To acquire talent without the risks associated with full-time employees, organizations are using contingent workforce management expertise to engage with … Read more
Contract and Temp Workers Rising Dramatically; Will Pass 2006 Peak
The world is suddenly waking up to the discovery that employers are bringing on temporary and contract workers at a pace that will soon surpass the peak … Read more
Experts Predict: Half Your Workforce Will Be Temps
The world is suddenly waking up to the discovery that employers are bringing on temp and contract workers at a pace that will soon surpass the peak numbers … Read more
At Labor Finders, the Temp Freebies Have Already Begun
Labor Finders has had enough interest in its free-temp-for-a-day program that it has started giving some companies their free days even before the program … Read more
The Living Death of the Contract Recruiter
As the business community sheds recruiters from full-time positions, many organizations bring on contract recruiters to use when required and dump when not … Read more
Everything That’s Wrong with Contingency Contracts and Some Ways To Fix It
I imagine at some point back in the 60’s and 70’s the concept of providing recruiting services under a contingency arrangement made sense. Back then many … Read more
Blip or Omen? Divining the Significance of the March Jobs Numbers
While all eyes last week were focused on the disappointing March job numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the report contained a curious blip … Read more
New Contract Has Tech Staffing Firm Quickly Bringing on Employees, Recruiters
An IT staffing company you probably haven’t heard of is quickly hiring employees and recruiters after it won some new business that it probably … Read more
This Time, the Growth in Temps May Be Here to Stay
“Unemployment is expected to remain above 8 percent for the next four years.” That gloomy assessment of the U.S. economy from FedEx Chief … Read more
5 Predictions for Recruitment 2012
I was just reviewing the predictions I made for 2011 written at roughly this time a year ago. Much of what I thought would happen unfolded as expected, … Read more