June 11, 2015
Some employers and workers have found ways to improve H-1B odds in their favor.
The H-1B lottery: Who is gaming the system?
10 June 2015
In recent years, the annual caps for H-1B visas have been met within the first week the government begins accepting petitions for the visa. However, some may be gaming the system.
Volt Information Sciences net revenue falls 12% in fiscal Q2
10 June 2015
Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI) reported net revenue fell 11.7% to $385.2 million in its fiscal second quarter ended May 3.
ManpowerGroup buys Greythorn’s tech, finance staffing ops in Australia, Singapore
10 June 2015
ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN) acquired the Australian and Singaporean arm of Greythorn, a professional services and recruitment firm targeting the technology and finance sectors.
IT staffing M&A: Global Networkers, The Hiring Insiders
10 June 2015
IT staffing firm mergers & acquisitions in the last month include BCforward’s acquisition of Global Networkers and machineLOGIC’s acquisition of The Hiring Insiders.
Meet staffing’s new neighbor, the ‘gig economy’
10 June 2015
Firms in this space create online platforms to connect labor buyers with workers, who can be independent contractors reached via a mobile app.
The definitive guide to engaging top tech candidates — Promoted
10 June 2015
Top tech talent doesn’t respond to generic “seeking rock star programmer” emails. Personalized messaging is key to hitting your response-rate goal and generating a slate of top candidates.
CEO of IT staffing firm TSR takes medical leave
10 June 2015
IT staffing firm TSR Inc.’s (NASD: TSRI) board of directors on June 4 granted a 90-day medical leave of absence to Joseph Hughes, chairman, CEO, president and treasurer.
Chief information officers plan more hiring in US, less in Canada
10 June 2015
US chief information officers plan to add more IT staff in the second half than in the first half, according to the Robert Half Technology. However, Canadian CIOs plan to hire fewer workers.
IT workers feel less stress, TEKsystems finds
10 June 2015
Stress levels for IT professionals have decreased sharply since 2014, according to TEKsystems.
Beeline VMS enhances OnForce FMS integration — Staffing Stream
10 June 2015
Beeline is enhancing the integration between its vendor management system and its OnForce online staffing operation it acquired last year.