American CyberSystems, Inc., a minority owned workforce solutions firm, flourishes in spite of the economy and announces acquisition of staffing business of Comforce. [NBC12]
Oracle acquires SelectMinds. [ZDNet]
Job Search Television Network (JSTN) and Allegis Group Services partner to drive strategic talent acquisition innovation. [Herald Online]
Dice Holdings buys Geeknet websites for $20M. [Yahoo Finance]
DISYS raises $20M to Drive Expansion Plan. [MarketWatch]
Kairos Lands $500K To Bring Facial Recognition Tech To Employee Time Clocks. [Tech Crunch]
Creative Circle, LLC signed a lease for 7,128 rentable square feet on the 14th floor of the Company’s 330 North Wabash building. The initial term of the lease is 5½ years commencing on March 1, 2013. [4-traders]
Warehouse Workers Strike In Illinois On Heels Of California Walkout. [Huffington Post]
IQNavigator leads Staffing Industry Analyst’s CWS Summit as Pinnacle Sponsor this week in San Diego. [IT News Online]
Decision Toolbox Is Named One of the Top RPO Firms in the Nation for the Fourth Year in a Row. [MarketWatch]
Outgoing National Grid GC Helen Mahy has landed a new role as chairwoman at Obelisk Legal Support. [Legal Week]
New Study: Long-Term Unemployment Viewed By Hiring Companies As Worse Than A Criminal Record. [Forbes]
Employees say access to Facebook and other social media at work is a recruitment drawcard. [Herald Sun]
Alert Over Internet Explorer Security Breach. [Orange News]
Twitter debuts new look for profiles on the Today Show. [BetaBeat]
Gen-Yers value meaningful work over compensation & benefits: poll. [Channel News]
You’re Taking What? The EEOC, the ADA and Tests for Legal Drugs. [JD§upra]
As they say on Project Runway – Make it Work (for you): The Intersection of Work Comp and the Family and Medical Leave Act. [JD§upra]
Genesis announced it has acquired ADEX Corporation. [Nasdaq]
The Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services (ACSESS) releases the Canadian Staffing Index for August of 2012. The Canadian Staffing Index was 113 in August of 2012, which represents a 23% year-over-year increase from August of 2011, and a 3% sequential increase from the index value of 110 in July. The August index value represents the eleventh consecutive month of double-digit year-over-year growth. The Canadian Staffing Index is based upon reported billed hours for temporary staffing from a survey of leading staffing firms. [CNW]
Accountemps Survey: Job candidates have 10 minutes before opinions are formed. [Tampa Bay Business Journal]
You’re Offered a Promotion Without a Raise. Now What? [US News Money]
A survey released by staffing firm Right Management shows that more than one third of workers (37%) regularly get weekend emails from their bosses who expect them to respond. Another third of workers say that they sometimes receive such emails. How could you not feel stressed in such an environment? [Forbes]
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A BIG SHOUT OUT to the person who pulls all this information on a daily basis! I look forward to reading it every day – it’s nice to be able to go to one site and see all news pertaining to the staffing industry. Thanks again! It’s much appreciated!
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Thanks Rachel! Glad you enjoy it and find it useful!
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