Here’s quick snapshot of news around the industry!
Around the Staffing Industry:
- Staffing firms beware! A former temporary employee has brought a claim against Robert Half for time spent preparing for interviews. [Staffing Industry]
- 47% of employers use credit reports in their hiring process, but their decisions are seemingly “black and white” when they need to consider the “gray.” [ERE]
- 64,000 techies will enjoy a settlement after several major tech giants were found guilty of conspiring together to suppress pay by agreeing not poach talent from each other. [Information Week]
- Every recruiter knows that “slow hiring” kills a company’s chance for good talent. But how many companies let a good hire go due to their long hiring process? John Sullivan shares 12 reasons why companies need to speed things up. [ERE]
- If you want to hire the right talent, it’s important to address their concerns. The 2014 Work Stress Survey shows that workers are most concerned with long commutes and low-pay with a higher workload. [Kansas City]
- Is your interview process too nice? Challenging candidates during an interview offers a better way to observe how a candidate will fit with your culture. [ERE]
Talent Management:
- Food for thought: Employees can take time off without affecting performance! Think it’s impossible? Think again. Many companies are adopting unique policies when it comes to vacation time and it’s paying off. [Fast Company]
- Employee gifts don’t have to cost money. In fact, the best gifts you can give them come free. [INC]
- Thorough reference checks can be hard to do; however, they are a must when attempting to see through “over-glorified” candidate profiles on LinkedIn. [40+ Career Guru]
- The key to changing company culture is to make sure your staff and management views are in line with each other. As the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government report recently showed, it is much harder to make future changes when these two groups are out of alignment. [Gov Exec]
Around the Government:
- With budget cuts coming into play, the Army is required to reduce its staff by 70,000 in the coming years. While they feel that natural attrition will help, they will be considering involuntary separation for soldiers. [Gov Exec]
- GSA is planning on consolidating several offices across the country to eliminate redundant rent. These moves will save the U.S. Government 17 million in rent per year, as well as create more collaboration between government workers. [Washington Post]
- While SBA isn’t ready to boast just yet, all government agencies have met their small business contracting goal of 23%. There are also talks of upping the goal from 23 to 25% in the near future. [Gov Exec]
- While 12 of the major government agencies experienced major cutbacks during sequestration, these 7 agency budgets grew. [Gov Exec]
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