were to be paid to physicians so that the checks went to a business bank account he had set up.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Staffing News Of The Day. February 29, 2012

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Leap year: What are you doing with your extra day? [L.A. Times]. Defining your company’s vision. [Fast Company]. The six surprising habits of highly effective leaders. [Forbes]. Staffing Industry Analysts announces keynote presenters for Executive Forum. [PR Newswire]. “A Guy Walks Into an Office …”. Chief financial officers are split when asked whether an employee’s sense of humor is important for fitting into their company’s corporate culture, but workplace expert