Master’s degree graduates: Computer science majors top engineers for highest starting salaries

Computer science majors are projected to post the highest starting salary among the class of 2017 master’s degree graduates, according to salary survey data released by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

The projected average salaries for these graduates is $81,039, up more than 12%...

Tech firms find their voice — Staffing quote of the week

“What’s happening, for the first time, is that a lot of companies are being pushed to [resist], and it hasn’t been driven entirely by the bottom line,” said UC Berkeley professor and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich in a San Francisco Chronicle article on tech firms’ opposition to President...

The on-demand future (Staffing Industry Review)

The rise of the on-demand economy and a millennial workforce that prefers to work remotely and make their own hours point to a fundamental shift from the traditional office jobs baby boomers wanted. In a new Staffing Industry Review article, Rob Biederman, co-founder and CEO of Catalant Technologies,...

Staffing 100 now online; Executive Forum conference to open

Staffing Industry Analysts presents this year’s list of the 100 most influential people in the US staffing industry as the annual Executive Forum opens today in San Diego.

New this year is the “Hall of Fame,” which comprises people who have appeared on the Staffing 100 list for five years....

Recruit Holdings reports net sales up 14% in first nine months

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd., the world’s fifth-largest staffing provider, reported net sales rose 14.2% in the nine months ended Dec. 31 when compared to the same period last year. The company's fiscal year ends in March.

PEO Insperity reports Q4 revenue up 12%

Professional employer organization Insperity Inc. (NYSE: NSP) reported revenue rose 12.2% in the fourth quarter. The increase in revenue was driven by a 12.7% increase in the average number of worksite employees paid per month. The company cited a mix of new sales and client retention behind the increase...

IT job growth gets ‘respectable’ start in new year

The number of IT jobs in the US edged up 0.3% in January from December to almost 5.3 million, reported the TechServe Alliance, an association of IT and engineering staffing companies. Year over year, IT employment in the US rose by 3.86% in January, adding 195,600 IT jobs.

“IT employment grew a respectable...

Healthcare job growth in January slowest in three years

Healthcare gained only 18,000 jobs in January, the slowest monthly increase since January 2014, which marked the onset of the expanded coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act, according to the Health Sector Economic Indicators briefs released by the Altarum Institute’s Center for Sustainable...

No impact from recent announcement over 2009 Elance hacking (International Business Times)

The International Business Times reports that a hacker recently leaked 1.3 million accounts hacked back in 2009 from online staffing platform Elance onto an underground hacking forum. The newspaper's report included a statement from Upwork saying the affected accounts no longer exist and there is...

Lists of largest, fastest-growing staffing firms and more: Survey opens

The annual online survey to determine the largest and fastest-growing staffing company rankings and opportunity lists for 2017 is now open. Staffing Industry Analysts compiles and publishes the lists of staffing firms each year, based on this annual survey.

Widely distributed to both staffing buyers and...