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These types of managers may cause employees to pick up and leave: Yoh

October 29, 2018

Regardless of current compensation, benefits, workplace location or office perks, having a poor manager could lead many employed Americans to explore other career options, according to a new survey released by Yoh.

The survey found 53% of respondents cited a lack of respect for employees in lesser positions...


Education staffing firm hit with $3 million tax lien prior to closure (Crain’s Detroit Business)

October 29, 2018

The Internal Revenue Service placed a $3.27 million lien for unpaid payroll taxes on Professional Educational Services Group LLC on Oct. 8 — two weeks before the education staffing firm abruptly ceased operations last week, Crain’s Detroit Business reported. PESG owes the IRS $3.15 million in...


Industry surfing the automation swell successfully (Staffing Industry Review)

October 29, 2018

Staffing Industry Analysts' VP of Strategic Research Jon Osborne examines how the industry has been warming up to automation. SIA research indicates temp agency jobs are at risk, but it's not a doom's day scenario. Rather, it's a wave the industry has been surfing successfully. Read the full article...


GDP grows at 3.5% in third quarter, fastest two-quarter growth in four years

October 26, 2018

US real gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 3.5% in the third quarter, according to the “advance” estimate of GDP growth released today by the US Commerce Department.

Real GDP for the US increased 4.2% in the second quarter.

The deceleration in real GDP growth in the third quarter reflects...


Payroll growth solid in October; tight labor market holding back recruitment: IHS Markit

October 26, 2018

Payroll growth is solid this month, but the US private-sector rate of job creation decelerated to its slowest since June 2017, according to the IHS Markit Flash US Purchasing Managers Index. Services industries reported that tight labor market conditions had held back recruitment plans.

“The flash PMI...


College grad hiring to rise by 9%, expansion continues for ninth year: Michigan State University

October 26, 2018

The college labor market improved for the ninth consecutive year as another strong year for new graduates seeking jobs is projected, according to Michigan State University’s Recruiting Trends annual survey of employers in the US.

Employers surveyed expressed the highest level of optimism in the...


People: CareerBuilder, DHI, Active Staffing Services, BrightStar and more

October 26, 2018

CareerBuilder named Sasha Yablonovsky to its leadership team as executive VP of customer experience. She joined CareerBuilder in September. Yablonovsky most recently was VP of service delivery and VP of selling at ExelaTechnologies.

DHI Group Inc. (NYSE: DHX), which operates...


Hackers behind 2016 Uber data breach face charges for new hack at LinkedIn site (TechCrunch)

October 26, 2018

Two hackers who stole millions of users’ data from human cloud, ride-sharing firm Uber in October 2016 have been indicted on separate hacking charges related to a data breach at Lynda.com, LinkedIn’s online learning platform, two people familiar with the case told TechCrunch.


Blockchain’s QuiGig aims to move gig economy forward (BlockTribune)

October 26, 2018

BlockTribune discusses how blockchain can help propel the gig economy in a Q&A with Emad Mousavi, a data scientist who helped develop gig economy platform QuiGig. The new Houston-based blockchain site provides a decentralized platform for employers and freelancers.


ASGN revenue rises 10.5% on pro forma basis in Q3

October 25, 2018

Revenue at ASGN Inc. (NYSE: ASGN) rose 10.5% on a pro forma basis in the third quarter. The pro forma calculation includes revenue from the company’s acquisition of ECS Federal LLC, a government services contractor, in April of this year as if the companies were combined at the beginning of 2017....