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Volt president and CEO steps down effective yesterday
June 7, 2018Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI) announced President and CEO Michael Dean left the company and the board, effective yesterday. Linda Perneau takes over as interim CEO, in addition to her current role as president of Volt Workforce Solutions — a role the former Randstad exec...
IT job growth hits ‘wall’ due to acute talent shortage: TechServe Alliance
June 7, 2018The number of IT jobs in the US edged up 0.03% in May from April to a total of more than 5.3 million, the TechServe Alliance announced. With the unemployment rate for the overall workforce at historic lows and IT occupations at levels economists would unequivocally deem to be “full employment,” the...
Optimum Talent acquires Montreal-based firm
June 7, 2018Montreal-based Optimum Talent acquired Vézina Nadeau Labre (VNL), a Montreal-based firm providing organizational development, coaching and career transition services.
The transaction closed May 31; terms were not disclosed. VNL executives will remain with a couple of title adjustments.
Optimum Talent...
Astreya acquires candidate sourcing platform HireMore
June 7, 2018Astreya, a San Jose, Calif.-based IT solutions provider, acquired HireMore, a connected global candidate sourcing and talent engagement platform.
HireMore will merge into Astreya R&D. The addition of HireMore’s developers, technology stack and platform will enable Astreya R&D to accelerate...
Jobless claims average up 2,750 but initial claims remain near lowest level since 1969
June 7, 2018The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 225,500 last week, up 2,750 from the previous week’s average, the US Department of Labor reported. The previous week’s average was revised upward by 500.
The four-week moving average decreases the volatility of the...
More jobs than job seekers in US: Labor Department
June 6, 2018The US Department of Labor reported yesterday that the number of available jobs in the US exceeded the number of job-seekers in both April and May.
There were 6.7 million jobs available in May while the number of job seekers totaled 6.3 million in April and 6.1 million in May.
In a statement, Secretary...
Oil and energy industry hiring on rebound: report
June 6, 2018Hiring in the oil and energy industry rose by 5.2% over the past year as the industry rebounded from its trough in mid-2016 and oil prices reached their highest level since December 2014, according to LinkedIn’s new Workforce Report.
Overall, hiring across all industries was up 4.5% in May when compared...
UK-based staffing firm Harvey Nash reports gross profit up 7%
June 6, 2018Global staffing provider Harvey Nash Group plc reported in a “trading update” today that gross profit for the first quarter ended April 30 rose 7% on a like-for-like basis when compared to the same period last year (and excluding the impact of offices closed in the previous year).
However, gross profit...
‘Staffing for Canada Week’ is this week
June 6, 2018This week is Staffing for Canada Week, the Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services announced. The week recognizes the more than 400,000 Canadians employed through the C$13 billion staffing profession.
The week first began in 1980 in Edmonton as “National Temporaries’ Week.”...
Opportunity for growth is what grads want in jobs; third are interested in temp-to-hire roles
June 6, 2018Opportunity for growth is the top factor for graduates when evaluating potential roles for 76% of recent grads, according to the annual “What the Class of 2018 Wants” report released by staffing firm LaSalle Network. Compensation and team culture followed at 51% and 50%, respectively.
The survey also...