January 19, 2011 - Vol. 3.2
Column Corner: Drafting a Contract
January 26, 2011
As companies move into a new year, they often consider evaluating their current vendor relationships and contracts. We at Staffing Industry Analysts often field questions related to contracts -- what they should cover and what they should say.
Because You Asked: Driving Agency Performance
February 7, 2011
One of our usually outstanding suppliers has not been providing the number of resumes or the level of candidates to us that we are used to. What can we do to get them back on track?
-- Vexed in Vienna, Virginia
Heard on the Street
February 7, 2011
The future is moving towards the front-door concept. Customers route their work product demand through a talent partner's front door for subject matter experts to determine the appropriate fulfillment work stream.
-- Teresa Creech, executive-vice president, Randstad HR Solutions
Behind the News: Europe -- Unpaid work for the Unemployed?
February 9, 2011
The U.K. and The Netherlands are considering having the long-term unemployed in their countries to do some unpaid work or lose benefits. This has raised the hackles of many. Others are hailing the move as a good one.
Factoids
February 9, 2011
The three largest countries in terms of CW spend:
- United States
- Japan
- France
Keys to CW Success: Sowing the seeds of a good process for statement of work engagements
February 11, 2011
You would know one when you see one, but the problem is that they're mostly invisible. They are usually embedded deep in a department, reporting directly and only to the hiring or project manager. They don't fill out timesheets making their time and whereabouts difficult to track. No, they are not covert... More