Here’s quick snapshot of news around the industry!
Around the Staffing Industry:
- Top reasons why job offers are being turned down by talent today. [ERE]
- 5 things your candidates wish your hiring process had. [Talent Space]
- Unemployment has been falling much faster than expected from 6.7 to 6.1 percent over the past 6 months. 88% of that is due to the long term unemployed finding work. [Washington Post]
- Watch out! Another mobile tool is on the market and it’s gearing up to kill the resume all together. [INC]
- 4 metrics every staffing firm needs to measure. [The Hiring Site]
Around the Government:
- Experts estimate that modernizing the Social Security Administration (SSA) would kill more than 30,000 jobs. [Gov Exec]
- The state of Pennsylvania is saving over 1 million per year by consolidating HR functions and getting new hires to start work faster. [Governing.com]
- An extension for long term unemployment benefits is still up for debate in congress, though it’s unlikely any movement will happen this year. [National Journal]
- Vice President, Joe Biden, released a new report called “Ready to Work: Job-Driven Training and American Opportunity,” which is designed to help Americans get hired and improve their skill sets. [Glassdoor]
Around IT:
- Austin Software Developer finds “pinball parties,” where candidates can mingle with hiring managers, a recruiting success. [ERE]
- The next five years will see more IT job growth in non-tech industries like manufacturing, automotive and retail. This growth is also creating new technology centers outside of Silicon Valley. [Dice]
- Technology start up, SumAll, feels that pay transparency and an open door policy surrounding salary negotiation has resulted in more open communication with staff and a team that focuses on producing high quality work. [Dice]
- Tech giants (Yahoo, Facebook and Zappos) kick it up a notch with these 5 recruiting techniques. [The Hiring Site]
- With skill shortages and low unemployment rates for IT professionals, you need to know how to hire the best tech talent. [Undercover Recruiter]
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