Make sure you and your search firm adopt a hiring methodology and hiring focus as opposed to having a perpetual search focus.
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Spherion Corporation Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) division is expanding operations with a fully dedicated recruitment center in Dallas to address the growing needs of its expanding client base. The Dallas operations will be Spherion's second full-fledged RPO center, following a proven track record of delivering RPO solutions from its first dedicated recruitment center in Alpharetta, Georgia.
The College of Business Administration at San Diego State University(SDSU) announced that the college would offer entrepreneurship and human resources specializations to undergraduate students pursuing management degrees starting in the fall semester, 2008. While the university's entrepreneurship graduate program has long been nationally ranked, SDSU will be the only traditional university in the region to offer entrepreneurship and human resources as specializations to undergraduates.
The Bernard Hodes Global Network, a worldwide provider of integrated talent solutions, earned top honors at the Society for Human Resource Management-sponsored Recruitment Marketplace Creative Excellence Awards Ceremony. The Network was awarded 11 international awards (more than any other global network or agency of its kind) for outstanding creative work.
BizTools.com, is a recently launched online business resource providing entrepreneurs and business owners with a single destination to access a broad range of relevant information and tools. The site features a collection of invaluable business tools, case studies, white papers and articles, allowing for more informed business decisions. From Administaff, Inc.
Kenexa, a global provider of talent acquisition and retention solutions, announced its operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008: total revenue of $48.2 million, representing an increase of 14% over the $42.2 million recorded for the first quarter of 2007. Subscription revenue was $39.2 million for the first quarter of 2008, an increase of 13% compared to the first quarter of 2007, while professional services and other revenue was $9.0 million for the first quarter of 2008, an increase of 20% over the same period of 2007.
Reed PA & Secretarial is a specialist arm of UK online recruitment firm Reed Employment, specializing in the placement of Personal Assistants and secretaries.
TMP Worldwide, independent recruitment advertising agency, announced that it will hold a day-long "Innovation Day" with Google, to allow a select group of TMP clients to experience the synergies from combining Google's search technologies with TMP's interactive and creative service offerings -- to produce successful recruitment campaigns.
ABC News reports on a new trend for office romance. As a safeguard, some employers are asking employees to fill out 'Love Contracts.'
Does Job Testing Harm Minority Workers? Evidence from Retail Establishments, recently published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, debunks the myth of job testing as race barrier. Conventional wisdom holds that the standardized tests some employers require of job applicants serve as a barrier to equal employment. However, this study shows that screening increases employers' precision in matching applicants to jobs and can raise productivity for workers of all races--without hindering minority hiring.
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