CTG’s third-quarter revenue falls 4%

Third-quarter revenue fell 3.8% to $93.1 million at Computer Task Group Inc. (NASD: CTG). Revenue at the Buffalo, NY-based IT staffing provider was impacted by the continued decline of CTG’s electronic medical records business, a reduction in staffing headcount at a large customer and $3.1 million...

ASA index falls year over year

The American Staffing Association’s index measuring employment in the US staffing industry for the week of Oct. 12 to Oct. 18, which included the Columbus Day holiday, edged down 0.04% compared to the previous week. The index value fell to 100.54.

The index was down 4.02% from the same week last year....

Heidrick revenue up 16% in constant currency, Americas leads growth

Third-quarter net revenue rose 10.0% at Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (NASD: HSII), but was up 15.8% in constant currency.

Among segments, Americas revenue posted the largest increase at the Chicago-based executive search and leadership consulting firm, up 22.4% on a constant currency...

Chartwell acquires Georgia staffing firm

Chartwell Staffing Solutions, a staffing provider based in Lancaster, Penn., acquired Victory Staffing Solutions LLC in Hiram, Ga.

The transaction closed Oct. 26; terms were not disclosed.

Chartwell merged its Atlanta team with the Victory staff and moved its Atlanta office to Victory’s Hiram location,...

Consumer confidence falls after modest gain last month

The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index for the US fell in October following a moderate increase in September, The Conference Board announced today. The index fell to a reading of 97.6 (1985=100), down from a reading of 102.6 in September.

“Consumer confidence declined in October, following...

Hiring specialized skills directly through LinkedIn — Staffing quote of the week

“We began by focusing on LinkedIn members with the word ‘freelance’ in their job title, and then we aggregated the most common industries and skill sets found. The top results range from media and communications, to engineering and software development. This range indicates that careers in many...

NABE reports US economic growth expectations soften

Slightly slower economic growth is seen for the US, according to a new survey by the National Association for Business Economics, also known as NABE.

The survey of 106 NABE members found four-fifths of respondents expect real GDP growth of more than 2% for the next year. However, the number expecting...

Recruit invests in US-based Japanese pop-culture firm

Recruit Holdings Co., the world’s fifth-largest staffing firm, made another investment in a nonstaffing entity, this time in Tokyo Otaku Mode Inc., headquartered in Torrance, Calif.  

Tokyo Otaku Mode Inc. operates “Tokyo Otaku Mode” which disseminates information on Japanese animation, cartoons,...

Business leaders unsatisfied with talent acquisition process, RPO firm’s survey says

Core recruitment capabilities are lacking in firms worldwide as business leaders struggle to get the quality talent they need to compete, according to the Talent Acquisition 360 report released today by recruitment process outsourcing provider Cielo.

While 89% of the C-level executives, business unit...

Canada: Equal Pay Coalition calls for 12 action steps

The Equal Pay Coalition called for the implementation of 12 action steps to closes Ontario’s gender pay gap from 31.5% to 0% by 2025. The announcement comes at the same time as the government’s Gender Wage Gap Steering Committee today launched public consultations in Toronto.

“Governments and businesses...