Accuro Releases Podcast on Workforce Management

Jennifer Dunleavy, President of Accuro (http://www.accurogroup.com), a strategic staffing and recruitment company to Fortune 500 and global organizations, has announced the release of a podcast discussing Accuro’s workforce management solutions and how the firm connects clients with top talent. In the podcast, Dunleavy discusses the changing relationship between the employee and the corporate environment, what role staffing plays in the direction of an organization and how Accuro identifies the right talent to promote client success. The podcast is available for download at http://www.accurogroup.com/podcasts/Workforce_Management_Podcast.mp3.

Personal Financial Stress Affecting Employee Performance and Retirement Savings Shows SHRM Survey

Alexandria, Va. – Jan. 24, 2012 – A survey of employer-sponsored financial education initiatives shows that U.S. workers’ money worries are impacting their work performance and retirement savings plans. (Survey BITLY: bit.ly/wPi89A)

The survey from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) asked HR professionals key questions, including, “In the past 12 months, have employees been more likely to dip into their employer-sponsored retirement savings plans compared with previous years?” More than half-55 percent-of HR professionals agreed while 17 percent strongly agreed. A little less than a quarter, or 24 percent, disagreed, and three percent strongly disagreed.

Critical Corporate Interviewing Improves Retention

When trusted employees are promoted into management, generally what is their first task? Replace themselves. How do they interview candidates for their replacement? Go to HR and ask for a list of acceptable questions to ask. If they are lucky, HR has a list of “approved questions.” Are the questions targeting the skills required to be successful in the position? Generally not, they are simply acceptable interview questions.

Mid-career Changers: Hays Identifies the Changing Face of Japan’s Workforce

Tokyo, Jan 23, 2012 – (JCN Newswire) – Ninety five per cent of companies plan to hire new staff in 2012, and almost one half (47 per cent) of these job vacancies will be filled by mid-career changers, according to a survey by recruiting experts Hays.

For one third (33 per cent) of those who make a mid-career change, their motivation is career advancement. Other factors driving people to make a mid-career change include securing a higher salary (29 per cent), the opportunity to specialise in a new field (22 per cent) and work/life balance improvements (22 per cent).

ManpowerGroup Executives Lead Sessions at 2012 World Economic Forum, “The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models”

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2012 — DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), the world leader in innovative workforce solutions and World Economic Forum (WEF) strategic partner, will lead discussions at the 2012 WEF Annual Meeting in Davos this week – to enable business leaders and policymakers to collaboratively navigate complex world of work trends which are converging in the Human Age.

Tech-Sector Job Cuts Fall To Record Low

CHICAGO, January 23, 2011 – Despite a surge in tech-sector downsizing in the second half of 2011, the number of job cuts announced by these firms last year plunged to the lowest level ever recorded in tracking going back to 1997, according to the latest report on technology sector job cuts released Monday by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

Technology firms, including those in the computer, electronics and telecommunications industries, announced a total of 37,038 planned job cuts in 2011, down 21 percent from 46,825 in 2010. The year-end total was down 79 percent from the recent peak of 174,629 recorded in 2009, when the recession was at its worst.

SkillSniper.com Launches Next Generation Job Posting Technology for Employers: $50 Job Postings Until 2/29/12

Olathe, KS (PRWEB) January 23, 2012 — The new job posting technology does something that traditional job postings can’t do. It extends past the resume level and focuses on the actual job skill and experience level. Employers set their minimum job skill requirements, including years of experience, and all candidates are ranked from most qualified to least qualified. This takes the guesswork out of the results and allows employers to immediately zero in on the top qualified candidates.

Top 5 Industries for Remote and Flexible Jobs

2.8 million Americans now consider their home offices to be their primary workplace and 27 million Americans have flexible schedules. Between 2005 and 2009, telecommuting grew 61 percent and is expected to grow another 69 percent by 2016. Despite the rapid growth of remote work and flexible jobs, they continue to be discussed by many employers as though they are a scarce, and perhaps even scary, way of working.

Joined by White House Guests, Jobvite Offers Apps for Heroes, Technologies That Help Veterans Find Employment

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – Jan 18, 2012) – In response to a White House call to action to support military families and veterans, Jobvite, the leading recruiting platform for the social web, introduced Apps for Heroes — new technologies to help veterans more easily find and connect to civilian jobs. Employers using Jobvite can now automatically post open jobs to the Veterans Job Bank, and enable veterans to easily upload their military service history when applying to jobs online. Jobvite announced the new features at the Apps for Heroes event in San Francisco today, celebrated by U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra and Dr. Jill Biden.

ManpowerGroup Advocates That Today’s Youth Will Drive Innovation and Business Success in the Human Age

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), the world leader in innovative workforce solutions and World Economic Forum strategic partner, is heightening the call for more collaborative public-private initiatives that focus on launching productive careers for youth worldwide, at the 2012 WEF Annual Meeting in Davos next week.

Since ManpowerGroup publicly identified the dawn of the Human Age one year ago at the WEF 2011 Annual Meeting, dramatic crises have ruptured around the globe, amplifying the forces that converged to create this new era. Unemployed young adults, between the ages of 16-24, are a factor in recent crises, particularly the Arab Spring. Civic upheaval in Egypt, Tunisia and Syriamagnified how a lack of opportunity among young adults triggers unrest.