Charter Schools Must Determine How to Recruit Talented Teachers
Education is often thought of as a field outside of the realm of the recruiter. But a recent report from the Center for American Progress highlights the issues challenging schools as topics in which recruiters are well-versed. In the report "Preparing for Growth: Human Capital Innovations in Charter Public Schools," the authors Christi Chadwick and Julie Kowal determine that some of the...
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Getting More vs. Getting Moral: the Struggle to Right Business Wrongs
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."—Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797) Last night, a close friend and CEO of a technology corporation sent me an email link to a short video. I am not going to tell you the title of the video or describe its contents in any detail. But what I will tell you is that after viewing this widely seen 11-minute and 50-second...
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Free Press Criticizes Takeaway from FCC Report
Sometimes acknowledging a problem can be a first step to a solution. Other times, an acknowledgment with no action plan seems counterproductive. Free Press, an organization dedicated to media reform, determined that a major new report from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) falls short in its objectives. The FCC's report "The Technology and Information Needs of Communities" was...
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SelectUSA Entices Businesses to Move Back to the U.S.
There's a lot of talk about job creation. Job creation sounds great. Hopefully, lots of innovative people are working on developing some new ways to get things done and improve the quality of life for everyone. That said, there are a lot of jobs that have already been envisioned and put into place but then have been escorted away from the United States. Among the plans to improve the...
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Companies Embrace Pinstripe for the Long Haul
Pinstripe, Inc. is among the leaders in recruitment process outsourcing (RPO). This company has announced that two of its clients with sizable staffing and HR needs have renewed their contracts to do business with them. Johns Manville and Rayonier have announced their readiness to commit to Pinstripe. These companies that Pinstripe represent the kind of diversity to which many recruiters...
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Screening vs. Profiling: Are You Confusing Them?
Screening and profiling are supposed to be different. Merriamwebster.com distinguishes them along these lines: Screening: examination, usually methodically, in order to separate into different groups. Profiling: the act or process of extrapolating information about a person based on known traits or tendencies, e.g., consumer profiling Description vs. Inference: Not the...
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U.S. Seeks to Empower Migrant Workers from Guatemala and Nicaragua
Often, the way people learn about their rights is through word of mouth. One tenant will tell another that they have the right to stay in their apartment. Or one coworker will help another stand up against sexual harassment. While this type of grassroots advocacy is a long-standing tradition which isn't going anywhere, there is certainly room for more clarity and visibility about the rights...
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Business School Students Courted by Videos
Just because someone does well in business school doesn't mean that they have insider information about how to find the perfect job. New technologies seek to identify top students at business schools and connect them with recruiters and good opportunities. MBA Focus is a company utilized by over 2,500 corporate recruiters to source MBA student and alumni talent. MBA Focus is pairing up...
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Mayors Propose Ending War and Creating Jobs at Home
Tonight mayors from all over the country will be playing bocce in Baltimore. Surely, these political leaders will appreciate the relative ease of aiming balls, compared to the larger tasks that make up their jobs. Mayors are gathering at the 79th Annual Conference of Mayors. Their discussions reveal the unique challenges that mayors are facing today. Mayors are invited, for instance, to...
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Foreign Direct Investment Boosts U.S. Economy
There's a prevalent attitude in the United States that our country is the one funding businesses abroad. In fact, this is a two way street. In the past decade, foreign investments have supported five million jobs. These aren't low paying jobs either. On average these jobs backed by foreign investment pay 30 percent more than other jobs. This information comes from a new report called...
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Recruiter Feng Shui...The Art of Workspace Management
Over the last few years, recruitment has undergone a true transformation. With unemployment skyrocketing, experienced Recruiters have found themselves in a tougher, leaner environment than even just 5 years ago. Employers are more wary of where and when they spend their money and in many cases, they have lost their sense of urgency. Many of those in the staffing world have found their...
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Worthwhile Filings in California
Unemployment has hit California hard. Many people can breathe a sigh of relief as some federal money enters into the mix. The U.S. Department of Labor has certified for release $838,680,283 in unemployment insurance modernization incentive funds to the state of California. "The federal government made these funds available as an incentive for states to strengthen their safety net as our...
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