Hiring demand has been tumultuous across the U.S. since the recession began. With unemployment hovering at 8.2 percent, new jobs aren’t being created as fast as during the first quarter ...

Jerome Ternynck, founder and CEO of SmartRecruiters — and previous founder of MrTed — has an interesting perspective on recruiting. “Recruiting is not a process,” he told me ...

I got a call last week from a local staffing firm. At first, I thought it was someone calling to inquire about our services, but in less than 3 seconds I knew it was a sales call. Now, ...

In the contingent workforce arena, courts often “barrow” precedent from other areas of the law regarding responsibilities and liabilities for employment law compliance. ...

Come one, come all, to the greatest show on earth! You’ll find systems and services and suppliers, oh my! The Contingent workforce world has evolved to become a talented circus and ...

Ignorance is definitely not a defense. Employers are responsible for Equal Employment Opportunity compliance by the staffing agency. The organization cannot claim that it was unaware ...

In today’s world, it’s no longer about the perfect resume. Yes, skills and experience matter, but what’s more important is the culture of the company. Staffing the way we know ...

Who’s the boss? And who is liable in the event there is an issue? Employers and courts have been mulling through this problem. However it all comes down to the control that the employer ...

My personal involvement in staffing can be traced back to when I ran finance and operations at Accolo, one of the first recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) companies, where I had ...

Highly successful contingent workforce programs have a few things in common, regardless of company goals and objectives. Here are three characteristics that stand out. A clear sense ...