The Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs has fined a Cobb County staffing agency for failing to disclose to clients that there is no guarantee of job placement. Consumer Affairs spokesman Bill Cloud said KAP Staffing, at 1827 Powers Ferry Road, has not paid the $2,000 fine it agreed to pay for violating the state’s Fair Business Practices Act.
In 2009 when Senoka Staffing Solutions, Inc. founder and CEO Jayson Mercurius and Managing Partner, Lashondra Ferguson left six-figure executive positions at job placement giant Robert Half, to sail the murky waters of entrepreneurship, people reacted with one word: ‘crazy’.
Industrial recruiter Staffline Group has acquired Ethos Recruitment. Staffline says the acquisition is in line with its business strategy of making selective bolt-on acquisitions to broaden both revenue stream and customer base.
Volt Workforce Solutions, the staffing business unit of Volt Information Sciences, Inc., today announced that Jerome Gerber, Vice President of Client Solutions, will present solutions for the acquisition and management of human capital for global enterprises at the Contract Workforce & Talent Exchange March 24 (11 a.m. EST), sponsored by HR.com, the largest social community dedicated to human resource professionals.
In our first look at staffing trends for 2011, we discussed the advancement of video interview technology. Tools like Sonru and Skype can offer a number of benefits for recruiters at their desks. We continue our series of reviewing video interviewing technology with a look at one of the original pioneers in this space- HireVue.
Last week I spoke with Scot Sessions, Director of Marketing for HireVue, Inc. and learned how this product can really be a helpfull tool for recruiters. A bit of background on the company;
The HireVue Video Interview Platform is easy to use and works seamlessly within your organization’s brand. At first glance it might appear that this is simply another video interview service, but HireVue does offer a number of features that make it stand out from the crowd. Continue reading “Tools of the Trade – HireVue: Video Interviewing”
Keeping your social media profiles updated is a key component to your success. If you want potential opportunities to come your way via social media channels, then your profile has to be current. This is especially true if you are using social media as part of your strategy to get a new job.
CTPartners Executive Search Inc., a leading global retained executive search firm, today announced that its fourth quarter and full year 2010 results will be released on Thursday, March 24, 2011, prior to the market open. The company will host a conference call at 9:00 AM (Eastern) / 6:00 AM (Pacific) on that day to discuss these financial results.
Ten years have passed since Geoffrey A. Moore published his seminal marketing tome, Crossing the Chasm. In the intervening decade, another chasm has opened up: social media.
Increasingly, four generations of lawyers can be found working alongside each other. That reality holds great implications for recruitment, retention and advancement at law firms because generational identities affect expectations and behaviors.
Senior care workers and migrant chefs from outside of the EU seeking employment in any restaurant that provides a takeaway service are among eight occupations to be banned from working in the UK.
Pearson Partners International, a retained executive search and assessment firm, announces the addition of four members to its Board of Advisors.
Some of the world’s largest private equity firms are in a tug of war over top talent. But the competition isn’t over brand-name executives commanding eight-figure salaries. Instead, firms are fighting for the affections of bankers barely old enough to rent cars.
Recruitment in the UK has developed into a ‘two-speed’ market, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), with a big division between the public and private sector.
As recruiters wade cautiously back into hiring mode, they’re throwing out their old playbooks. Rather than sift through mounds of online applications, they are going out to hunt for candidates themselves.
Temporary agencies offer pink-slipped workers a paycheck — and perhaps a shot at full-time, permanent employment. The Statesman Journal talked with managers at two local temporary agencies to find out what opportunities they might offer job seekers:
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