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From Commodity to Consultant: Four mistakes that drag the staffing industry's reputation down, and how to overcome them.

Published: Jun 27, 2012 2:52 PM
By Theresa Morgan  |  Viewed: 1662
Category: Recruiting  |  Tags: Candidates, Recruiting, Placement, Staffing, Clients, Search, Hiring, Jobs

There's not a manager or owner of a staffing company who likes the idea of being a "commodity, " an expendable service that can be tossed aside when budgets get cut. But the industry as a whole has no...

The Importance of 'You 2.0'

Published: Jun 27, 2012 3:02 PM
By Debbie Fledderjohann  |  Viewed: 1622
Category: Recruiting  |  Tags: Cold Calling, Candidates, Recruiting, Job Orders, Placement, Staffing, Clients, Hiring, Jobs

Computer software has undoubtedly had a profound impact on the recruiting industry during the past 30 years. With its help, not to mention the advent of the Internet, recruiters have been able to do t...

Contracting Could Be Your New Best Friend

Published: Jun 27, 2012 4:14 PM
By Debbie Fledderjohann  |  Viewed: 2397
Category: Recruiting  |  Tags: Candidates, Recruiting, Job Orders, Placement, Marketing, Staffing, Clients

Direct (perm) placement recruiters typically have a core group of client companies that support their business. Its a good feeling for recruiters to be able to count on their regulars. The recruiters...

Resume Verification in the Global Labor Market

Published: Jun 27, 2012 4:51 PM
By Polly Archer  |  Viewed: 1878
Category: Recruiting  |  Tags: Candidates, Recruiting, Staffing, Hiring, Law

Todays competitive global marketplace requires corporations to build a professional labor force that is multicultural, multilingual, and multinational. But when resumes flow in from all corners of the...

Train Your ATS To Become Your Assistant

Published: Jun 27, 2012 4:54 PM
By John Sacerdote  |  Viewed: 1961
Category: Automation  |  Tags: Candidates, Job Orders, Placement, Marketing, Staffing, Search, Hiring, Jobs

Circle the wagons, quickly! We are all about to die, let alone go out of business! Well, to continue the pun, lets all just hold our horses. I have been through a number of recessions since I started ...

Background Checks Under Attack: EEOC Takes Aim at Hiring Practices

Published: Jun 27, 2012 6:24 PM
By Diane J. Geller  |  Viewed: 2255
Category: Background Screening  |  Tags: Staffing, Clients, Hiring, Jobs, Law

This summer, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) signaled that it was planning to revisit its longstanding Guidance (found at http: //www. eeoc. gov/policy/docs/arrest_records. html) wh...

Top Five Ways to Stay Out of Court

Published: Jun 27, 2012 6:31 PM
By John M. Polson  |  Viewed: 2091
Category: Expert Advice, Legal  |  Tags: Recruiting, Staffing, Clients, Hiring, Sales, Law

We live in the most litigious (i. e. , lawsuit happy) place on the planet. Employment litigation is rampant. While employment lawsuits in Federal court may be declining in some regions, state litigati...

WebCam Video Interviews...The Next Generation of Interviewing

Published: Jun 27, 2012 3:55 PM
By Anonymous  |  Viewed: 1946
Category: Technology  |  Tags: Interviewing, Candidates, Staffing

In the January 2008 Issue of EMPLOYMENT MARKETPLACE, Frank Risalvato's article, "SAY WHAT? You mean you never met that candidate?" discussed the dilemma of not having met the candidates before placing...

Selling Your Company and Keeping it Too

Published: Jun 27, 2012 4:00 PM
By Michael Neidle  |  Viewed: 2191
Category: Succession Planning  |  Tags: Recruiting, Staffing, Sales

OVERVIEW: The old axiom of having your cake and eating it too, is a concept that can in fact be done for owners considering an exit strategy. This can be a particularly viable option in todays marketp...

Twitter for Recruiting: Part 1

Published: Jun 26, 2012 4:22 PM
By Jessica Meher  |  Viewed: 1858
Category: Social Media  |  Tags: Social Media, Candidates, Recruiting, Leadership, Job Orders, Marketing, Staffing, Search, Jobs

I dont get Twitter. Thats the first thing I said to myself when I first discovered the social media platform Twitter. I can easily recall thinking Oh great, another social media site, as I didnt qui...

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