Here’s quick snapshot of the week’s news that can help you and your business succeed.
Around the Staffing Industry:
- Studies show that upwards of 39% of employees with a long commute have lower productivity and commitment towards a job. [Recruiter.com]
- New study shows that companies on average lose $14K for each position that stays open 3 months or longer. Perhaps that’s why 49% of employers are planning on offering talent more money to start in 2014. [The Hiring Site]
- Despite naysayers, Washington State’s increased minimum wage (the highest in the country) led to more job growth than the national average. [Bloomberg]
Talent Management:
- High school students, the next untapped network of talent, are now being recognized as high potential employees. [ERE]
- MetaCommunications in Iowa installed webcams that allow candidates an opportunity to view how “active” their community is in hopes that they will be more likely to relocate for work. [PR Web]
- With the future firmly rooted in mobile, all organizations need to focus on how to improve their recruiting process. [Undercover Recruiter]
- Does a flexible workplace apply to all industries? INC explores where HR can and should be more flexible with policies. [INC]
- Why don’t managers set up activity-based metrics for their recruiting teams? Because while they like to measure activity, they don’t like being measured themselves. [Talent Space]
- With only 70% of the workforce is engaged, employers need to focus on leading from the top down. [Forbes]
Around the Government:
- The Department of Health & Human Services has issued yet another delay in the Affordable Care Act. While this new delay in ObamaCare allows small businesses to keep hold of their cheaper non-compliant policies through 2017, it’s up to each state to allow it or not. [INC]
- Senator Marco Rubio (FL) introduced the Alternative Qualifications for Federal Employment Act this week. This act will encourage agencies to widen their hiring pool by hiring candidates that have not attended traditional colleges and universities. [Gov Exec]
Around the IT Industry:
- Google has exchanged puzzling interview questions for a more “human hiring process” that looks for people who are passionate enough to argue their point but show humility when appropriate. [Fast Company]
- Despite huge layoffs, IBM continues to hire at its usual rate. [Dice]
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