Federal Staffing Resources awarded U.S. Air Force Healthcare Staffing contract. The contract, worth nearly $1 billion, runs over five years under which awardees are eligible to seek individual service task orders. [MarketWatch]
Owner of a Lowell staffing company pleads guilty and is sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud. [Mass.Gov]
No more résumés, say some firms. Union Square Ventures recently posted an opening for an investment analyst. Instead of asking for résumés, the New York venture-capital firm—which has invested in Twitter, Foursquare, Zynga and other technology companies—asked applicants to send links representing their “Web presence,” such as a Twitter account or Tumblr blog. Applicants also had to submit short videos demonstrating their interest in the position. [Wall Street Journal]
WIGGLE ROOM: Robert Half survey finds executives are more open to salary negotiation. [MarketWatch]
New York Wage Theft Prevention Act annual notices due by February 1, 2012. [mondaq]
DISYS announces the opening of new office in Geneva, Switzerland. [MarketWatch]
TEKsystems survey reveals IT job seekers crave a more personal touch in the job search process. This quarter’s survey investigates effective sourcing strategies by examining how IT professionals look for jobs, what challenges they face and what makes certain IT job opportunities stand out. The survey reflects the views of 2,424 IT professionals in the fourth quarter of 2011. [MarketWatch]
