Spencer Ogden Enters Asia with Singapore Office

Spencer Ogden opens its first Asian office in Singapore today. The global energy recruitment agency made the strategic decision to enter the Asian market due to the expanding oil and gas market in China and significant growth in the Australian upstream market.

Leading the Singapore office and Asia Pacific expansion is newly appointed Director, Bradley Lewington. Lewington brings eight years of energy recruitment experience and leadership with him as founder and managing director of the technical brand of Eximius Group.

Handling Those Initial Telephone Screening Interviews

In today’s busy world of business the notion of doing things faster and more efficiently makes telephone interviewing an attractive tool to help screen candidates for job openings. Telephone interviews also save travel costs, while serving as a powerful initial screening tool. The individuals conducting telephone screening interviews include in-house human resources staff, typically members of the HR department’s recruiting team, as well as outside recruiting services, and even industrial/organizational psychologists, such as the individuals employed in our firm. Telephone interview questions are straightforward and designed to determine the suitability and fit of a candidate for particular job.

Growing Need to Streamline Operations and Reduce Costs Drives the Global Human Resource Outsourcing (HRO) Market, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc

San Jose, California (PRWEB) May 14, 2012 — Follow us on LinkedIn — Human resource outsourcing (HRO) includes the integration of people management strategies, operational business services, and technology that offers potential benefits for buyers, service providers and consultants. Plagued with mounting complexity and compliance pressures of business processes, organizations are increasingly opting for outsourcing of HR functions. Growth in the market is dependent on factors such as sales and marketing capabilities, domain expertise, business risk management, breadth and depth of coverage, data compliance with regulatory specifications, and location advantage. Large multinational corporations constitute the primary clients for HRO services. However, HRO is steadily gaining prominence among smaller companies, who are exhibiting willingness to outsource HR functions, primarily due to the availability of suitable outsourcing models from service providers.

Rising demand from areas such as high-tech, financial services, manufacturing and telecom, and increased demand from the UK and Continental Europe are expected to foster growth in the HR Outsourcing services market. The sector is also witnessing increased demand from developing markets and small and medium enterprises. While India remains the offshoring stronghold, new alternate centers are emerging rapidly across Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. With uncertainty continuing to plague the global economy, companies are opting for smaller projects, whereby select projects/functions are offloaded to reduce operational burden and costs. The uncertain market environment is driving companies to adopt ‘piecemeal’ approach, wherein the impact of cost reduction would be highest in specific areas. Such an approach has slowed down the demand for comprehensive HRO services in the short run. Long-term growth would be dependent on factors such as business optimization, innovation as well as business transformation. Aging workforce in western countries and emergence of novel concepts such as Platform BPO are expected to drive a new wave of outsourcing, particularly amongst mid-market companies.

Graduation Season Brings a Host of New Talent for Job Recruitment Opportunities

alt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) May 14, 2012 — With graduation season in full swing, now is one of the best times for companies to start hiring new talent. Human resource departments are often burdened with taking care of general policy and staff development needs, leaving little time for recruitment efforts. Outsourcing all or part of the recruitment process to a human resources management agency like proHR can save time and money, while improving the overall hiring process.

“There are many reasons a company may choose to outsource the recruiting function,” said Kristen Harisay, president of proHR. “A lot of time and attention from management and HR professionals goes into hiring a new candidate. By outsourcing this function they can focus their attention on broader issues the company is facing, while an outside expert takes care of finding quality candidates.”

Utah’s strong business economy, particularly in the technology sector has created a competitive market for finding and retaining the best talent. Recently, Adobe Systems, eBay, Electronic Arts and Oracle have all expanded business operations in the state.

College Class of 2012 Outpaces 2011 Peers in Jobs, Job Offers

BETHLEHEM, PA—Early data suggest the college Class of 2012 may fare better in the job market than their peers who graduated a year ago, according to a new study conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

More than one-quarter (25.5 percent) of the Class of 2012 that applied for a job already has one in hand, according to results of NACE’s 2012 Student Survey. That’s up slightly from last year at this time, when 24 percent of 2011 graduates who had applied for a job reported having accepted one.

“The study also shows that this year’s class did better in terms of job offers,” says Marilyn Mackes, NACE executive director.

Google and NASA beat Apple as the Ideal Employers for Undergraduate Students in the U.S.

New York, May 11th 2012— The Employer Branding firm Universum has just released its 2012 ranking of the IDEAL™ Employers for Undergraduates. The official first-hand announcement happened during the employer branding conference, an event that gathered over 150 top executives within the HR and Marketing fields. Based on a survey of 59,643 undergraduate students, the rankings reveal the most attractive employers among undergraduates in specific fields of study, such as Business, Engineering, and IT (See Top 10 in each category below), as well as some interesting trends in the career goals of students.

UpMo Awarded Best Social HR Technology by HRO Today Magazine

Mountain View, CA – May 8, 2012 –UpMo, the leader in social talent management and workforce internal mobility, today announced that it was chosen as the HR Social Media winner for the coveted TekTonic Awards in conjunction with the HRO Today Forum that took place last week in Washington DC. The prestigious award recognizes technology leaders that are changing the HR landscape with out-of-the-box thinking and disruptive products.

UpMo connects employees, customers and business partners for networking and internal upward mobility. By providing the industry’s first employee-centric enterprise career management solution to emerging and large organizations, companies can now embrace employee mobility to dramatically increase productivity, reduce churn, and improve employee engagement.

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.

ExactSource Announces “Name the Purple Squirrel” Contest

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 08, 2012 — ExactSource is a newly launched, sister company of Matteson Partners, the Atlanta-based executive search firm. As its name implies, ExactSource is a Recruitment Process Outsourcer (RPO) that helps clients find the perfect candidates for hard to fill positions.

“We knew that a Purple Squirrel is an expression in the recruiting industry to describe an extraordinary candidate with the precise qualifications to exactly fit a job’s requirements. So we couldn’t believe our good fortune when this cute little guy scampered into our offices,” explains Katy McDonald, ExactSource COO.

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.