This cartoon goes out to anyone who’s ever had a hard time getting a job. You know what this feels like. One thing I noticed is that around day 90, you take a shower, shave and start all over again.
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Paul Phipps
You read that right, sexual harassment is technically legal in France right now. The decision made by France’s highest constitutional body to repeal their sexual harassment law leaves alleged victims without legal protection until a new law is created. They also threw out all pending and [...]
I’m a sucker for old photography. I don’t mind admitting I have a pretty impressive tintype collection at home. I started looking through old pictures of staffing offices, ads, and signs and found a lot more than I thought I would. When looking at these [...]
As recruiters who use technology to our benefit, sometimes automated emails go out that don’t make 100% sense. It’s not intentional, and most of us do whatever it takes to avoid this. As past, present or future job seekers, we will inevitably be on the [...]
Considering our audience is spread out all over the United States, it is very difficult to meet with any of our readers in person. Of course, we leave each other blog comments and send emails every now and then, but we never really get a [...]
I know sometimes it seems like background checks are a pain. But a recent story from Evansville, Indiana reminds us that all it takes is one person to severely damage the reputation of your firm. A registered sex offender, Benjamin Dewayne Judson, was arrested on multiple charges, such [...]
I admit, I’m scared of heights. Watching this video makes me sick. But someone has to climb to the top of the tower. I’m just glad it’s not me. I honestly can’t believe people can do this on a daily basis. Impressive. The worst part is when [...]
Recharge your commitment to initiative, creativity and building your business while you meet with staffing professionals from around the country at The Works: 2012 – a Staffing Industry event unlike any you have ever attended. Staffing Talk presents TheWorks: 2012 – What’s Behind What’s Ahead [...]
Most of the time the news that hits my inbox is bad. This morning, however, I received a friendly email about a nice little program called Project Prom. Frankly, it was a breath of fresh air. The project is orchestrated by One Simple Wish in [...]
I have worked at a few warehouses in my life. I still have a couple scars on my forearms from one of them — caused by repeated burning. Working there sucked bad. Undercover warehouse worker/journalist Mac McClelland recently took a job at a major online [...]
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 [...]
Google+ for Business is here whether you are ready for it or not. I’m sure many of you are thinking, “Great, another social media website, I already have a Facebook. Why do I need it?” It seems redundant, especially if you look at it that [...]
Imagine you are a branch manager and you just got back to the office from a business lunch meeting. You walk into your office and it’s absolute mayhem. Your employees are running around like headless chickens. There are three people in one room filling out [...]
This was sent to me by an anonymous job seeker. Apparently he had seen one too many staffing commercials on YouTube and didn’t understand why the application process seemed to be so much work for him. He said he wanted a way to write an [...]
On Tuesday, I told you about the Staffing World Wall of Ideas and listed the suggestions attendees had for the question: How Are You Innovating Your Sales, Recruiting Or Management? Today we are going to look at another board. This time the question is: What [...]
While walking through the lobby at the ASA Staffing World 2011 conference center, I noticed something fascinating to my right. OK, so I didn’t notice it on my own. There are so many signs around it’s easy to start phasing them out. A very nice [...]
We are having a great time at Staffing World 2011! For those of you who can’t be here, I wanted to share some of the better pictures I took yesterday. The keynote speaker from yesterday, Jim Murphy, gave a very energetic speech that drew many [...]
Now hiring: Technology Sales Consultant. Our parent company, TempWorks Software, is looking for sales consultants. If you are looking for a new opportunity in the staffing industry, this may be the perfect opportunity for you. Check out the job desciption below: TempWorks Software, based in [...]
