Private equity invests in healthcare staffing provider HCCA

Funds managed by New York-based healthcare private equity firm MTS Health Investors LLC completed a strategic equity investment in HCCA Health Connections Inc. and HCCA International, a healthcare staffing firm based in Franklin, Tenn.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

MTS partnered with HCCA’s...

The SR Group enters US with acquisition of New York firm

The SR Group, headquartered in London, now has operations in the US with its acquisition of Maximum Management Corp., a boutique HR recruitment company based in New York.

The transaction closed Jan. 1; terms were not disclosed.

The Maximum Management brand will remain and continue to be run by founders...

Employment trends index rebounds in December

The Conference Board’s US employment trends index rose in December to a reading of 129.33 from November’s reading of 128.27, which was revised slightly downward. The December reading is up 2.6% from the same month a year ago.  

“The employment trends Index rebounded sharply in December,...

Social media disqualified candidates, more than a third of HR pros say

More than one-third of companies have disqualified a job candidate in the past year because of concerns about information found on public social media or an online search, according to a survey released by the Society for Human Resource Management.

Candidates were disqualified for illegal activity and...

AtWork acquires Southern California staffing firm

AtWork Group, a national staffing franchise, acquired Palm Desert, Calif.,-based Desert Personnel Services, which has served Coachella Valley job market since 1975. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Gregg Hassler and Moses Rangel took over operations beginning Jan. 1, following the retirement...

Candidate-driven market prompts need for strategy change, report finds

Employers need to adjust their hiring strategies to accommodate the changing employment market, according to the” 2016 Hiring Outlook: Strategies for Adapting to a Candidate-Driven Market,” report released today by The Execu|Search Group.

Job seekers now have opportunities to be more selective about...

US temp jobs jump by 34,400, penetration rate matches high

December saw the US add 34,400 temp jobs and the temp penetration match a previous all-time high, according to seasonally adjusted data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The number of temp jobs rose 3.30% on a year-over-year basis in December, compared with 2.85% in November. The temp penetration...

Caldwell Partners’ fee growth flat after removing currency variance

Revenue rose at The Caldwell Partners (TSX: CWL.TO), a Toronto-based executive search firm, in its fiscal first quarter ended Nov. 30, but the increase was fueled by currency exchange rates.

SterlingBackcheck, TalentWise join forces

Background screening company SterlingBackcheck agreed to merge with Seattle-based TalentWise and will integrate TalentWise’s cloud-based client-facing technology with its screening platform.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal is expected to be finalized in a few weeks.

The companies...

Locum tenens president leaves Cross Country

Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN) reported B. Franklin Phillips will no longer be employed as president of the company’s locum tenens business, Medical Doctors Associates, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Cross Country is the fifth-largest provider of locum...