May 2015

105, 2015

You Ask/We Answer: Where Is RPO Most Used?

By |May 1st, 2015|

What occupations do RPOs hire for the most?

In the overall mix of hires made by RPOs, the IT segment represents the largest share with 19% of North American and European RPOs surveyed by Staffing Industry Analysts reporting placements in that space. However, IT still represents less than one in five jobs. The healthcare segment represented […]

105, 2015

Trends That Matter: Do Good to Help Employees Do Well

By |May 1st, 2015|

Developments from the Staffing Industry Daily News and The Staffing Stream to help you focus on emerging movements that could shape your business for the better.

 

Project Fulfillment
Help your employees do well by doing good.

Staffing professionals have a responsibility to help the candidates they work with make the best decisions about new job opportunities. Sometimes, that […]

105, 2015

View From the Boardroom: A Helping Hand

By |May 1st, 2015|

Recruiting presents a very unique sales challenge. Unlike selling software or business services (where there is distinctly only one buyer and one seller), recruiting actually has two buyers and two sellers. The candidate and the hiring manager will each wear both hats at many points during the hiring process. Given they must both sell and […]

105, 2015

Benefit of Counsel: Termination Pay

By |May 1st, 2015|

While severance payments to departing employees are not required under the law, they may be a useful means to make a separation easier for the employee and to avoid potential costly litigation. While they are a potential tool to protect the company, employers should not tread into this area without understanding what severance agreements can […]

105, 2015

Research Report: Experience Counts

By |May 1st, 2015|

Are you paying your internal staff the “right” amount? There is no easy answer to this multifaceted question. While every firm has its own approach, it can be valuable to consider how some of your peers are compensating their staff to see how you compare. Given that personnel costs were by far the top SG&A […]

105, 2015

The RPO Twist

By |May 1st, 2015|

Like most business process outsourcing endeavors, early adopters of recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) sought cost savings and solutions to some of their biggest hiring challenges. And since clients were scarce, nascent providers were willing to create unique models to address each customer’s needs.

As the industry’s customer base expanded, so have its wish lists. Amid a […]

105, 2015

A Seat At The Table

By |May 1st, 2015|

Recruitment process outsourcing was in its infancy not many years ago. Now it’s grown up a bit.

“We’re not the toddler anymore, we’re actually the teenager or young adult,” says Robert Lopes, president of Randstad Sourceright RPO. What was technologically advanced, three, four or five years ago now is table stakes.

RPO suppliers today report more interest […]

105, 2015

Allies at Last

By |May 1st, 2015|

At first glance, the relationship between staffing firms and job boards appears unlikely, as both compete in the same space to fill the same needs. But job board providers, job board aggregators and professional networking websites are now top recruiting tools for staffing firms. They have formed an unlikely friendship, after years of battling the […]

105, 2015

Expert’s Corner: Hiring Veterans

By |May 1st, 2015|

Unemployment among US military veterans is substantially higher than that of working age civilians. In Los Angeles County alone, there are more than 43,000 unemployed veterans.

At the same time, there are nearly 45,000 nonprofit organizations throughout the country that work with veterans. Thousands of these organizations are dedicated to helping veterans transition from military to […]

105, 2015

Selling Smart: Today’s Power Sellers

By |May 1st, 2015|

Not long ago, charismatic sales professionals could achieve lucrative deals and professional distinction by dropping in frequently at client sites and showering hiring managers with extra attention. Today’s sellers play very different roles.

These professionals develop business opportunities and lasting client relationships through solution sales. Rather than focusing on getting bodies into seats, they become experts […]