People: Lyft, Egon Zehnder, Boyden

EBay named Logan Green, CEO and co-founder of human cloud ride-sharing firm Lyft, to its board. “Even before co-founding Lyft, Logan has been intensely focused on connecting people through innovative technology,” said Devin Wenig, president and CEO of eBay.

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Barrett’s Q1 revenue up, but net loss increases

Barrett Business Services Inc. (NASD: BBSI) revenue rose 14.8% in its fiscal first quarter ended March 31. Revenue growth was boosted by improved sales in the company’s professional employer services division; first-quarter revenue fell in its staffing division. Net loss widened.

Yoh reports worker confidence bounces back in Q1

American worker confidence rebounded in the first quarter after falling in the previous two quarters, according to the latest national Worker Confidence Index released by staffing provider Yoh and HRO Today magazine.

The index measures four drivers of worker confidence: likelihood of job loss, likelihood...

ASA reports weekly staffing employment up 0.3% in Q1

The number of workers employed per week by the US staffing industry rose 0.3% in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago, according to data released by the American Staffing Association. And average weekly employment in the first quarter was the highest for any first quarter since 2006....

Leading economic index slips in May, reflecting higher jobless claims

The Conference Board today reported its US Leading Economic Index declined 0.2% in May to a level of 123.7. The decline was attributed to an increase in unemployment insurance claims.

“The US LEI declined in May, primarily due to a sharp increase in initial claims for unemployment insurance. The growth...

Online degrees gain traction among employers (U.S. News & World Report)

Acceptance of online master’s and bachelor’s degrees is growing among employers, but not all are totally comfortable with them, according to U.S. News & World Report. David Morgan, president of staffing firm Addison Group’s IT division, told the publication that some employers are more familiar...

Company uses stock to squelch employee poaching, other things (BuzzFeed)

Palantir Technologies is spending $225 million to buy back stock from current and former employees, but there’s a catch, BuzzFeed reported. Those current and former employees must agree to not poach Palantir employees for 12 months, renew their nondisclosure agreements and promise not to sue the company....

EmployBridge announces president of professional division

EmployBridge today formally announced Joanie Courtney joined the firm as president and chief operations officer for its professional services division. Included in the division are EmployBridge’s RemX Specialty Staffing and the company’s energy brands: Decca Energy, Resdin Industries and Vaughan...

Jobs website The Muse closes $16 million funding round

Jobs website The Muse closed a $16 million funding round, bringing total investment in the site to $28.7 million.

Based in New York, the company was founded in 2011. It reports more than 50 million users per year and recently expanded from offering jobs in more than 40 markets in the past 18 months from...

Millennials have management potential, Robert Half CFO survey says

CFOs in the US are confident that millennials have management potential, according to a survey by Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI). Of the 2,200 CFOs surveyed, 85% said they are confident in millennials’ future leadership abilities.

“Millennials are a highly educated, ambitious group who...