It’s that time of year again — when we all start planning our yearly trip to ASA’s Staffing World. This year the event will be held in Las Vegas. We love to take this opportunity to meet up with our readers and contributors in person to [...]
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When you’ve been planning an event for six months, you are always a little bit nervous about how it’s going to turn out. Much like a wedding, the feeling you get after hosting a conference is one of relief, mixed with pride (as long as [...]
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 [...]
Today is National Unfriend Day for Facebook. Started by Jimmy Kimmel, it’s a half-serious mission to cull your Facebook list. As I said, it’s half-serious, but probably a good idea for those of you who use Facebook for business. While I realize many professionals have [...]
Hi readers of Staffing Talk, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jeff Reeder and I am Staffing Talk’s newest contributor. I’m a long-time follower, observer, reporter and editor in the staffing industry – and I’m honored to join the conversation. Let me [...]
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 [...]
Who cares if your staffing firm has a voice? The American Staffing Association does, and recognizes its outstanding members every year with two awards distinctions: the ASA Care Awards and the Staffing VOICE Awards. The ASA Care Awards recognize members that had exceptional corporate social responsibility initiatives. [...]
Where do sourcers, recruiters and HR practitioners go to receive insight into best practices, current trends, marketing influences, metrics, and statistics on today’s talent pool? To a conference of course, and Friday General Mills is hosting the Minnesota Recruiters Conference 14. Paul DeBettignies is the [...]
With the national unemployment rate at 8.9%, Minnesota Congressman Erik Paulsen hosted a job fair for the second year in a row. The idea? Simple. To put job seekers in the same room as scores of companies who are hiring. The job fair, held Wednesday [...]
Be passionate, social and searchable. Those were some of the recurring themes as over 200 recruiters and HR leaders gathered today at Best Buy’s global headquarters for the 13th Minnesota Recruiters Conference, sponsored in part by Staffing Talk. Successful serial entrepeneur Amy Langer, who co-founded [...]
Everything is big at the Mall of America, the country’s largest shopping mall. And the 2nd Annual MNRSA Job Summit, attended by 1,000 people visiting the booths of 27 staffing companies, was twice as big as the original. “We are thrilled with the turnout and [...]
Even though we couldn’t make it to the 2011 Spring ERE Expo this year, that doesn’t mean we can’t attend. Luckily, the ERE Expo is broadcasting a live stream, making it possible for anyone to be there! Conference chair, Matthew Jeffery, opened things up with [...]
Have you ever NOT been paid? Hurts, don’t it? In low-margin, cash businesses like staffing, not getting paid stings even more. Solution? Well, as they say on Facebook, it’s complicated. But fortunately we can send some good news your way. This Wednesday at noon EST, [...]
Gripping stories and news about the staffing industry and the entrepreneurs who are saving our nation from the scourge of leftists bent on destroying labor fluidity. Hosted by Gregg Dourgarian, CEO of TempWorks and founder of Staffing Talk and by Jack Terrana VP of TempWorks [...]
Being a SXSW virgin, I really had no idea what to expect. Sure, you can read all the “How To Get The Most Out Of SXSW” articles until you’re blue in the face, but until you arrive, it’s nearly impossible to explain. You might be [...]
All directions lead south…by southwest. Every year about this time Austin, Texas plays home to a trio of film interactive and music festivals and conferences called South by Southwest, or SXSW as it’s commonly referred to. The 24-year-old event begins Friday, and runs through March [...]
When we first delivered our staffing software to Manpower in the 1990s I labored under the misconception that we were all done building the software. Some 18 years later, I’m realizing that we’ve only just begin, and that our needs for office space needs just [...]
Superbowl 45, the football game, was great. The halftime show wasn’t. In case you missed it, besides the dreadfully unspectacular music and dance routines, will.i.am (that’s the singer’s name “will.i.am”) injected a regrettable line into his lyrics, one that would make President Ronald Reagan, whose [...]
