To shrink cyber staffing gap, stop focusing on college (The Hill)

A driving force behind the cybersecurity skill shortage might be unrealistic expectations of the higher education system, The Hill reports. According to a Center for Strategic and International Studies/Intel report, only 7% of the top universities across a sampling of major nations had bachelor’s programs...

Most US workers open to leaving their jobs (BenefitsPRO)

Americans are moving between jobs faster than ever, BenefitsPRO reports. When the opportunities seem endless, perhaps it is harder for young people to be content with the job they have, since they may always wonder if there is something better around the corner.

ADP reports PEO revenue up 13%

PEO revenue rose 13% at ADP (NASD: ADP) in the company’s 2016 fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30. Roseland, NJ-based ADP provides other services, including paycheck processing. Total revenue rose 8% to $2.9 billion in the quarter. Net earnings fell 16%; however, net earnings from continuing operations...

Robert Half’s Q2 revenue up 6%, but growth decelerates

Professional staffing firm Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) reported revenue rose 5.7% in the second quarter, but the company noted in a conference call with analysts that revenue growth decelerated globally in the company’s temporary and consulting staffing division during the second quarter....

DHI Group CFO to step down; Q2 revenue down 12%

DHI Group Inc. (NYSE: DHX), which operates the Dice and other job boards, announced CFO John Roberts will leave the company, effective Aug. 31. The company has begun a process to appoint a successor. The company also reported second-quarter revenue fell 12%.

Roberts has served as CFO since October 2013;...

AMN Healthcare adds corporate strategy exec

AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS), the largest US healthcare staffing firm, added Matthew Zubiller to its executive team as senior VP, corporate strategy. 

Zubiller will help lead the development and expansion of AMN nationwide and report to AMN President and CEO Susan Salka. He will be actively...

Mastech second-quarter revenue up 15%

IT staffing provider Mastech Holdings Inc. (NYSE MKT: MHH) reported revenue rose 14.8% in the second quarter to $33.6 million. Gross margin also increased.

The Pittsburgh-based firm reported demand for its staffing services was up from the previous quarter, and it added 62 consultants for a total of 916...

ASA staffing index remains strong

The American Staffing Association’s index measuring employment in the US staffing industry rose to a reading of 93.45 for the week of July 11 to July 17. Temporary and contract staffing employment rose 3.18% from the prior week, which included the Independence Day holiday, but edged down 0.21% from...

Portable benefits in the gig economy (The National Law Review)

As the employer-employee relationship and the meaning of a “workplace” continue to evolve in the gig economy, a model of portable employee benefits, which are managed by mobile workers themselves, is gaining appeal, The National Law Review reports. This employee benefits approach is not currently...

How ‘citizen developers’ are closing the skills gap (CIO)

Everyone’s learning to code nowadays, but the rise of “low-code” development platforms put application and solution creation capabilities in the hands of even the least programming-savvy employees to help close the IT skills gap, drive efficiency and greater productivity, CIO reports. Leveraging...