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San Francisco is hardest-working city, study finds

February 26, 2018

San Francisco is the hardest-working city in the US, according to a report released by personal finance social network WalletHub. 

WalletHub compared the 116 largest cities across nine key metrics. The data set ranges from employment rate to average hours worked per week to share of workers with...


Employers see skills gaps in key areas where college students don’t: NACE survey

February 26, 2018

Students entering the job market and potential employers have very different perceptions about the “career readiness” of new college graduates, according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Using eight competencies that NACE identified as constituting “career readiness,”...


VMS provider Provade gets new owner

February 23, 2018

Smart ERP Solutions Inc., provider of cloud-based onboarding platform Smart Onboarding, acquired vendor management system firm Provade Inc.

“Smart Onboarding is a robust platform that complements the key functionalities of Provade’s VMS solution,” Provade President and CEO Hans Bukow said....


Michigan-based staffing firm acquires IT provider

February 23, 2018

Technosoft Corp., a provider of IT digital transformation services and contingent staffing, acquired IT staffing provider Rumba Solutions LLC.

The transaction closed in January; terms were not disclosed. The Rumba Solutions brand will remain for a transitional period.

Rumba Solutions, founded in 2010,...


Hays names chairman and CEO for US operations

February 23, 2018

Hays plc, the world’s sixth-largest staffing firm, announced Dan Rodriguez, founder of Veredus Corp. and currently CEO of Hays US, will assume the role of chairman of Hays US. David Brown, one of the equity partners of Veredus Corp. and currently executive VP of Hays US, will step into the CEO role....


American CyberSystems acquires India-based IT consulting firm

February 23, 2018

American CyberSystems Inc., an Atlanta-based IT services company doing business as ACS Group, acquired GGK Technologies, a global IT consulting company based in Hyderabad, India, with a US office in Chicago. The acquisition gives ACS synergies in the IT consulting and development space, allows for expansion...


People: Monster, CTG, Broadleaf, RSR Partners, PrideStaff and more

February 23, 2018

Job board provider Monster Worldwide Inc. announced a chief product officer and chief marketing officer as well as a new six-member leadership team for its Staffing and Recruiting business unit. Leading the team is Penny Queller, senior VP and general manager, staffing and recruiting. 

Monster named...


US gets tougher on H-1B visas for staff at third-party worksites (Quartz India)

February 23, 2018

US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced changes that make it tougher to get H-1B visas — used to bring in highly skilled temporary foreign workers — who will fill jobs at third-party worksites. Quartz India reports the new guidance will make it difficult especially for Indian workers and...


Hays plc reports revenue up in first half of year

February 22, 2018

Global staffing provider Hays plc reported overall market conditions remained strong in the six months ended Dec. 31 — the first half of its fiscal year — in the majority of its international markets, while the UK market remained subdued but stable. UK-based Hays, which ranks as the sixth-largest...


Florida-based StaffEx acquires office services staffing company

February 22, 2018

Staffing Express Inc., dba StaffEx, a Tampa, Fla.-based commercial staffing company, acquired Agility Staffing Inc. effective Tuesday.

Agility Staffing is an office services staffing company located in Jacksonville, Fla. It has six internal staff and places about 65 workers daily. Former owner Mike Rolewicz,...