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Always be recruiting. Do it yourself. Don’t outsource to a professional. The process is just like any other marketing or sales campaign. Now discuss. Yikes! Right? Bryan Burkhart, the person who wrote those italicized statements, joined a software startup when he was 23 and helped grow it to [...]
If you’ve checked the Staffing Industry Events Calendar lately, you know that Staffing Industry Analysts’ annual Executive Forum is upon us. Starting Monday, Feb. 25, staffing industry bigwigs the world over will descend upon Orlando to unleash a plague of vast recruitment knowledge and an [...]
The other day I went to a “job fair” that featured representatives from 90 companies, including some national staffing agencies. At this event there were several breakout sessions on job hunting, including one on the prospect of using the services of staffing agencies as a [...]
“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Even though the Chinese teacher and philosopher Confucius said that some 1,500 years ago, I still hear people say that. In fact, I heard a guy who has [...]
If you believe the experts’ predictions and all the various studies out there, the economy is going to continue on its upward path this year. In turn, many also predict that the job market will improve. While those two things certainly don’t guarantee success for [...]
How about a world where there is 75% unemployment because there won’t be enough high-skills jobs that require humans? A world where low-skilled labor, often provided by staffing companies, will be replaced by a so-called robot economy? Those are some of the predictions put forth [...]
According to a 2012 survey by OfficeTeam, in 2011 only 1% of respondents said they used video “very often,” but a year later that figure jumped to 53% and 13% expect to increase their usage in the next three years. “Many companies are embracing video [...]
When we say “the end of the office,” we’re not talking about the long-running hit NBC-TV show, although that is ending as well. No, we’re referring to transformative changes taking place in terms of how we work, where we work, and who is performing the [...]
Normally when we create a survey for staffing professionals, with the intention of quantifying trends and opinions across the industry, we kind of know what to expect. But with this drug testing survey, we honestly had no idea. We just know that public opinion is [...]
Everyone likes a good quiz or game of trivia. But while the web is chock-full of tests about your IQ, emotional IQ, which Twilight character you most resemble, and which Twilight character’s emotional IQ you most resemble, staffing is sadly absent. But no more! Thanks [...]
“Video interviews will be the norm in three years.” That’s what Ryder Cullison, manager at human resources technology provider Hire-Intelligence tells the New York Post in this article. What’s your take on this? Agree? Disagree? Too much too soon? Maybe you’ll see more of it but [...]
Are recruiters obsolete and staffing firms’ days numbered? Will technology completely replace what my firm and my colleagues do for our clients and contractors? If you Google these questions you’ll get plenty of opinions: our demise has been predicted for more than a decade and [...]
“Unapologetically honest.” “Shows energy and pluck.” “People on Wall Street are calling it one of the best letters they have seen.” Really? I’m not getting it. I think it’s a bunch of bull. Which come to think about it, is probably fitting for Wall Street. [...]
Whether you call it “virtual,” “remote,” or “from home,” working outside the traditional office is a major employment trend, and as technological conveniences continue to advance, it only stands to get bigger. While some in the staffing industry were a little slow to bite, now [...]
“I’ve had my share of good interviews in my lifetime, but never have I had one go so well. The interviewer gave me so much positive feedback on the spot. I thought I had a really good shot here…and I really want the position.” So said [...]
Lots of news outlets contact experts around this time of year to ask them for their predictions for the year ahead. But not like we do. No, we asked a handful of experts to do something special. Each expert has provided us with three headlines [...]
So you want to open a staffing business, but you’re having an internal debate about whether to run a franchise branch or create your own start-up. There’s loads of information online about the pluses, minuses, advantages, and disadvantages of each (see our handy chart), but [...]
When you think about the type of person you want to hire for your next opening or job req, what – and who – comes to mind? Likely you want someone who doesn’t simply need a job, any job, but rather someone who has options [...]
TaskRabbit is switching focus to “real jobs”, as businesses can now hire for short-term assignments while TaskRabbit tackles the paperwork [Gigaom] eHarmony will launch a career site employing same principles as dating site [ERE] Elance releases survey showing 85 percent of companies believe hiring freelancers [...]
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 [...]
“For every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction … except in hiring.” – Anonymous Staffing Proverb I’ve been racking my brain for weeks trying to think of which staffer told me this sage piece of wisdom, and today I’ve officially given up … but [...]
I don’t know if it’s because it’s officially blockbuster season and a barrage of superhero movies are lining up, or if I just had too much fun doing the Classic WWF Wrestler post, but today I want to debate which superhero would make the best [...]
What I’ve learned from the media about job-seeking Millennials is pretty unflattering. Apparently, we don’t have a clue how to interview (let alone how to dress for the occasion), and we exhibit all kinds of casual, oddball behavior in professional contexts. Yet paradoxically, the internet [...]
