Staffing Talk
MAY 22, 2012
I love getting stories like this in my inbox. The woman who sent this to me felt like it was too cheesy for her style — so she asked me to keep it anonymous. I can tell you, however, she means every word of it. = = = = =. I have been in the staffing and recruiting industry for over 11 years now. When I first started off, I was just out of college.
Forum One
MAY 8, 2012
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Hiring Thing
MAY 11, 2012
'I''ve been interviewing and hiring web developers for many years now. Along the way, I''ve made a few bad hires, and some fantastic ones, and those experiences have helped me develop a specific approach to the technical interview.
Staffing Talk
MAY 1, 2012
What do you say to someone, or put in writing, informing them you are not going to hire them for the job they applied for? I think it’s a serious question, and it is one I have written about on this site. And in fact, we received several good comments about the last story I wrote on this subject, so maybe it’s time to revisit it. Not now though.
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Staffing Talk
MAY 18, 2012
Don’t look now but Facebook is getting as popular as a two-time no-show/no-call temp who wants to know why you’re not calling him about jobs any more. My evidence for this is both quantitative and anecdotal. The quantitative part you could see from the stock market IPO yesterday. If not for the benevolence of the underwriters, it would have tanked well below its offering price of $38.
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Staffing Talk
MAY 29, 2012
Last week, we ran a story titled “ The Temp That Changed My Life “ The heart warming story was submitted by a longtime reader who preferred to remain anonymous. She shared with us how a certain temp worker completely changed her outlook on life. This triggered other staffing professionals to send in their stories (which I love to read, by the way).
Forum One
MAY 24, 2012
Organizations are always looking for more effective ways to distill and distribute complex reports as digestible chunks. For example, for the past five years we've been working with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to increase the impact of their researchers' rich analysis on health insurance coverage. Infographics are a great way to distill and distribute complex reports as digestible chunks. read more.
Staffing Talk
MAY 1, 2012
“Think of job posts as targeted direct marketing,” said the speaker at a recent recruiting conference. “The best hires come from the best job posts and the best job posts include the most ways you are different. Typical job posts do not impact a candidate’s desire to apply. Unless we can affect that, we will not get the right candidates, the best candidates.”.
Staffing Talk
MAY 14, 2012
Reflecting back, advancing forward : Kforce celebrates 50 years in business. [MarketWatch]. Monster Worldwide Inc has drawn importance from a number of possible buyers, including private equity company Silver Lake Partners , though at least one would-be suitor, Linkedin Corporation, has planed not to hunt a contract after an early look, people familiar with the matter said.
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Staffing Talk
MAY 14, 2012
The constantly evolving labor market makes a knack for reinvention key to a long-lasting staffing business. “I’ve had to realign my business several times,” says Laurie Kahn , founder and president of Media Staffing Network , in Scottsdale, Ariz. “You have to be flexible.”. Since she started her business in 1993, Kahn has survived by being able to change.
Staffing Talk
MAY 10, 2012
You’ve heard Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is the latest resume creep right? His official Yahoo and eBay bios say he has a a degree in computer science. He does not. But did you know he is blaming the discrepancy on an executive placement firm? The embattled executive says he never provided incorrect information to Yahoo. In fact, he says he never even supplied them with a resume at all.
Staffing Talk
MAY 24, 2012
By now, it’s become common wisdom: harness social media as much as you can. While that’s true, there are some tools that seem easier than others when it comes to making connections and filling a larger job applicant pool. More specifically, whether you love it or loathe it, everyone can acknowledge the power of Twitter. Although the online communication tool is difficult for some people (like yours truly, who can’t seem to reach 100 Tweets to save my life), for others it seems
Staffing Talk
MAY 10, 2012
This cartoon goes out to anyone who’s ever had a hard time getting a job. You know what this feels like. One thing I noticed is that around day 90, you take a shower, shave and start all over again.
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Staffing Talk
MAY 15, 2012
“Neither candidates, nor companies, really know exactly what they want,” opines Bob Norton , a former business analyst turned information systems search and placement firm founder. “From the client side, it’s figuring out the business problem they have, not the laundry list of skills they think they need. On the candidate side, it’s taking an inventory of their skills and accomplishments, rather than merely looking at where they’ve been, then determining what the ma
Staffing Talk
MAY 21, 2012
Do you feel younger hiring managers are inclined to exhibit “subconscious age bias” and subsequently “pass” on hiring the perfect candidate for the position they are hiring for if there is an obvious age difference? This LinkedIn discussion that I saw recently comes via reCareered.com , a career advice and job search information site, and I thought the discussion is worthy of looking at in this space.
Staffing Talk
MAY 6, 2012
I don’t cotton to Texas personally (too hot, like much of the South) although I enjoy my kin in Fort Worth and love to visit friends in Houston and take in its many ethnic restaurants. These policies are created by a legislature that meets every other year and perhaps that is important also. There is less meddling in Texas. Business wise though I like Texas.
Staffing Talk
MAY 2, 2012
The Financial Times put out a great article online today about the perfect salesman (it’s a free read for the moment so grab it while you can). Don’t be put off, ladies, by the sexist title which I can only imagine came from the “ souk ” (had to look that one up) perspective of the writer. Here were my favorite parts of the article: “Not Sharks But Teachers”.
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Staffing Talk
MAY 8, 2012
A successful marketing campaign plays to a company’s strengths and establish it as a leader in its niche. For Celarity , a Minneapolis-area staffing firm that specializes in the placement of marketing and interactive professionals, the goal is to be “the go-to source for Minnesota marketing and creative,” says its marketing manager, John Arnold. Celarity has been using a multi-pronged marketing campaign to establish its brand.
Staffing Talk
MAY 17, 2012
Have you been helped in your career by a mentor? I haven’t myself, but after attending a panel discussion featuring the CEOs and founders of five early stage companies, it has me thinking about the value of them. I am on the board of directors of a local TiE chapter. TiE is a non-profit global network of entrepreneurs and professionals, established to foster entrepreneurship and nurture entrepreneurs.
Staffing Talk
MAY 25, 2012
A few weeks ago I covered a story that was originally run by Business Insider. I called it “ Whatever You Do, Don’t Act Like These Guys “ The story featured a recruiter named Joe Goddard and an anonymous emailer. Basically both guys acted like idiots and I found it to be a perfect example of how NOT to conduct yourself via email. Joe apparently felt like he hadn’t shown us enough because I received this lovely item in my inbox this morning: Hi Paul, my name is Joe Goddard
Staffing Talk
MAY 21, 2012
My brother Doug turned me onto this tech comic by Nitrozac and Snaggy. Enjoy. www.joyoftech.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1687.html.
Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight
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Staffing Talk
MAY 30, 2012
The highlight of this year’s Recruiting Innovation Summit was the Recruiting Tech Startup Competition. Of nearly 50 initial applicants, six innovative recruiting tech startups were invited to compete the grand prize of $10,000 (and some serious bragging rights). Here’s how it worked: Presenters gave a live demo their product, took questions from the audience, and then answered questions from the panel of judges — Jason Warner , Steve Boese and Ethel Chen.
Staffing Talk
MAY 8, 2012
Think about the last time you needed plumber or a technician. Did you call up and ask, “What’s your hourly markup?”. Heck, it’s that time of year where you may be hiring a landscaper to put down several cubic yards of fresh mulch. When you called, did you ask, “What’s your markup?”. Better yet, imagine yourself finishing up a meal at that favorite local dining establishment.
Staffing Talk
MAY 7, 2012
I guess a lot of people are going to see this film.
Staffing Talk
MAY 7, 2012
With an initial public expected to raise more than $10 billion and award the social networking juggernaut a market cap close to $100 billion that makes even Google’s IPO pale in comparison, there is no shortage of investment advisor’s promoting Facebook’s stock. “Many people want to own this unique company and it has the momentum,” says Kathy Smith of Renaissance Capital.
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Staffing Talk
MAY 22, 2012
There are some stories that even I won’t cover, and the New Jersey one about a woman who was allegedly fired for being too hot was one of them. The story was an obvious click-generating troll, and besides offering nothing for the staffing industry it brought out a lot of mean comments from men commenting on the woman’s looks. So I was astounded to get in my email this morning a notice (the image above) about it from the American Staffing Association (ASA).
Staffing Talk
MAY 28, 2012
Steve Blank is an amazing author. He writes a lot about tech startups , but I find his stuff applies equally well to staffing startups. Here’s an item from his “Deadliest Startup” post. First and deadliest of all is a founder’s unwavering belief that he or she understands who the customers will be, what they need, and how to sell it to them. Any dispassionate observer would recognize that on Day One, a start-up has no customers, and unless the founder is a true domain expert, he or she can only
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