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New York State Creating 5,000 Temporary Jobs in Storm-Stricken Areas New York State will hire more than 5,000 unemployed residents in temporary positions to help clean up debris and distribute supplies...
View ArticleTaking Talent to South Beach!
Miami played host to one of the largest “Talent Acquisition” themed conferences in the United States, when TechServe Alliance took their talents to South Beach. The conference opened with a welcome...
View ArticleRecruiting Trends and Job Growth
Recruiting trends and opportunities for 2013 It’s hard to believe it is the last quarter of 2012, which has been a good year for the recruiting profession. The following are current realities: • Over...
View ArticleU.S. Economy Roundup
Economy adds 146K jobs, unemployment rate falls to 7.7 percent Companies added 146,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent — the lowest in nearly four years — from 7.9 percent in...
View ArticleRoundup of the Best Jobs in 2012 and Trends for 2013
The 10 best jobs of 2012 The Best Jobs of 2012 are a diverse mix of occupations that span several industries. But our top 10 are all healthcare or technology jobs that are facing significant hiring...
View ArticleBig Data and Cloud Computing’s Impact on the Staffing Industry
What can Big Data do for recruiting? Applied to recruiting, Big Data could recommend job postings in a meaningful way, instead of the near-often useless keyword matching that happens today. It would be...
View ArticlePredictions about the “Mobile-Only” Workforce and 2013 Technology
Here’s what the “mobile-only” workforce will actually look like The office of tomorrow will probably look a lot like the office of today, with workers staring at big monitors and typing on keyboards....
View ArticleRecruiting in 2013: Market Towards Social Media
When it comes to recruiting for jobs, the battle online looking for talent has never been more important. The secret to good job recruiting is to think like a person in your marketing department. Job...
View ArticleHow Cloud Based Software is Changing the Hiring Process
The corporate world has changed over the past decade with many more employees working on the road, from home, or inside a virtual landscape. The market has also become a much more global one with...
View ArticleTrends of Pre-Hire Assessments and Tips to Boost Mobile Recruiting
These 5 Trends are Shaping the Future of Pre-Hire Assessments 2013 is going to be a tipping point in how people are found and evaluated for jobs with a blend of technology and assessment content...
View ArticleAdvantages of Cloud Staffing and Recruiting Software
As a company, you want your staffing or recruiting software that is scalable and cost effective, that is easy to use and can be used anywhere. This is where Cloud based staffing and recruitment...
View ArticleRecruiting Trends and Job Growth
Recruiting trends and opportunities for 2013 It’s hard to believe it is the last quarter of 2012, which has been a good year for the recruiting profession. The following are current realities: • Over...
View ArticleU.S. Economy Roundup
Economy adds 146K jobs, unemployment rate falls to 7.7 percent Companies added 146,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent — the lowest in nearly four years — from 7.9 percent in...
View ArticleRoundup of the Best Jobs in 2012 and Trends for 2013
The 10 best jobs of 2012 The Best Jobs of 2012 are a diverse mix of occupations that span several industries. But our top 10 are all healthcare or technology jobs that are facing significant hiring...
View ArticleStaffing Industry Analysts Executive Forum 2013
The Staffing Industry Analysts recently held their annual Executive Forum in sunny Orlando. The event drew staffing and recruiting executives from around the world. Akken is proud to have sponsored a...
View ArticleStaffing, Recruiting and Facebook
The largest social media site online could become one of the best tools available for recruiting new hires. Last November the social media site released the Facebook Job App, which boasts over 2.5...
View ArticleUp or Down; on The Ladders.
Troubled waters could lie ahead for the prominent job search/recruitment service The Ladders. Last week a class-action consumer lawsuit The suit includes claims that the company falsely promoted...
View ArticleRecruiting from Your Already Existing Facebook Page
It is safe to assume that the chances you are already using Facebook to do at least a little recruiting are very high. Your company’s business page exists, there are regular posts to it, and you’ve got...
View ArticleDoes the Affordable Care Act help your staffing company?
Questions still loom on how implementing the ACA will affect American Business. There are still a lot of questions swirling around about how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect staffing and temp...
View ArticleSneak Peak of the ASA Staffing Law Conference
The ASA will be hosting their annual Staffing Law Conference this May, with a full day of speakers on the 7th and a half-day on the 8th of the month. The highlight of the event will be the upcoming...
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