A new study, Robert Half Global Financial Employment Monitor surveyed financial leaders who report difficulties finding skilled staff and growing concerns about retaining their best employees. [PR Newswire]
QED National moves into downtown Albany along with Microsoft, who will be investing $1 million and plans to triple its work force. [Business Review]
Employment Plus set to hire 500 Wabash Valley jobs. Chris Fegan, a regional manager at Employment Plus, said, “I think the economy, just the slight turn it’s taken … in some of these industries. The automobile industry is picking up a little bit.” In your direct area, which industries are you seeing an increase in hiring? Leave a comment below or email us at guest@staffingtalk.com [WTHITV]
According to a 2011 Social Business Report, Volt Information Services is listed as one of the “Top 25 Social Companies”. [Market Watch]
According to a survey by ReThink Recruitment, London is the hub of IT hiring in the UK. Michael Bennett, Director at ReThink, says: “In comparison with other high-tech centers, London still offers relatively cheap rents and has consequently attracted very specialized tech firms looking to recruit qualified IT candidates.” [Grapevine Magazine]
Patrick Emerson, an Oregon State University economist, said “To live with 9 to 10 percent unemployment for a number of years is just unfathomable to me — I think it’s unforgivable. But Oregon is stuck, just like the rest of the United States. I expect this malaise to continue this year and maybe into next year.” [Oregon Live]
EverStaff expands to the Columbus, Ohio with the opening of their new branch in Dublin, Ohio. [PR Newswire]
SmartRecruiters CEO and Zero Unemployment Movement founder Jerome Ternynck asks, “So what are YOU going to do on Give Labor Day?” [PR Web]
If you are willing to pursue work, gainful employment is out there: a temp worker’s story. [MLive]
Pinnacle Healthcare has announced details of UK jobs available immediately for the following specializations: Audiologists, Dietetics, Cardiology, Ergonomic Assessors, Mammography, Occupational Therapists, Optometry, Pharmacy, Phlebotomists, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Radiography, Sonographer, Speech and Language Therapists. Which positions are your companies hiring for? [Cision Wire]
About 70,000 federal job seekers’ applications were lost when the government’s major online hiring system went down for several days last week. [Federal Times]
1) Spherion ranks first with a beta of 1.80
2) TrueBlue ranks second with a beta of 1.67
3) Kelly Services ranks third with a beta of 1.65
4) On Assignment follows with a beta of 1.65
5) Manpower rounds out the top five with a beta of 1.56 [Trading Charts]
Happy 17th birthday to Roth Staffing Companies! [Roth Staffing]
Renoir Staffing LLC has expanded into Newport Beach, Ca. [Constant Contact]
