Could Bitmojis be a thing for recruiters? (CNBC)

Could a Bitmoji help connect recruiters and job candidates? Bitmojis are essentially individualized, comic-book style characters that people can create through Bitmoji, which is owned by Snap, the developer of Snapchat. Already, one firm enables the use of Bitmojis in its platform that connects workers...

Temp jobs rise by 3.3% in July; overall jobs up 157,000

US temporary help services jobs rose by 3.3% in July on a year-over-year basis, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Compared to June, the number of US temp jobs rose by 27,900. However, in a revision to the previous month, temp jobs fell by 7,500...

Video game coach: New staffing segment? (Newsweek)

Parents are paying freelancers through websites such as Gamer Sensei and Bidvine to help their children improve their skills in video games such as Fortnite. Newsweek reports tutors in Fortnite are getting up to $100 per hour to teach their kids how to “level up” in the game.

Hiring plans increase for second half; fewer temps included

More US hiring managers and human resource professionals plan to hire staff in the second half of 2018 compared to last year, according to CareerBuilder’s new mid-year 2018 US job forecast. The survey found 63% plan to hire full-time, permanent workers in the second half of 2018, up from 60% who said...

AMN revenue up 14% in Q2, nurse and allied segment leads growth

Second-quarter revenue rose 13.9% at AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AMN), the largest healthcare staffing firm in the US. On an organic basis, growth was 7%.

The San Diego, Calif.-based firm’s nurse and allied solutions segment led the growth, with revenue up by 10.6% year over year; excluding...

US nonmanufacturing activity decelerates in July, but employment metric increases

Economic activity in the US nonmanufacturing sector decelerated in July, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing index released today.

ISM’s nonmanufacturing index fell 3.4 percentage points in July to a reading of 55.7 from June’s reading of 59.1.

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People: Crowdstaffing, Kinetix, MRINetwork, Phaidon, AtWork Group, Medix, IDR and more

Crowdstaffing, a hiring marketplace and technology platform headquartered in San Jose, Calif., announced Scott Giroux joined the company as VP of operations. Giroux most recently was on the executive team of Volt Workforce Solutions, where he led North American staffing operations.

Kinetix, a recruitment...

Temp staffing revenue growth slows to median 6%: US Pulse report

US temporary staffing revenue growth decelerated to a median 6% year over year in June from 7% in May, according to Staffing Industry Analysts’ latest Pulse report survey of staffing firms.

“Six months into the year, temporary staffing continued the moderate expansion showed since the beginning of...

Cross Country revenue falls 2% in Q2, some large customers pull back

Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN) reported a pull-back on spend from some its larger customers in the second quarter, and reported revenue fell 2.3%. The Boca Raton, Fla.-based firm reported the decrease would have been 12% without its acquisition of Advantage RN in July 2017.

Hudson reports Asia-Pacific business fuels Q2 revenue growth

RPO provider Hudson Global Inc. (NASD: HSON) reported second-quarter revenue rose 14.7% in constant currency and was driven by its Asia-Pacific operations. The New York-based firm reported that loss of a contract affected revenue in the Americas and Europe.