Archived Blog Posts
Rolling Out New Ideas In Staffing
March 19, 2012It was a great coming of age. Executive Forum turned 21 and wowed the staffing industry. Talk shows, awards, great sessions, 900 plus people preening in the Red Rock, Las Vegas... More
Contingent Workers Are the Survival of the Fittest
March 12, 2012"What is a contingent worker?"
Five years ago, this was the most common response I received when I said I write on contingent workforce issues. And no, I am not talking about... More
Bubbles
March 9, 2012Like my blog on x y scatter graphs, I have posted today because I came across a problem that has taken me some time to solve and I hope you will save time by reading this.
A chart with... More
“Staffing Industry” Talent Acquisition (TA) Research Now Underway. More to come.
March 6, 2012
We are continuing to progress in the start-up of our new research focus area: Talent Acquisition (TA). This research will be accessible to our subscribing members. We... More
An Effectual Contingent Worker Onboarding System Is Crucial
March 5, 2012What if you had to work in a different office every week? Logging in to an unfamiliar computer, figuring out the dos and don’ts of the software, sitting in a strange cubicle, not... More
Keep it Legal
March 2, 2012I came across an excellent blog this week on “How to Use Google Images Without Getting Sued” from Jessica Dobias. The article and accompanying video highlighted some of the... More
RPO naysayers take a second look
March 1, 2012For years, there have been those who dismissed recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) as vaporware. No longer. Much to their surprise, RPO is poised to grow as the offering... More
Executive Forum Talk Show
February 28, 2012It’s not your usual talk show. But for those in the staffing industry, it promises all the pizazz of an Oprah Winfrey spectacle. At Staffing Industry Report Live during the Executive... More
Staffing Firms and Technology in 2012: Challenging Staffing Firms “At Their Own Game?”
February 21, 2012I concluded my most recent post, “Staffing Firms and Technology in 2012: ‘Apocalypse Now ‘ or ‘A Time of Transformation’,” with the following assertion about the challenges... More
One-Click Shopping for Contingent Workers
February 21, 2012Imagine this. You as a buyer of contingent workers need to fill a position in your group — immediately. You log in to your company’s integrated talent management system (ITMS)... More