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Candidate-driven market prompts need for strategy change, report finds

January 11, 2016

Employers need to adjust their hiring strategies to accommodate the changing employment market, according to the” 2016 Hiring Outlook: Strategies for Adapting to a Candidate-Driven Market,” report released today by The Execu|Search Group.

Job seekers now have opportunities to be more selective about...


US temp jobs jump by 34,400, penetration rate matches high

January 8, 2016

December saw the US add 34,400 temp jobs and the temp penetration match a previous all-time high, according to seasonally adjusted data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The number of temp jobs rose 3.30% on a year-over-year basis in December, compared with 2.85% in November. The temp penetration...


Caldwell Partners’ fee growth flat after removing currency variance

January 8, 2016

Revenue rose at The Caldwell Partners (TSX: CWL.TO), a Toronto-based executive search firm, in its fiscal first quarter ended Nov. 30, but the increase was fueled by currency exchange rates.

  Q1 2016 (C$ 000s) Q1 2015 (C$ 000s) % growth   Q1 2016 (USD $000s)
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SterlingBackcheck, TalentWise join forces

January 8, 2016

Background screening company SterlingBackcheck agreed to merge with Seattle-based TalentWise and will integrate TalentWise’s cloud-based client-facing technology with its screening platform.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal is expected to be finalized in a few weeks.

The companies...


Locum tenens president leaves Cross Country

January 8, 2016

Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN) reported B. Franklin Phillips will no longer be employed as president of the company’s locum tenens business, Medical Doctors Associates, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Cross Country is the fifth-largest provider of locum...


Canada adds 22,800 jobs in December

January 8, 2016

Canada added 22,800 jobs in December from November, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by Statistics Canada. The number of full-time jobs fell by 6,400 in December, but part-time jobs rose by 29,200.

Compared to the same month a year ago, Canada was up by 158,100 jobs — an increase...


People: Clinical Magnet, Heidrick, Millenium, ApTask and more

January 8, 2016

Clinical Magnet, a subsidiary of Supplemental Health Care that provides RPO services to the healthcare industry, hired Thomas Leeper as senior director of client services and solution design and as a member of its executive leadership board. Leeper has more than 25 years of experience in the recruiting...


More US employers to hire temps in 2016

January 7, 2016

US employers’ plans to hire temporary workers in 2016 are a bit more optimistic than they were heading into 2015, according to CareerBuilder’s job forecast for 2016. The forecast’s survey found nearly half of employers, 47%, plan to hire temporary or contract workers in 2016, up slightly from 46%...


Resources Connection revenue falls 0.4%, energy sector impacts US results

January 7, 2016

Revenue at Resources Connection Inc. (NASD: RECN) edged down 0.4% in its fiscal second quarter ended Nov. 28. However, revenue rose 1.7% in constant currency.

US revenue rose 0.2% year over year to $122.5 million. The flat growth was in part due to continued softness in the energy sector, CFO Nate...


Adecco completes Pontoon/hyphen merger

January 7, 2016

Adecco completed the merger of its London-based hyphen division — an MSP and RPO provider — with its Pontoon division, effective Jan. 1.

Pontoon is based in Jacksonville, Fla., and provides managed service provider and recruitment process outsourcing services. It will now serve as the global HR outsourcing...