Today is Administrative Professionals Day

Administrative Professionals Day is today, according to card company Hallmark. The day celebrates the work of secretaries, administrative assistants and other office professionals.

And this week, April 24 to April 30 is Administrative Professionals Week. The week is informally recognized, but Virginia...

Maxim Healthcare appoints new CEO

Maxim Healthcare Services Inc., the fifth-largest US healthcare staffing firm, appointed William “Bill” Butz as CEO. He replaces outgoing CEO W. Bradley Bennett, who served in that role since 2009.

Butz most recently served as president and COO at Maxim before taking on the CEO role; he had joined...

Robert Half’s first-quarter revenue rises 8%

Low US unemployment in numerous professional occupations and stronger labor markets in key international locations boosted first-quarter results, Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) reported. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based professional staffing firm announced net service revenue rose 8.1% $1.30...

Mastech Q1 revenue up 17%

First-quarter revenue rose 17.2% at IT staffing provider Mastech Holdings Inc. (NYSE MKT: MHH) to $31.7 million. The increase reflects Mastech’s acquisition of Hudson IT in June 2015.

The Pittsburgh-based IT staffing firm reported solid demand for staffing services as new assignments improved by 21%...

FMS provider Field Nation hires HR executive

Field Nation, a freelancer management system provider, named Teri Calderon to the newly created role of executive VP of human resources. Calderon will oversee strategic talent management solutions and employee development and training programs at the organization.

Calderon most recently was senior VP...

Uber adds Arianna Huffington to board

Arianna Huffington, founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, will join the board of human cloud firm Uber, according to a blog post today by CEO Travis Kalanick.

Kalanick praised Huffington’s skills as an entrepreneur and a storyteller.

“Arianna embodies the type of optimistic leadership...

Texas area posts lowest jobless rate

The Austin-Round Rock area in Texas had the lowest unemployment rates in March, 3.1%, among US metropolitan areas with populations of 1 million or more, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Ill.-Ind.-Wis., metropolitan area posted the highest jobless rate among...

Randstad Q1 revenue up 5% on organic basis

First-quarter revenue at Randstad Holding nv rose 5% on an organic basis, which excludes the impact of currency acquisitions and divestitures. Gross margin remained stable year over year at 18.4%.

The company reported global MSP spend under management rose 27% and global RPO revenue rose 7%.

Revenue rose...

Heidrick revenue up 16% in constant currency

First-quarter net revenue rose 13.1% at Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (NASD: HSII). However, the increase was 15.9% in constant currency at the Chicago-based executive search and leadership consulting firm.

From a global practices perspective, Heidrick’s global technology and services,...

Q1 revenue falls 12% at CTG, takes impairment charge

First-quarter revenue fell 11.9% year over year to $85.9 million at Computer Task Group Inc. (NASD: CTG). Revenue at the Buffalo, NY-based IT staffing provider primarily reflects a decrease in staffing revenue at a large customer and the run-off of legacy electronic medical records account business.

IT...