Results of a third quarter employment and sales survey reveal a marked improvement in staffing employment in the third quarter of 2009 (Q3 2009) over the previous quarter, but the number of jobs remains substantially lower than during the same period last year, according to the American Staffing Association (ASA). While the U.S. experienced sustained losses [...]
Companies should prioritize executive retention before key business leaders depart, reports a new study conducted by ExecuNet, a private business network, and Finnegan Mackenzie, The Retention Firm. The 2009 Executive Retention Report finds that while job satisfaction varies by level of management, with CEOs (63%) and other C-level officers (52%) more likely to be “satisfied” [...]
The United States (U.S.) is far behind other economically successful nations in terms of adopting policies that support workers and families, reveals a new study by researchers at Harvard and McGill Universities. In fact, 14 of the world’s 15 most competitive countries provide paid sick leave, 13 guarantee paid leave for new mothers, and 12 [...]
Employee turnover is expected to rise next year suggests a new survey by Right Management. In fact, 60% of employees intend to leave, 21% are networking, and an additional 6% are updating their resumes, reports the talent and career management expert within Manpower, an employment services provider. While the best workers are mobile in any [...]
Recruitment technology provider, Jobvite, partners with Jigsaw, a provider of business information and data services, to match jobs with contacts for companies recruiting on the web. Jobvite Source is the first Web application that helps employers to find the right candidates in social networks and on the Web. With this partnership, the recruitment technology provider [...]
From newspapers and cold calls to technology, job seekers are now looking to social networking as a job-search tool, connecting job seekers with employers, recruiters and job leads. The number of Americans belonging to social networking sites has grown exponentially in the last five years, reports global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. And [...]
Despite the national unemployment rate cresting 10%, many small business owners (44%) are preparing to hire new employees within the next 12 months, according to a payroll survey by Intuit Inc. And while many believe that benefits are key to attracting new hires, small business owners are finding them difficult to afford. Despite these proposed challenges, [...]
The Locate Jobs Network launches five new niche job boards that include a targeted focus on real estate, PICU, occupational therapist, help desk and radiology fields. Locate PICU Jobs, is dedicated to employment opportunities within hospital pediatric intensive care units. Career opportunities posted on the site vary from entry-level positions for technicians to jobs for [...]
Staffing departments globally are feeling pressure to filter an influx of resumes and deliver qualified candidates. While the use of online technology solutions has mushroomed, concerns about test security and the potential for candidates to cheat deter many organizations from measuring more than just soft skills or personal experience, according to Previsor, a specialist in [...]
Korn/Ferry International, a provider of talent management solutions, reports a 400% increase in its engagements with corporate boards of directors on CEO succession planning consulting projects for the first six months of the current fiscal year. This is more than twice the number of succession planning projects in the prior two years combined, reports Korn/Ferry. [...]