Less crippled than economists predicted by the nasty weather that gripped much of the nation last month, the U.S.Department of Labor reports that the … Read more
Temping Grew Strongly In February As Economy Added 175K Jobs
New temp jobs helped boost February’s employment to the highest in three months, as the U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs despite the month’s … Read more
Recruiting Is an Ongoing Process, Not a One-Time Event
How often have you heard this scenario? A business loses an important employee and goes into recruiting mode. Time to update (or sometimes create) the job … Read more
Supreme Court to Decide Temp Workers Overtime Claims
A case that has the potential to cost staffing companies — and, in turn, their clients — hundreds of millions of dollars is headed to the U.S. … Read more
You’re Missing the Boat Not Recruiting High School Students Right Now
In case you didn’t hear about it, college football powerhouse Alabama recently offered a scholarship to 8th grade football player Dylan Moses and LSU … Read more
Some Smart Interview Takeaways From This Year’s Academy Awards
The glitz, the glamour, the upsets and the tear-jerking acceptance speeches Yes, the Academy Awards this year graced us again with Hollywood’s elite and we … Read more
The Temp Hiring Revolution: How to Avoid Getting Left Behind
Temporary hiring is on the rise, and recruiters, employers, and staffing pros would be smart to take note. Only about 24 percent of employers expect to … Read more
Facebook’s Billion-Dollar Lesson About the 2 Big Hires They Missed
The most costly recruiting error in recent history was revealed this month. In mid February, Facebook announced its nearly $19 billion purchase of the … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Even Poor Procedures Beat No Procedures at All
Some folks resist systemization; perhaps they feel if “it’s all in their heads” they may actually have some measure of job security. However, it goes … Read more
Weekly Wrap: The Tell-Tale Signs an Employee Is Getting Ready to Quit
There were a lot of short-sighted things done to workers by their employers during the Great Recession. I thought that once the economy improved and the … Read more