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(This post was originally published July 2, 2009.) Amazon is reinventing the book industry with its Kindle product and cannibalizing its own printed book market along the way. You should be thinking the same way about your recruitment company. As much as I’ve been a [...]
“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 [...]
(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 [...]
“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 [...]
[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 [...]
With the increasing scrutiny from state and federal government agencies, worker misclassification has become quite the hot topic. It all started in 2010, when the IRS launched its Employment Tax National Research Project. They hired additional staff to audit 6,000 random employers with a focus [...]
Over the last few decades we’ve seen several U.S. cities and markets doing everything they can to recruit a young and talented workforce. For “hip,” “in” places like Portland, San Francisco, Austin, and Denver/Boulder, it comes easy; but for others it’s a continual struggle. The [...]
In the rapidly changing business world, you need to evolve or die. So, naturally, change is a part of business and I’ve got news for you: not all changes will be welcomed and successful; some will fall flat on their faces while everyone you care [...]
Remember the scene in Jerry Maguire when Dorothy Boyd is packed and ready to move to San Diego for her new job? Then, Jerry proposes just before Dorothy and her son (“the human head weighs 8 pounds” kid) are about to hit the road. She [...]
Capuchin monkeys don’t like unequal pay. Nor do dogs, cats, elephants or bears. The video is pretty clear about that. Thankfully, people don’t like it either. That’s why we need fluid labor markets and the staffing industry. Staffing companies act as catalysts to fluidity, and [...]
We all know workaholics among us, right? No, not the TV show on Comedy Central, although that is pretty funny. I’m talking about the real life people who brag about the number of hours they work as a way to demonstrate how devoted they are to [...]
No matter how much you regularly spend on advertising, or how happy you are with your marketing approach, sometimes it’s good to pull back the reigns and re-examine your strategy. At Staffing Talk we’re doing exactly that. A bit of history. We’ve helped our main [...]
This post was originally published on April 26, 2010, but it’s some timeless advice for anyone who deals with employees who quit. ==================================== In my 52 years I’ve been on either side of emotional partings many times. Nevertheless, I’m not very good at them. If [...]
FRIEND: “Do you know John Thompson? I saw him on your LinkedIn network and I would like an introduction.” ME: “Sure.” FRIEND: “Do you know him well?” ME: “Yeah. I have known him for 20 years. He used to be a neighbor and our kids went [...]
I just read this dense and really nerdy study from University of North Carolina that essentially proves three simple things: 1) most people find calorie totals meaningless, 2) most people are intimidated by exercise, and 3) people will eat differently if they know how much [...]
How much fun do you have at work? During a time when there is still so much economic volatility and uncertainty, and most of us know a few, or quite a few, people out of work at the moment, having fun on the job has [...]
It’s a sweaty Sunday behind the scenes at the crowded café where I work. Lemon slices are flying, coffee is sloshing, and the air conditioner has taken the day off. The floor has a ketchup-y sheen to it. My greasy shoelace is untied and I [...]
For every problem, task, directive, and necessity at your business, there’s dozens of ways to approach and address them. Well maybe it’s just me, but I’ve always tended to side with the Occam’s Razor approach: the simpler the solution, the better. The simple wisdom I [...]
Federal ruling says Walmart can be sued for being negligent in hiring contractors that employ other people at their distribution centers [Hispanic Business] Yahoo to purchase popular blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion in an effort to regain young users [Daily Bulletin] Silicon Valley tech companies [...]
It’s not often that I get the opportunity to chat with one of the many talented developers here at TempWorks (they’re always so busy working on the next new and exciting tech project), but when I do I always come away thinking we just mentally [...]
(This post was originally published July 2, 2009.) Amazon is reinventing the book industry with its Kindle product and cannibalizing its own printed book market along the way. You should be thinking the same way about your recruitment company. As much as I’ve been a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
