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Gen X behind changing nature of work, not millennials (CNBC)

April 12, 2018

Generation X, those born between 1965 and 1981, are playing a critical — but underappreciated — role in leadership as companies move forward with the digital transformation, according to a report in CNBC. Already, they represent 51% of leadership roles globally, and they are poised to assume more....


Active listening more important than candidates’ skills during interviews, Express finds

April 12, 2018

Listening and asking relevant questions are more important when interviewing than skills, experience and work history, according to a survey of business leaders and decision-makers released by Express Employment Professionals.

The survey asked business leaders and decision-makers, “What most improves...


In bids for talent, US companies increase teleworking, lower educational requirements for some: The Conference Board

April 12, 2018

Companies are pursuing additional strategies to recruit untapped talent and retain workers as the labor market tightens, according to the Global Labor Market Outlook 2018 report released today by The Conference Board. US businesses in particular are lowering educational requirements for some cohorts...


California cities top Indeed’s list of best cities for job seekers, but Boston and Minneapolis rank high

April 12, 2018

California cities top Indeed’s list of Best Cities for Job Seekers in 2018, released today. Half of the top 10 cities for job seekers on this year’s list are in California, including first-place San Jose and second-place San Francisco.

The list ranks cities on four separate factors – job market...


Jobless claims average rise; initial claims drop back to 1970s level

April 12, 2018

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 230,000 last week, up 1,750 from the previous week’s unrevised average, the US Department of Labor reported.

The four-week moving average decreases the volatility of the weekly numbers. Total initial claims for unemployment...


PageGroup Q1 gross profit up 12% in constant currency; Americas is fastest-growing region

April 11, 2018

UK-based staffing firm PageGroup reported first-quarter gross profit rose 12.3% in constant currency in a trading update.

Gross profit rose across all regions except for the UK. The firm reported 16 countries delivered record quarters and 23 countries achieved year-over-year growth of more than 10%....


Majority of people open to job change; benefits, flexibility among top reasons to switch, according to Yoh report

April 11, 2018

Only 15% of employed Americans said they would not leave their current job for any reason, indicating that a significant majority of people are open to a job change if the right offer came along, according to a survey released today by Yoh. And when excluding a pay increase, employed Americans...


State and local IT teams update recruiting tactics to prepare for ‘silver tsunami’ (StateTech)

April 11, 2018

State and local IT departments try new and innovative ways to recruit new talent as their older employees continue to retire in large numbers, StateTech reports. The IT department in Austin, Texas, has moved to what CIO Stephen Elkins calls his “flexible sourcing program,” which extends...


Mitchell Martin appoints president

April 11, 2018

Mitchell Martin Inc. promoted Sarah Martin to president, effective April 1. In the new position at the firm, Martin is responsible for the overall direction of its strategic initiatives. 

Martin joined Mitchell Martin in May 2017 as CEO of its healthcare staffing subsidiary, Mitchell Martin Healthcare...


Job board Dice.com’s parent company names new CEO

April 11, 2018

DHI Group Inc. (NYSE: DHX), the parent company of job board Dice.com, named Art Zeile as CEO effective April 10. Former CEO Michael Durney will remain with the firm in an advisory capacity through the end of this month.

Durney announced his departure in November. He has been a senior executive...