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Reveille and Hyperbole:
Bullhorn, a provider of On Demand, front office staffing and recruiting software, today announced a partnership with the Capital Area Staffing Association (CASA), the primary trade association for the staffing industry in
the District of Columbia. As part of the partnership, CASA will use Bullhorn's front office software, including e-mail, to manage its membership database and outreach efforts.
Effective immediately, JibberJobber.com is extending a special offer to servicemen to help alleviate the transition back into a new job or career by formally offering free access to the Premium subscription. This offer will allow servicemen all of the
best-practice tools during the entire time that they are stationed overseas as well as twelve months after they return home. JibberJobber is used in conjunction with other tools (like job boards) and resources (like counselors and recruiters). JibberJobber allows job seekers to track the companies that
they are interested in, recruiters they work with and job boards they post on. It also allows job seekers to keep track of job applications and the status of each one, as well as important network contacts. There are various worksheets for preparing for an interview as well as a library where job seekers can
share their own ideas, tips, advice and stories. StaffMarket Services released information indicating a record setting pace for employee leasing growth in Florida. In the first 6 months of 2006 Florida businesses continued
to turn to employee leasing arrangements in order to streamline their business and gain improved operating efficiencies. Having a number of solid choices for selecting a PEO improves the options for everyone.
The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a global professional association and educator in talent management strategies announced today that it has successfully initiated operations in Russia, with a series of educational presentations and new
networking opportunities for Russian executives seeking to better leverage human capital. The initiative is important to HCI's efforts in establishing a larger global presence. Human capital is also crucial to Russia's position as leader in the world economy. Speaking in an interview for the G8 summit,
Russian President Vladimir Putin cited three primary advantages Russia has as a global leader: its huge wealth of natural resources, its unique geo-political position bridging East and West, and the creativity of its people.
JobsInTheUS.com, one of the largest Internet recruiting companies in the Northeast, released JobsInCT.com's Employment Index for 2nd Quarter 2006. JobsInTheUS.com is owned by Journal Register Company (JRC) and currently operates JobsInME.com,
JobsInNH.com, JobsInVT.com, JobsInRI.com, JobsInMA.com, JobsInCT.com and JobsInNewYork.com. The index reveals job growth is up in Connecticut with more than 12% of all job openings in Healthcare.
Here's a common scenario among independent recruiters and placement firms. They source and refer a great candidate …one that has it all … the skills, experience, and intelligence. Then comes the bad news. The client says the candidate didn't make the cut. They didn't make a good impression
and the interview didn't go well. This can be devastating news for the candidate and recruiter alike. Professional recruiters go to great lengths to source, screen, and refer qualified candidates. What's often missing is adequate coaching on a candidate's presentation and interviewing skills. There just isn't
enough time. Enter "virtual candidate coaching." Recruiters use it to give their job candidates a competitive edge via a personalized candidate coaching website.
You Should Know:
Canada:
Do you have an iPod policy?
Many Canadian business leaders see risks, and benefits, posed by mobile technology
Canadian businesses are beginning to protect themselves from risks posed by technology by monitoring and managing the portable storage devices employees bring to work, according to a recent national survey. The poll of 259 businesses, conducted by Ipsos Reid and sponsored by Sun Microsystems of Canada
Inc., showed that 49 per cent of senior leaders in mid- and large-sized businesses have established policies to prevent employees from bringing personal laptops and USB keys to work. Another 30 per cent have banned MP3 Players, such as iPods. (Canadian
HRReporter)
Global:
Robbers Preying on Craigslist Users
Police have reported a handful of robberies stemming from ads on Craigslist, including five that have occurred in the last month in the San Francisco Bay Area, the home of the popular online bulletin board, a newspaper reported Friday.
Robbers posing as buyers and sellers have sometimes used guns in taking cash and hundreds of dollars in property from victims, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. In the Bay Area, robberies have occurred since June in Walnut Creek and San Jose. In April and May, Craigslist users were robbed in Boston and
Vancouver, Wash., respectively. Craigslist officials were not immediately available for comment on Friday, but chief executive Jim Buckmaster told the newspaper that the violent incidents are rare occurrences, given that people post 10 million classified ads on the nationwide, self-service site each month. (TechWeb
Technology News) Jobster Receives $18 Million More in VC
Jobster, which helps employers recruit online, has raised $18 million more in venture capital and is launching a service for employees. The Seattle company has now raised $48 million. The revenue announcement comes on the heels of the launch of Jobster's new website, which went live Thursday. The site allows
job seekers to search for an opening by job title and city. The results are pulled from numerous sites, including Monster.com, Craigslist, and others. Questions range from the type of music someone likes to what they can walk to from their office or see from their desk. For now the comments are limited to
specific topics. The $18 million in new funding comes from the venture arm of Reed Elsevier, the London publishing company that owns LexisNexis, Harcourt, Holt, and Reed. Also participating in the third round of capital were existing investors Ignition Partners, Mayfield Fund, and Trinity Ventures. (eContent)
Going Pro: New Jobs Being Created Around Web 2.0 Companies
Jason Calacanis has written an interesting post on his reasoning behind offering to pay top bookmarkers from Digg and Reddit to bookmark at Netscape's new news site:
Why the Web 2.0 and media elite are so upset about paying amateurs (or "I'm sorry, does Mike Arrington work for free?") - The Jason Calacanis Weblog However, some of the folks who blog are great writers and some of the folks who put pictures on Flickr are amazing photographers.
Those folks get paid for their work, the masses do not--and that's just fine. Everyone is entitled to make their own choice in these matters. Some folks write for the love of it and don't want to get paid, some of us consider it our trade.
(Technology Evangelist)
The Web 2.0 Bookshelf
Gaining the strength and skills to build solid Web 2.0 applications
Looking at my book stack made me think about recommending some good books for software engineers who are starting to work in the Web 2.0 space. Since the field is relatively new, we do not have any classics out there yet. But there are a few good books that should be on your shelf. And so I wanted to put
together a list of books that help me in my daily work. (syscon-italia)
UK:
The internet has dark corners, but creates new relationships
At the risk of sounding horribly smug, when a website has been as successful as Guardian Unlimited for a reasonable length of time, you get used to people heaping praise on parts or all of your service. You also get used to users who, for one reason or another, write in to say they will never darken your
portals gains.
There is one largely unsung part of the site that attracts the most astonishing testimonials and that has become something of a beating heart to our community. Soulmates, our dating site, is two years old and, by all accounts, thriving, with an active community of over 30,000. We have several marriages now
chalked up to Soulmates and are now adding instant messaging and an "introduce a friend" feature - which we hope the community will like.
Not long ago, I was at an official event where a terribly nice man who works in a senior capacity in a media-related organisation stopped me to say how much he loved Soulmates and how, since joining, he had met many new friends. He remarked how many people he knew in his professional circle who also had
profiles on the site. What strikes me about this is how little taboo there now is around online dating: it would have been unthinkable 20 years ago that people would regularly tell you about liaisons they had made through your classified ads. But as chat and email online has become the norm, then using the
connectivity to meet people seems a simple, more acceptable step.
The success of Soulmates - which is always one of the four or five busiest parts of our site - raises again the question of online communication and whether it is a good or bad thing. (Guardian) HR Top 100:
Most Influential
Here is the most definitive list ever published of HR's biggest movers and shakers, produced from names submitted by readers - and then ranked by the top 100 themselves. Read on for numbers one to 49. They say that people make all the difference. But do we know which ones have the biggest impact? Which
people, in HR, for instance, do or say the things that make others want to work harder, stick together and deliver more? The close link between people strategy and business success has resulted in this magazine's first HR Top 100 Most Influential league table - launched in association with our friends at
www.ceridian.co.uk. (Human Resources Magazine)
US:
Programmers Guild Pushes for H-1B Transparency
A request for the public release of data containing the names of the companies requesting H-1B temporary workers and the positions they are being hired for was filed in a public letter to the Department of Labor July 18 by the Programmers Guild, an IT advocacy group. In the open letter to William Carlson,
chief of the Division of Foreign Labor Certification, Programmers Guild President Kim Berry requested on behalf of the "displaced, unemployed, and underemployed U.S. tech workers" that the FY 2007 LCA (Labor Conditions Applications) database be made publicly viewable, so that U.S. tech workers can apply for
these positions while they are still open. (Eweek)
Florida jobless rate matches lowest ever for third time
For the third time this year, Florida's unemployment rate was 3 percent in June, matching the lowest rate ever recorded. The state's workforce expanded by 3.5 percent during the month, far faster the national growth rate in payrolls of 1.4 percent, the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation announced Friday.
(sun-sentinel)
Networking Sites Can Affect Your Career
Social networking sites like www.myspace.com have parents concerned about predators preying on children. Now adults are concerned about how these sites can hurt them. Many people on social networking Web sites assume their private lives are only publicized among friends. They post photos of themselves wearing
nothing, partying too hard and in some cases, smoking marijuana. Employers and job recruiters are going beyond the resume and checking out prospective employees on these sites. (NBC30)
Deep Release:
Public Attitude Shifts in Favor of Employer Incentives to Change Employee Health Behavior
A new study shows that public sentiment is shifting towards acceptance of higher health insurance rates for people with unhealthy lifestyles, giving human resources executives new ammunition to introduce employee health plan designs with incentives to pursue healthier habits.
Most chronic illnesses are tied to lifestyle-driven choices such as poor diet, lack of exercise or smoking. When offered a choice of lower health care premiums, along with the programs and health coaching to help them succeed in living a healthier life, employees have all the right reasons
to make changes.
Right now, large employers and their health care consulting firms are refining a benefit design strategy for 2007 and sourcing vendors to fulfill their requirements. A relatively new angle that is gaining ground is providing financial incentives, such as lower premiums or co-payments, for employees who choose
healthy behaviors like smoking cessation, exercise and weight control.
Wall Street Journal/Harris Poll results released yesterday indicate consumer support for such programs is growing. More than half of those surveyed (53 percent) said they think it's fair to ask people with unhealthy lifestyles to pay higher insurance premiums than people with healthy
lifestyles, while 32 percent said it would be unfair. When asked the same question in 2003, 37 percent said it would be fair, while 45 percent said it would be unfair.
"As health care costs continue to rise, more consumers can see the logic of giving employees who make healthier lifestyle choices a break," said John Shull, chief executive of Gordian Health Solutions. "Most chronic illnesses are tied to lifestyle-driven choices such as poor diet, lack of
exercise or smoking. When offered a choice of lower health care premiums, along with the programs and health coaching to help them succeed in living a healthier life, employees have all the right reasons to make changes."
Gordian, headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., is a leading national provider of population health management services for companies across the country. Gordian is unique in offering its clients incentive management and an integrated approach to lifestyle and chronic condition health coaching
services. The idea is designed to help employers maintain a healthy and productive workforce and manage rising health care costs.
For companies mapping out requirements for incentives and developing RFIs for 2007, Shull offered several questions an employer should ask about using incentives when choosing a health management partner:
- Baseline Matters. Does the vendor have the ability to get a baseline measurement that will be used to determine the current health management needs of all company employees before a health, lifestyle and disease management program is designed, and are they flexible enough to
offer programs to those at low, medium and high risk?
- Integration Counts. Can the same vendor give you "one-stop shopping," offering both a health improvement program and an incentive program designed to give participating employees discounts on their health premiums or co-pays?
- IT Enables Efficient Incentive Management. When managing the incentive program, does the vendor have an IT platform that interfaces with your payroll system and that provides periodic management reports?
- Communicate and Respond to Employees. When you decide to launch the program, can the vendor offer you a company-branded communications program to educate employees about how the program works and what the program benefits are?
- Match Incentives With Health Behaviors. Does the vendor know how to design an incentive management and health management program that dovetails into the company's unique corporate culture?
Shull said businesses can also create a more positive climate if employees are presented with financial incentives (or discounts) to be healthier rather than higher premiums or co-pays for unhealthy lifestyle choices. A more positive climate often means greater participation in healthy
lifestyle programs, and lower overall health care costs for the employer.
About Gordian Health Solutions, Inc.
Gordian is a national population health management company based in Nashville, Tennessee. The company offers lifestyle and disease management programs and a comprehensive suite of products and services such as population health risk analysis, telephonic counseling, online products, health education hotlines,
and on-site health education/fitness center management. Gordian works with employers, health plans and government entities to identify, control and manage health risk factors and their associated costs. Through targeted and tailored programs, and sophisticated tracking, monitoring and reporting capabilities,
Gordian works with clients to measure program progress and cost savings. For more information about Gordian Heath Solutions, visit http://www.gordian-health.com .
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