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Staffing and Recruiting Trends: Temp Employment Skyrockets

Staffing and recruiting trends show that temporary hiring is here to stay as the economy slowly improves. In an article from Recruter.com, a Manpower study reveals that between 2010 and 2012, the use of contingency workersincreased from 1.47% of the US workforce to 1.88% this year,adding over 625,000 workers to the workforce. That’s only part … Continued

Social Recruiting: What Not To Do In Social Media Recruiting

Using social media for recruiting candidates is becoming a mainstream strategy among staffing and recruiting agencies. 60% of recruiting companies predict social recruiting to be the next evolution in recruiting strategies. If you are incorporating social recruiting – and have absolutely no results – you may want to look at your efforts in a new light. There … Continued

Good News for Staffing Firms: Summer Hiring Up 29%

Looks like temperatures aren’t the only things that are rising this summer. CareerBuilder released their Annual Summer Job Forecast, which stated that 29% of employers are hiring this summer, an increase from 21% last year. Due to a combination of strong growth in manufacturing and increased consumer confidence in the market, summer hiring is booming.

Mobile Recruiting on the Rise for 2012

Social recruiting has been the spotlight trend for years in the staffing and recruiting industry. Will it remain the same in 2012? It could be, but there is one trend that is on everyone’s radar for the New Year: Mobile Recruiting. The world is now wrapped up in mobile. Job seekers are rapidly using mobile … Continued

A Crazy Little Thing Called Social Media

Let’s face it: social media is here to stay. 88% of business owners said social media increased their exposure, and 72% said it increased traffic to their site. Facebook has over 500 million users, with at least 50% of daily activity. It is the perfect opportunity to increase company exposure, customer engagement, and lead generation.  Twitter … Continued

In-House vs. Outsourced Payroll: Which Is Right For You?

Payroll is the bedrock of the staffing industry. Nothing rivals it in importance and mistakes are rarely tolerated. A payroll system that is efficient and effective is an absolute requirement for a staffing business to thrive. As a result, many staffing company owners question their ability to shoulder this responsibility and are quick to look … Continued

Generation Y: Working to Bridge the Internet Gap

Generation Y, Millenials, Gen Next, the Boomerang Generation. Whatever you want to call them, they are making a lasting impression on the workplace. They are the 18-28 year olds who are reshaping our cultural and consumption patterns. Numbering some 68 million in the United States, Generation Y is progressively the most influential generation today. They … Continued

Increase Your Odds of Success

I was reading an interesting article about making your own luck. I found it compelling to read because I always thought that luck was a random thing. In the article the writer agreed that some events were uncontrollable such as a tornado blowing your house down and leaving your neighbor’s house intact.  But it was … Continued

Candidate Onboarding is Hot

The topic of interest at your next cocktail party may be, “So what are you doing about Onboarding candidates?” What will you respond? Onboarding is the process of integrating new employees into your organization. The process generally begins with a job application and perhaps a resume. Complete Onboarding, however, is a harmonious flow of activities … Continued

Let’s Talk Resumes

Everything pretty much starts with a resume. Even if a physical resume is not received some type of resume profile must be put together before an applicant can be placed. There are many different options to consider in the process of getting resumes entered into your staffing and recruiting database. A very basic option is … Continued