Companies plan to hire more college grads this year: CareerBuilder

Employers plan to hire more college grads this year, according to a CareerBuilder survey released today. Of employers surveyed, 80% said they plan to hire recent college graduates this year, up from 74% last year and 58% in 2008.

However, this contrasts with a report released last month by the National...

Direct-hire market generates $28.1 billion globally

The global direct-hire market generated $28.1 billion in revenue in 2017 and accounted for 6.2% of the staffing market, according to Staffing Industry Analysts’ new report on the largest direct-hire firms globally.

The Americas region ranked as the largest region in the direct-hire space in 2017 with...

Industry pioneer, Volt co-founder Jerry Shaw passes away

Jerome (Jerry) Shaw, co-founder and executive VP emeritus at Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI), passed away on May 3.

Shaw and his older brother, William (Bill) Shaw, launched Volt in 1950 with just $13. The New York-based IT and engineering staffing and MSP provider now employs 20,000...

Persol Holdings revenue up 22% for fiscal year; PersolKelly joint venture revenue jumps

Persol Holdings Ltd. reported this week that revenue rose 22.0% for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2018. The Tokyo-based company operates a joint venture in Asia Pacific with Kelly Services Inc. (NASD: KELYA), and Persol has been investing in US businesses as well with acquisitions earlier this year....

USCIS and Department of Justice sign deal to investigate alleged immigration fraud (Lexology)

US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division signed a memorandum of understanding that expands their collaboration to “better detect and eliminate fraud, abuse, and discrimination by employers bringing foreign visa workers to the United States.”...

GEE Group revenue approaches $40 million in fiscal second quarter

GEE Group Inc. (NYSE MKT: JOB) reported revenue rose 85.0% to $39.9 million in its fiscal second quarter ended March 31.

Courts: Grand jury indicts healthcare staffing firm owner; fake nurse faces new charges

The owner of a healthcare staffing firm in New York was indicted on charges of visa fraud; separately, a fake nurse discovered by a healthcare staffing firm in California faces new felony charges.

Visa allegations

A federal grand jury in Brooklyn indicted the owner and managing executive of Professional...

Recruit’s fiscal Q4 revenue rises 7% fueled by Indeed, staffing revenue up 3%

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest staffing firms, reported strong growth from its Indeed brand and positive foreign exchange rates fueled revenue in its fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2018.

Revenue rose 7.2% at the Tokyo-based company to ¥556.4 billion, or $5.24 billion in...

Hudson Q1 revenue up 11% in constant currency, growth is in Asia Pacific

Hudson Global Inc. (NASD: HSON) reported first-quarter revenue rose 10.7% in constant currency — the increase was 15.9% on a reported basis at the New York-based recruitment process outsourcing provider. Revenue growth was boosted by growth in Asia Pacific, but impacted by the loss of a global...

Microsoft Canada tops Randstad list of top employer brands in Canada

Microsoft Canada has been recognized as the most attractive employer brand in Canada for the second consecutive year, according to Randstad Canada’s 2018 employer brand research.

The top employer brands were determined through an impartial survey conducted by Randstad Employer Brand Research. Survey...