In North Dakota, hints of US oil industry comeback (Yahoo)

As crude prices have rebounded to the $40 range after a stunning crash, there are signs in North Dakota that the industry is slowly regaining its footing, Yahoo reports. But the recovery has been uneven, a distinct case of the haves and the have-nots, as skilled laborers see their prospects improving,...

CWS Summit underway in Las Vegas

The CWS Summit conference for contingent workforce buyers began in Las Vegas on 19 September.

The summit began with discussions as well as a presentation by John Boudreau, professor and research director of the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and Center for Effective...

CDI president and CEO resigns

CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI) announced President and CEO Scott Freidheim resigned from the firm to pursue other, non-competitive business interests. The board of directors accepted his resignation today.

The engineering and IT staffing provider immediately promoted CFO Michael Castleman to president, and he...

Adecco report provides tips for managing millennials

In 2015, millennials became the biggest proportion of the US workforce, according to “The Millennial Mindset” report released by Adecco USA that counts as millennials those born between 1981 and 1998. Aided by the mass retirement of baby boomers and an influx of young immigrant workers, Generation...

Bachelor’s degree with highest pay is mechatronics

Technical degrees dominated the highest-paid majors lists for class of 2015 bachelor’s and master’s degree graduates, according to a report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Mechatronics engineering ranked as the highest-paid college major for this year’s bachelor’s degree...

People: Tatum, MS Companies, ZRG, Heidrick and more

Tatum, a division of Randstad, appointed Keith Neus to national managing partner of technology. He is responsible for the company’s technology service offerings across multiple industries including healthcare, life sciences, retail, manufacturing, high tech and nonprofit. Neus has more than 20 years...

Labor shortage seen challenging retailers’ hiring plans (CNBC)

With fewer Americans out of work, there is more money in shoppers' wallets this holiday season, but a tighter labor market isn’t an all-around win for the retail industry, CNBC reports. “The same group of [retailers] that were fighting over people last year will be fighting over people this year....

Instacart’s CEO dispels misconceptions (Fortune)

The CEO of human cloud grovery delivery firm Instacart, Apoorva Mehta, said his company will be profitable within 12 months and rejected the comparison to Webvan, an online grocery company that shut down in 2001 after losing $830 million, Fortune reports. “Webvan failed 15 years ago, right?” he said...

CEO of ASA joins Jobs for America’s Graduates’ board

Jobs for America’s Graduates, an organization dedicated to preventing dropouts among young people who are most at risk, elected American Staffing Association President and CEO Richard Wahlquist to its board of directors in late August.

The JAG board is composed of 11 state governors, national and state...

Energy firm acquires two Labor Smart branches

Energy Staffing Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AlumiFuel Power Corp. (OTCMKTS: AFPW), acquired the staffing business units in Marietta, Ga., and Knoxville, Tenn., from industrial staffing provider Labor Smart (OTCMKTS: LTNC).

Centennial, Colo.-based AlumiFuel Power’s board of directors...