ExactHire Recruiting

APRIL 4, 2012

It’s that time of the year…the grass is green, the birds are chirping, and many new faces are popping up as potential employees (and perhaps as new LinkedIn followers) for your organization as students dive full throttle into the internship search process. Let’s say you are pretty satisfied with the questions asked on your employment application, and it helps you capture appropriate, job-relevant information from experienced job seekers and recent college graduates.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 27, 2012

I’m a sucker for old photography. I don’t mind admitting I have a pretty impressive tintype collection at home. I started looking through old pictures of staffing offices, ads, and signs and found a lot more than I thought I would. When looking at these it’s impossible not to be impressed with how far we’ve come today. My personal favorite: the “Don’t Be A Job Hopper” sign drawn by Walt Disney.

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Forum One

APRIL 4, 2012

Do you love storytelling with data? Are you passionate about open data and health care costs transparency? The California HealthCare Foundation is hosting a data design challenge to seek out engaging presentations that bring to life the story of rising health care costs. The Picture of Health: A Data Design Challenge is offering $10,000 in awards to entries that successfully depict public health data in new and interesting ways.

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Jobvite

APRIL 24, 2012

Facebook isn’t just a place for friends anymore. Job seekers are using this social network to look past personal photos and friends’ status updates for their next big opportunity. Jobvite research shows that over 44 percent of all job seeking activity is happening on Facebook, and that much of the conversation is happening with trusted friends on the network.

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Makena

APRIL 23, 2012

As a SaaS provider, you are focused on optimizing your customer acquisition channels (at the same time as keeping your current customers happy with new products, features and services.) More then ever, you’re diving into your business intelligence reports to better understand the metrics behind the economics of your company, as well as customer and prospect behavior on your website (marketing analytics.).

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ExactHire Recruiting

APRIL 11, 2012

I recently read an article on SHRM’s website, “USCIS Publishes Proposed Form I-9” by FosterQuan, that indicated that in late March of this year, a notice to collect input regarding proposed revisions to the Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification was published in the Federal Register. The article noted that one of the changes seems to suggest that the future version of the form may 1) allow individuals to complete it electronically; and, 2) allow employers to store the Form I-9 electronical

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 1, 2012

Ever wondered what "The Three Little Pigs" would sound like if it had been written with a more classic, robust command of the English language? John Branyan shows you in this very funny stand-up bit.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 24, 2012

Wanted: Trophy Wife. I am looking to fill an immediate opening in my home, as soon as possible. The position will be demanding, but the perks of the job will absolutely outweigh the stresses of the day. The perks include plenty of free time to work out, read, write, shop, get spa treatments, drive around in your “company car,” dabble in some work in your corner office and so on.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 25, 2012

This post comes on the heels of our last article: Customer Service is Dead (And Not Just In Staffing). While searching the interwebs for funny customer service pictures to complement the article, we found so many we couldn’t resist sharing them with you.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 14, 2012

Beautiful weekend here in Minnesota. I got my nine holes in. Didn’t hit any shots like this though. Three-putted from seven feet in fact.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 10, 2012

The headline caught my attention: 5 Ways to recruit socially – Hint: LinkedIn is NOT one of them. Over at tech publication ZDNet , they recently ran a piece by Alex Churchill, CEO of VonChurch , a recruiting firm specializing in the digital entertainment industry, detailing the tools recruiters should be using to find top talent. Though his space is rather specialized, he does make some broad, unsubstantiated statements about Facebook and LinkedIn I think are worth taking a look at.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 25, 2012

This line at the grocery store is not getting any shorter. When I came in I thought I was only going to get a few things. Now, as I juggle my 14 items (yes, person eyeing me from two people back, I am under the 15-item legal limit for the express line), I scan the other registers for life. Nothing. Blame it on the recession if you like, but the fact is there are several reasons good service has been dying a slow death.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 12, 2012

Small, local staffing firms face a challenge in competing with larger, national companies. Big companies may be able to offer lower prices, for example, since they can centralize some of their services. But the local connection can also be an advantage – one that smaller firms can capitalize on if they know how. “How can you differentiate yourself from the nationals when you’re a smaller office in a certain market?

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Is your business ready for the future of document fraud? AI advancements have made forgery easier, increasing risks for employers. With 85% of identity fraud last year linked to impersonation, proactive compliance is essential. Join WorkBright’s webinar on October 8 to equip yourself with crucial insights for protecting your business from fraudulent I-9 documents, including: Understanding Risks: Learn about new fraud tactics impacting your business.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 30, 2012

Happy Monday! It has been a while since we have run photos of people performing chores and doing work that should make you appreciate what you do for a living…whatever it is you do for a living. And just to make things a little more interesting, why don’t you submit your own captions in the comments section. Maybe we can even give some prizes, such as TempWorks jump drives, or something similar, to the best caption for each image.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 24, 2012

Staffing firms are finding creative ways to cut costs. The key, say those who have done it, is to make sure the cuts help the firm do business better, not just spend less money. “You cannot cut your way to profitability and still remain effective and viable in the marketplace,” says Scott Wintrip , founder and president of StaffingU and the Wintrip Consulting Group.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 4, 2012

I admit, I’m scared of heights. Watching this video makes me sick. But someone has to climb to the top of the tower. I’m just glad it’s not me. I honestly can’t believe people can do this on a daily basis. Impressive. The worst part is when he is “free climbing” — without any kind of of safety rope — on top of a tower that is taller than the Empire State Building.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 15, 2012

I keep writing about how if I were unemployed I’d hitchhike up to North Dakota. Here are five girls who actual did it.

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Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Are you struggling to make sense of the pre-employment assessment space? In this live webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading Industrial-Organizational (I-O) psychologist, will guide you through a practical and objective framework to identify and implement the assessments that best address your organization’s unique hiring needs.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 13, 2012

As recruiters who use technology to our benefit, sometimes automated emails go out that don’t make 100% sense. It’s not intentional, and most of us do whatever it takes to avoid this. As past, present or future job seekers, we will inevitably be on the receiving end of one of these annoying emails. 99.9% of us let it go, but there’s always that guy who snaps back with a smart-assed email letting you know your automated email didn’t do it for him.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 18, 2012

Can we please teach young people instead of dumbing down the process? Young people need apprenticeships, mentors, internships and leadership to teach them how to become great professionals. They do not need the search for a job to be a Facebook app and then they make one click and say, “I looked for a job today.” That editorial note, sent via email, was accompanied by a link to a website called Identified.com , and a suggestion to do a story about the site.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 5, 2012

Do you know when people are lying to you? A spouse, a son or daughter, co-worker or colleague? How about a job candidate? I spoke to a professional acquaintance of mine recently on this subject. He has more than a little bit of expertise. He was in law enforcement for many years, including a super-secret black ops kind of stint working for some government hunting down war criminals in Eastern Europe.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 26, 2012

If you own your staffing company or work for one in which stock ownership is an important aspect of recruitment and retention of key employees, then you might find as I did this lecture by Fred Wilson helpful. Key takeaways for me: Good fences make for good friends. If you get your company set up in the right way, you can better avoid or minimize the painful and emotional ownership related issues that have poisoned relationships in many a staffing company.

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Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 3, 2012

Flexible staffing meets the executive suite. At a recent networking event I attended, someone asked about a position they had seen posted by 3M “seeking a Temporary US National Sales Manager for our Infection Prevention Division.” He thought it looked funny to see “temporary” and national sales manager in the same sentence. Then someone else chimed in saying they knew of a woman who had taken a VP-level job with Ecolab, with a private office on the executive floor and a s

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 27, 2012

Hire Velocity expands leadership team with New Director of Sales Amy Miller. [MarketWatch]. On Assignment reports First Quarter 2012 results. Record quarterly revenues up 29% year-over-year and 3% sequentially. [MarketWatch]. Joulé Staffing Solutions runs for the Warriors. [Joulé Staffing Solutions]. Walt Morgan joins LBMC Strategic Staffing. [The Chatanoogan].

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 27, 2012

Fun read this week in the New Yorker: “The Hand on the Shoulder” by Ian McEwan. It’s a free read right now online. It’s a cold war era love story about an older man, a Cambridge professor, and a younger woman that he inducts into the MI5. Quite trite overall as far as the romance goes. How good could a love story by a balding male novelist writing from the perspective of a young woman be?

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Staffing Talk

APRIL 26, 2012

Staffing agencies in France can now place young people into apprenticeships with client companies. The new law to promote vocational training was approved last summer, but just took effect this month. Employees of staffing agencies can accompany young apprenticeship candidates in their search for an appropriate company, and also work with the employers in their search for an appropriate apprentice.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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