Does Your Wellness Program Look Like Hatch’s? Probably Not.

by Kinzy Janssen May 17, 2013

Hatch Staffing Services sees your Bike to Work Week and raises you a half marathon. Seriously. Almost a third of Hatch staffers ran a half marathon last year. So when they hopped on their bikes last Monday for National Bike to Work Week, that peculiar [...]

Staffing News of the Day, May 17, 2013

by Staffing News of the Day May 17, 2013

Produce company pays nearly $500,000 in back wages after requiring workers to arrive early without compensation [The Daily Journal] Earnings gap between “high-profit” and “typical” IT staffing companies reaches historic levels [Staffing Industry Analysts] At nearly four years, the average tenure of a CMO is [...]

Creating Something From Nothing

by David Gee May 17, 2013
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“If you can learn the art of making something from nothing in this world, by leveraging the resources of the universe, you will never want for anything because you can always make more.” Those words were uttered by Dr. Rajiv Tandon, or as I call [...]

How 3 Staffers Are Adapting Their Operations For ACA

by Trevor Kupfer May 17, 2013

By popular demand, Staffing Talk has been following every new development the Affordable Care Act can dish out because, as readers like you have made clear, it’s kinda a big deal to staffing. Unfortunately it’s been a little while since we’ve had an update for [...]

Staffing News of the Day, May 16, 2013

by Staffing News of the Day May 16, 2013

Software developers are most in-demand tech job, based on online job ads [Wanted Analytics] Number of U.S. jobless claims spikes to six-week high [Market Watch] Staffing price index increases in April, displaying the biggest jump since 2010 [Staffing Industry Analysts] Online staffing: an estimated $1 [...]

Can Yammer Eliminate Emails AND Streamline Internal Communication?

by Kinzy Janssen May 16, 2013

The Deluge of Negativity Surrounding Email Email is the new pony express. Email is a distraction. Email is for old people. These are sweeping complaints, but they have compelling nuggets of truth under the surface. For instance, while transmitting an email isn’t slow, it often [...]

Staffing News of the Day, May 15, 2013

by Staffing News of the Day May 15, 2013

NC logistics firm owes $1.5 million in back pay/damages after firing three temp workers over sexual harassment complaints [Memphis Business Journal] Almost three quarters of freelancers who also have “regular” jobs want to quit and work for themselves [Staffing Industry Analysts] Abercrombie CEO’s ill-advised interview [...]

Does A Bad Credit History Really Make For A Bad Job Candidate?

by David Gee May 15, 2013
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“Yeah, I made a mess of my finances at one point. But even though I cleaned that up a long time ago, my credit history is hurting me when it comes to getting hired.” I recently went back to a meeting of a networking group [...]

Advice to a Struggling Entrepreneur

by Gregg Dourgarian May 15, 2013

(This post was originally published Sept. 3, 2006, but this will always be great advice for a start-up entrepreneur.) These “advice wanted” posts appeared on Slashdot.org from user Shaper_pmp. You asked, so I’ll tell … “I’m the CEO of the company and my salary is [...]

Will Staffers Get Burned By All These Minimum Wage Increases?

by Trevor Kupfer May 14, 2013

Ever since Barack’s State of the Union speech, states have been moving on proposals to raise their minimum wage from $7.25 to around $9 an hour. At the moment Barack called for it, 19 states already had minimum wage standards above $7.25. But now, that [...]

Staffing News of the Day, May 14, 2013

by Staffing News of the Day May 14, 2013

Think Beyond the Label releases survey which reveals telecommuting as the second highest ranked workplace benefit [PR Buzz] Half of Americans active online visited a U.S. education or career site in March [Nielsen]­­­­­ Are you leaving money on the table? More than six in 10 [...]

Can an Enlightened French Entrepreneur Solve the Jobs Crisis?

by Gregg Dourgarian May 14, 2013
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I have no idea why the Economist titled this article about an entrepreneur opening a non-credentialed coding school in the heart of Paris ‘Bangalore Sur Seine’.  Bangalore doesn’t fit.  It’s an infrastructural hell-hole where Fortune 100 companies dump software jobs to when they mistakenly think [...]

Do You Agree With These Three “Must-Know” Hiring Trends?

by David Gee May 13, 2013
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Understanding the factors that allow you to recruit – and retain – great employees is critical to business success today, and can even lead to a distinct competitive advantage. Like Gregg and Trevor and Kinzy and everyone associated with Staffing Talk, we are always searching [...]

Staffing News of the Day, May 13, 2013

by Staffing News of the Day May 13, 2013

Moms who built their own billion-dollar fortunes – and how they made it work [Forbes] Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act would require employers to make the same accommodations for pregnancy as injury [ACLU] Recently passed in New York City, the Earned Sick Time Act grants many [...]

Innovative Way to Solve the Unemployment Problem

by Gregg Dourgarian May 13, 2013

Insight of the day: lowering price increases demand I met with a recruiter this weekend and we discussed the bill rates he was getting for Javascript developers here in the Twin Cities.  I mentioned that Best Buy (you know, the store where people decide what [...]

I’ll Hire This Kid, Find Him for Me Please

by Gregg Dourgarian May 10, 2013

Normally I’m just after the math types, but this kid dishes it out Malcolm X style and is destined to change the world. In defense of the teacher who is accused of ‘collecting a paycheck … by handing out packets,’ she’s polite enough as he [...]

Creating A Connection To Job Candidates Begins Before You Write The Job Description

by David Gee May 10, 2013
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“When we’re subject to so many marketing messages every day, how do we create an emotional connection with our potential job candidates quickly using only a few words or perhaps even just an image?” That’s a good question, and though it was posed by an [...]

Simple Math Trick to Boost Staffing Profits

by Trevor Kupfer May 10, 2013

[We leave a lot of money on the table in staffing.    Perhaps it's because we're so focused on people and relationships.  Here's a trick that will help even people that hate math to make quick calculations that can lead to better margins. --Gregg] Remember [...]

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