Job openings outnumber unemployed for third month

US job openings, hires and separations were little changed in June compared to the previous month’s, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. However, the number of job openings in June, which totaled 6.7 million, was greater than the number of unemployed people in June, which totaled 6.6...

US firm acquires Brazilian provider of job boards, career services for university students

Contratanet, a provider of job boards and career services aimed at university students in Brazil, was acquired by Symplicity Corp., an Arlington, Va.-based provider of career services to university students in more than 30 countries.

Terms of the deal were not announced. Contratanet has a network of more...

Managers’ ability to inspire trumps age: Randstad

How important is age when being a manager? A Workmonitor Survey by Randstad found that 84% of workers say the age of their direct manager is not important as long as the manager is inspirational. However, 76% of workers surveyed said they prefer their direct managers to be the same age or older.

Younger...

Growth in a strange business, clients on both sides – Staffing quote of the week

“We have experienced pretty substantial growth in the last five to six years by honing our skills and marketing techniques because we are in a strange business,” healthcare staffing exec Steven Cook, told Crain’s Detroit Business. “We have clients on both sides. We place employees at companies,...

Worker shortage? Try training your own (Staffing Industry Review)

To combat the skill shortage, some firms are introducing training programs to get workers up to speed, Staffing Industry Analysts’ Katherine Alvarez writes in an article in the July/August issue of Staffing Industry Review magazine. Though running such a program would come at a cost, it might be a...

$1.7 billion in US revenue from the 12 largest retained search firms

A new report by Staffing Industry Analysts reveals the 12 largest retained search firms in the US generated $1.7 billion in retained search revenue in the US during 2017 and had 25% of market share.

Retained search is defined by the SIA Lexicon as a “service provided by an executive search firm...

ManpowerGroup COO announces he will retire this month

ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) President and Chief Operating Officer Darryl Green will retire at the end of the month because of family health issues, the company announced today.

Green, 58, has been with ManpowerGroup since 2007. He has served on the company’s executive leadership team for the past 11 years....

Employment index for July points to robust economy, tight labor market

The Conference Board’s US Employment Trends Index rose 5.4% year over year in July to a reading of 109.89. Growth in the index, which measures eight labor market indicators, remains robust.

“The growth in the Employment Trends Index remains strong, supported by positive contributions from all of its...

45% of gig economy freelancers say clients don’t pay on time

Nearly half of gig economy independent contractors, 45%, say their clients don’t pay on time, according to survey results released last week by digital payment provider Bill.com.

The survey by the Palo Alto, Calif.-based firm included more than 1,400 US freelancers and contractors.

Other findings in...

Human cloud firms lobby Democrats in wake of California court’s IC ruling (Bloomberg)

Human cloud firms such as Uber and Lyft are quietly lobbying Democrat leaders in California to ease the impact of a court ruling that took aim at independent contractor status, Bloomberg reports. Leaders targeted include Gov. Jerry Brown. Execs from Uber, Lyft and other human cloud firms wrote a letter...