Do Tenure Limits Really Mitigate Co-Employment Risk?
As companies look for ways to mitigate their co-employment risk they often turn to tenure limits as a solution. The rationale is that creating a limit on the time a temporary employee ...
Five Key Lessons on Employee Engagement From “The Boys in the Boat”
I just finished reading The Boys in the Boat, a fantastic underdog story about the University of Washington’s Crew Team and their quest to win Gold at Nazi Germany’s 1936 Berlin ...
Don’t Pack Your Bags Just Yet – Myths of the Staffing Industry Part 1
One of the definitions of myth is “a widely held but false belief or idea” and when it comes to myths, the staffing arena is full of them. So, assuming you are old enough ...
Gut Check: How to Determine if You’re Underspending on Marketing
Though I’ve been in marketing for the staffing industry for nearly 20 years, it never fails to surprise me how often firms fall into one of two lines of thinking around marketing:
The ...
Who’s the Next Contestant?
Like a game show where it’s anyone’s guess who’s going to win, it’s difficult, if not impossible, to predict which companies are going to buy next. At any moment in time, ...
The Recruiter’s Role in Creating a Fantastic Résumé
Years ago, before I was a full-time recruiter, I attended a job fair with a stack of nice, clean and freshly printed résumés to hand to prospective employers. I thought it went great. ...
When Getting Feedback, Don’t Shoot the Messenger
On the plane ride home from Staffing Industry Analysts’ Healthcare Staffing Summit earlier this month, I read Peggy O’Neill’s Staffing Industry Review article “Do This, ...
How to Establish a Great RPO Relationship
Organizations seek outsourced recruitment solutions for many reasons. But the key to making this work starts with embracing your recruitment outsourcing partner as part of your HR ...
Social Media Is a Lot Like Real Life
Why do people seem to think that just because online interactions aren’t face to face, they aren’t real? Who decided what “real” was? Regardless of the medium, there ...
6 Risks of DIY Contract Staffing
“Do It Yourself” has become somewhat of a mantra in the United States. Sites like Pinterest have us convinced we can be the next Martha Stewart. Home improvement stores revolve ...