Atterro Human Capital Group Completes Purchase of The Eastridge Group of Staffing Companies’ Houston Operations

Houston, TX (PRWEB) May 08, 2012 — The Atterro Human Capital Group and its division, Pro Staff, a market leading provider of recruiting and staffing services, announces the purchase of The Eastridge Group of Staffing Companies’ Houston operation. The Houston branch of Eastridge specializes in providing customized staffing solutions for the manufacturing, assembly and distribution industry, including creating on-site staffing programs. With this acquisition, Pro Staff strengthens its position as a leading provider of administrative and light industrial staffing solutions within the Houston market.

Wary Overall, Employment Trends Continue

According to data released by the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), the first quarter of 2012 saw a small increase, 2.5%, in the number of new executive searches started, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2011; yet the first quarter of 2012 resulted in an overall declining trend in revenue, on both a quarter to quarter (at -6.3%) and year to year (at -7%) basis. Also noteworthy in the AESC data is that most major industries report drops in demand with only the technology and consumer industries showing strength.

CKR Interactive Launches Recruiting Tales & Tactics from the Trenches Video Series

(PRWEB) May 08, 2012 — Global recruitment marketing agency, CKR Interactive, announced today the launch of its new video series, titled Recruiting Tales & Tactics from the Trenches. The series has been developed to gather insight, advice and information on winning (and losing) strategies from HR recruitment and talent management industry leaders.

TMP Worldwide Global Vice President to Be Featured Guest on The Bill Kutik Radio Show

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – May 7, 2012) – TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications, LLC, the world’s largest digital recruitment advertising agency, announced today that its Global Vice President of Client Development, Steve Ehrlich, will be featured as this week’s guest on The Bill Kutik Radio Show. During his appearance, Ehrlich will share his extensive insight and expertise on how social media and new technologies can be incorporated into a successful online recruiting strategy.

The Bill Kutik Radio Show® is a bi-weekly online talk show hosted by Bill Kutik, a leading independent analyst in the HR technology marketplace. Produced by Knowledge Infusion, the show features unedited and unrehearsed conversations with some of the industry’s key thought leaders, including executives from leading technology providers. Ehrlich will be the featured guest on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, airing at 12:00 noon EDT, 9:00 a.m. PDT.

New Recruitment Technology Revolutionizes Marketing Research

PHILADELPHIA — Focus Pointe Global (FPG), a marketing research leader with headquarters in Philadelphia, has developed a proprietary web-assisted recruiting software program that’s changing the face of the focus group industry.

“The Internet has changed the way people interact with each other,” said FPG’s President, Laura Livers. “Gone are the days when the screening process was handled by large staffs of phone workers who labor through long questionnaires one by one. Now computerized screeners with built-in logic can screen hundreds if not thousands of potential respondents in a fraction of the time required by a phone interview.”

iCIMS to Host 2012 HR Executive Breakfast in NYC

Matawan, N.J. (PRWEB) May 02, 2012 — iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition software solutions for growing businesses, announced today that the company will be hosting a complimentary breakfast for Human Resources executives entitled “The Future of Recruiting in the Age of Social Media and Mobile Technology.” The event, co-sponsored by DirectEmployers, will be held on May 3rd, 2012 at the Doubletree Suites Hotel in Time Square, New York City from 8:00 a.m to 10:30 a.m (EST). Attendees will benefit from a morning of networking and topical presentations from HR industry executives.

Recruitment Sourcing Magic: What’s in a Title?

When you are sourcing candidates, do you source by title, skills, or both? When recruiters tell me they search by titles only, they may be attempting to recruit the wrong candidates. Why? In the US we sometimes seem too concerned about titles and not enough about the work to be accomplished. Therefore, janitors become maintenance engineers. Then maintenance engineers in LEED Certified buildings become Directors of Green Facilities (I made that title up – I think!). Sales professionals become Business Developers, Account Representatives, Account Managers, etc. At Microsoft, recruiters become Staffing Consultants.

SHRM Launches Free Military-Veteran Hiring Toolkit for Employers

Alexandria, Va. – April 30, 2012 – A free military-veteran hiring toolkit designed to guide civilian employers in recruiting veterans launched today during the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) talent management conference being held just outside of Washington, D.C. at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. (BITLY: bit.ly/ICrXFC)

Most Employees Say Their Workplace Is Stressful

PHILADELPHIA, April 30, 2012 – Two-out-of-three people say the stress level in their workplace is high, according to a survey of more than 450 North American employees by Right Management, the talent and career management experts within ManpowerGroup.

How would you describe the stress level in your work environment?

Study: Short Term New Hire Performance More Valuable Than Retention

London — April 25 — New professional and managerial level employees face a make-or-break “race for impact” as businesses demand more from staff during the tough economic climate, according to a global study from recruitment services firm Futurestep.

The good performance of a new employee at this level is three times more valuable than retention. And 76 percent of those surveyed now measure the impact of new recruits within their first year.