Here’s quick snapshot of news around the industry!
Around the Staffing Industry:
- Shortages of recruiters, lack of resources and “out-of-date” strategies are impacting how organizations are recruiting today. How will your prepare your team for the future of staffing? [ERE]
- Is your organization prepared for ACA? According to tax practitioners most aren’t and will face high penalties. [Bloomberg]
- Several U.S. states are getting creative in putting the jobless back to work including partnering local business needs with college training programs. [Huffington Post]
Talent Management:
- LinkedIn is offering companies a better solution to retaining top talent by displaying internal job postings to current employees. [LinkedIn]
- 5 things to know this week that will impact your staffing today. [FOT]
- Are 6-hour workdays the solution to the overworked and unemployed? One country will be testing this theory out. [Bustle]
- The 5 questions you must ask if you want to “win the war for talent.” [ERE]
- Should you offer to pay your talent to quit? Two companies think it’s the best way to get employees to stay. [Huffington Post]
Around the Government:
- 2 million Americans are living without unemployment benefits, because Congress let long-term benefits expire in December. While a 5 month extension is up for debate, a solution doesn’t look like it will come any time soon. [National Journal]
- Minimum wage debates are getting closer to final decisions as 34 states consider increases. [Washington Post]
- HR departments rejoice! Your talent pool will be growing soon with the U.S. government’s newest initiative. Over $100 million in grants will be awarded to programs that provide students with the knowledge, skills and abilities that will help them toward a successful career path. [Huffington Post]
- Obama is issuing two executive orders this week encouraging fair pay amongst genders. The first order will protect federal contractors from retaliation when openly discussing their pay with others. The second will help the government to better track pay by race and gender. [Gov Exec]
Around the IT Industry:
- The IT industry is embracing gamification as a new recruiting technique for talent. [Mashable]
- It’s hard not to feel good about the growth predicted by the recent Staffing Industry Analysts forecast for IT. Temp numbers are up and are predicted to continue growing. [Staffing Industry]
- While engineering job growth took a hit last month, IT showed strong growth. [PR Newswire]
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