June 7, 2018
Staffing Industry Analysts recently published its Global Staffing Industry Market Estimates and Forecast: May 2018 Update. The report provides market sizing and growth forecasts that can be critical in the strategic planning efforts of global IT staffing operators or for those considering an international expansion.
IT continues to factor prominently among staffing segments in latest update of global market estimates
June 5, 2018
Staffing Industry Analysts recently published its Global Staffing Industry Market Estimates and Forecast: May 2018 Update. The report provides market sizing and growth forecasts that can be critical in the strategic planning efforts of global IT staffing operators or for those considering an international... More
Volt exploring alternatives, options include possible sale
June 5, 2018
Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI) is evaluating potential strategic alternatives, including the potential sale of the company.
San Francisco tech jobs rise at a rapid pace in Q1, New York and Boston also add digital jobs
June 5, 2018
The San Francisco Bay Area increased at a rapid pace in the first quarter, with more than 4,375 new jobs added for a 2.1% employment gain, according to the Digital Jobs Index for the first quarter of 2018 released by executive search firm ON Partners.
Microsoft to buy GitHub in $7.5 billion deal
June 5, 2018
Microsoft Corp. (NASD: MSFT) now owns two of the top professional networks (it acquired LinkedIn in 2016) with its $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub.
Private equity firm invests in Motion Recruitment Partners
June 5, 2018
Private equity firm Littlejohn & Co. LLC announced an investment in Motion Recruitment Partners, a Boston-based firm that provides IT staffing through its Jobspring Partners and Workbridge Associates brands.
Blockchain tops list of fastest-growing skills on Upwork platform
June 5, 2018
Blockchain topped online staffing provider Upwork’s first-quarter list of the 20 fastest-growing skills in the US freelance job market.
CIOs report growing demand for cybersecurity talent: Harvey Nash
June 5, 2018
Investment in cybersecurity is the fastest-growing priority of IT leaders — up 23% year over year — as cybercrime threats reach an all-time high, according to the 2018 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey. The skill with the largest year-over-year change in demand is “security and resilience” with... More
Four rules for hiring your first employees abroad — The Staffing Stream
June 5, 2018
Hiring employees abroad is seldom simple, but it can be made easier. A The Staffing Stream blog post written by Dany Rastelli, head of communications at Elements Global Services, provides rules to follow that will in the right people – with less hassle and frustration along the way.
Program provides more STEM grads to US, outnumbers H-1B visas (Pew Research)
June 5, 2018
The number of foreign graduates from US colleges remaining and working in the US after graduation is growing and more than half are working in STEM fields under the Optional Practical Training Program, or OPT, according to a report by Pew Research.
Apex Systems co-founder recounts lessons learned
June 5, 2018
In a Q&A with Staffing Industry Review magazine, Apex Systems co-founder Win Sheridan discusses how the IT staffing firm grew revenue from $980,000 when it launched 1995 to $700 million at the time of its sale in 2012.