By Melissa L. McDonagh For several years, nurses’ unions have lobbied, with varying success, for legislation implementing nurse-patient ratios. The nurses’ … Read more
The “War” For Talent: Real Shortage, or Employer Propaganda?
Depending on who you speak to, there is a talent war going on and every employer should be gathering up their troops to battle for the best and brightest. … Read more
How to Tell When You Need a Sales Specialist Recruiter
Recruiting successful sales people is one of the biggest challenges facing employers today. As the economy continues to improve, sales professionals are … Read more
How Well Do You Know the Basics? Take Jeff’s Quiz and See
Do you know the laws relating to placement? Take this quiz and find out! The correct answers are at the end. Need help? Check out Jeff’s previous columns … Read more
Staffing, Search Firms Turn Cautious, Citing Skills Shortage, Economy as Issues
Coming off a strong 2013, recruiting and staffing firms are turning more cautious this year, scaling back both their plans to add staff and open new … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: 3 Timely Management Tips Worth Remembering
Here are three timely tips: We need to stop training employees and instead start developing them. (We train animals; we develop people. ) Employees need to … Read more
Bullhorn Survey Offers Insights On Revenue, Placement Success, Comp
Bullhorn is out today with a survey of staffing and recruiting firms that is so full of useful and enlightening information it’s hard to know where … Read more
Comp Study Says Companies Are Expecting Good Things in 2014
PayScale has just released its 2014 Compensation Best Practices Report, and I was asked to take a look because (full disclosure) PayScale is a client. … Read more
Whole Foods Hit With Class Action Over Background Screening Process
Whole Foods Market was just inducted into a growing club where no one wants to be a member. The giant food retailer is the latest target of a class action … Read more
“Labor Buyer’s Market” Helps Keep Temp Worker Growth Flat in 2013
Temp labor reached new heights last year as employers ratcheted up the use of contract workers ending the year with 2.8 million temp employees, a 7.9 … Read more