Job openings fall by 181,000 in October

The number of US job openings fell by 181,000 in October from the prior month to 6.0 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the number of hires rose 4.4%.

Job openings have been at or near record high levels since June.

The job openings...

Manufacturing company struggles to fill jobs paying more than $100,000 (Shopfloor)

Manufacturing company Ingersoll Rand — whose product line includes Club Car golf carts, Thermo King refrigerators and Trane air conditioners — is struggling to fill nearly 1,000 open positions, some of which pay more than $100,000, the National Association of Manufacturers reported in its Shopfloor...

US temp penetration moves even higher in November, breaks 2.1% barrier

The temporary penetration rate — the percent of US jobs that are categorized in the temporary help industry — moved even higher in November to 2.10% following a trend of growth, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rate was 2.09% in October...

CyberCoders lists top IT, accounting and construction skills

Professional staffing firm CyberCoders, part of On Assignment Inc. (NYSE: ASGN), listed its most in-demand skills for professionals the IT, construction and accounting verticals in the fourth quarter.

For job-seekers in IT, React, a JavaScript library used for building user interfaces within large platforms...

Avionté acquires staffing software provider TKO Systems & Support

Avionté, a provider of front- and back-office software to the staffing industry, acquired TKO Systems & Support, also a provider of front and back-office staffing software to the staffing industry.

TKO is based in Holbrook, NY, and has been in the staffing space for more than 30 years. The transaction...

Sexual harassment, workplace violence rank among top HR compliance challenges, firm says

Sexual harassment, workplace violence, marijuana and data breaches rank among the top HR challenges for 2018, according to XpertHR, a provider of legal information to employers.

Here’s more on what the company found:

• Sexual harassment: From entertainment to Fortune 500 companies to the media to...

People: MDI, ALKU, Lyft, Options Group, Insperity and more

IT staffing provider MDI Group named Chris Cain as chief sales officer, effective Nov. 18. Cain has 27 years of leadership experience in IT staffing and most recently was a partner at M9 Solutions, where he managed three business units. Cain replaces Rob Persiano, who was appointed to the role in April....

Site aims to speed up life sciences recruitment, raises $3.3 million (Forbes)

Clora, a web platform for life sciences recruitment raised $3.3 million in a seed funding round, Forbes reported. It aims to match life sciences companies with on-demand talent. It claims to complete placements 10 times faster than traditional recruiting methods, according to the report. “There’s...

Korn Ferry total fee revenue up 10%, reports growth across divisions

Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY) today reported total fee revenue rose 10.2%, or 8.9% in constant currency, in its fiscal second quarter ended Oct. 31. The Los Angeles-based provider of executive search and consulting reported the increase was across business lines. Fee revenue growth was partially...

More full-time positions to convert to contingent roles, Randstad Sourceright survey says

More than half of global human capital leaders expect to transfer one-third of their permanent positions to contingent roles in the near future, according to information from Randstad Sourceright’s Q4 2017 Talent Trends report.

The report’s survey included 700 global human capital leaders in 15 countries....