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Staffing Firms and Technology In 2012: “Apocalypse Now” or “A Time of Transformation?”
February 15, 2012In my last post, "Will 2012 Mark the End of "Irrational Ambivalence,' ", I suggested that there might be “no time like the present” for staffing firms to begin taking... More
Staffing Firms and Technology: Will 2012 Mark The End of "Rational Ambivalence?"
February 13, 2012The emerging attitude of many staffing firms toward technology over the past years seems to have become something I would characterize as "rational ambivalence." Perhaps the... More
Get Social Buzz
February 7, 2012Behold the power of social media. Google “social media” and you get 3.29 billion hits. Facebook filed for its IPO last week — the social networking giant hopes to raise... More
The Executive Forum Comes of Age
February 7, 2012Next month we will gather for the 21st Staffing Industry Executive Forum. In June 1992, when the first Executive Forum launched, I was fresh out of business school and newly placed... More
The Game Is On
February 3, 2012Demand for temporary workers spiked as football fans from all over the country flooded Indianapolis for the big game. Hosting Super Bowl XLVI is a unique opportunity for the city of... More
RPO Scores
February 1, 2012The fans are cheering. It’s not exactly a touchdown, but there’s cause for cheer: recruitment process outsourcing has gone global. For years, the RPO buyer has searched for... More
Pandora’s Box: Misclassification
January 17, 2012The IRS looks for it. Employers dread and hate it. And regardless of the different sentiments it arouses, it is not going to go away: Worker misclassification. According to a recent... More
Only Dinosaurs Don't Use Temps
January 3, 2012Does your company use contingents? Can it staff a project within 48 hours? Does the company have a temp-to-perm hiring option? Does your management team talk about workforce modeling... More
Finally, A Better Rep
December 20, 2011Respect has been hard won for the staffing industry. It’s come a long way from the often derogatory epithet: “temp”. But it took many years and a recession that brought... More
Do staffing companies spend enough on marketing?
December 15, 2011Staffing is a “me too” industry. Staffing companies generally provide the same types of services to the same group of customers – and, in many instances are even supplying the... More