We’re All Here to Serve the Client

After reading the recent Staffing Stream post titled “The Pros and Cons of Implementing Vendor Management Systems,” I felt compelled to provide a VMS provider’s perspective on ...

In Navigating the Global Marketplace, Knowledge Is Power

According to recent research, the number of companies moving overseas because of “access to qualified personnel” increased 75 percent over the previous two years. No surprise given ...

Does College Prepare Students for Work?

A survey recently conducted by the University of Phoenix and Harris Interactive asked working adults whether they felt college had prepared them for their careers. Of more than 1,600 ...

How Social Media Affects the Staffing Industry – Part 2

In this two-part series on the effect of social media on the staffing industry, I’ve discussed its role in job seekers and companies finding each other as well as the rise of project-based ...

The Evolving IT Labor Market

We’re constantly hearing in the news about a still sluggish economy, unemployment stuck around 7 percent and only moderate job gains in the monthly employment situation report.  ...

Partnering with Your Vendors — You’re in this Together

Are you just starting a business or do you have a well-established organization? Either way, employees are one of your most valuable assets and hold the key to your success. Employees ...

Your Candidates Are on Facebook. Why Aren’t You?

If you have haven’t yet established your social careers page on Facebook, I have one question for you: why not? With more than 1 billion people who are already logging on to the network ...

What do Tech Giants and Investors/Buyers/Sellers Consider the Key to Success?

If you guessed technology, you would be wrong. As witnessed by the ongoing raids among the tech giants in Silicon Valley, skilled and dedicated people are considered the key to success. ...

Interviewing the Downshifting Candidate

Downshifting, the trend of accomplished professionals looking for balance in their lives by applying for jobs for which they are seemingly over-qualified, is becoming more and more ...

How Social Media Affects the Staffing Industry – Part 1

Social media is a growing force that is disrupting many industries, and the staffing industry is not falling short of its grasp. So how exactly is social media affecting this particular ...

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