Archive for August, 2008
First-of-its-kind report on staffing trends set for release…and other “hump day” news
August 20, 2008
Today, CareerBuilder.com and the Inavero Institute announced the upcoming release of a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive staffing industry guide. The guide is based on a nationwide three-year study among more than 1,500 staffing industry clients and 8,800 job candidates.
The study, scheduled to be published in full on September 26, 2008, identifies key opportunities and insights for staffing firms related to topics such as improving brand awareness, communication and the overall user experience.
- Categories: Survey Results
Snatching up layoffs: other companies’ losses are your gain
August 15, 2008
There’s a great scene in When Harry Met Sally when Meg Ryan’s title character is having lunch with her girlfriends Marie and Alice, and she breaks the news that she and her long-time boyfriend, Joe, broke up. Immediately, of course, Alice exhibits sympathy, but Carrie Fisher’s reaction as Marie is priceless: “You mean Joe’s available?”
Oh, Marie, if only hiring managers today thought the way you do.
- Categories: Branding, Employee Attraction, Survey Results
8 Little Things that Make a Big Difference to Your Employees
August 14, 2008
“It’s not me, it’s you,” your disgruntled employee Steve* says, spinning on his heel and walking out the door. Before he exits, he casts you a final look of disappointment, leaving you with a sudden job vacancy and an empty space in your heart.
- Categories: Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Employer Advice
Should you encourage your employees to tweet?
August 11, 2008
It doesn’t surprise me that I’m only now learning about – and figuring out – Twitter.
When it comes to technology, I’m laughably behind the rest of the world. I was still listening to cassette tapes long after all of my friends converted to CDs (and no way have I ever been cool enough to pull off the excuse that I’m “retro.”); I spent years rolling my eyes at friends who asked me, “How can you not have a cell phone?” before I finally gave in – and began subscribing to the same belief; and for way too long, I put way too much faith in my disposable cameras from Walgreens, trusting that one shot would come out decently the first time, every time – for 15 bucks a pop.
But I’ve gotten significantly hipper in recent years (people say “hip,” right?), and while I may not own the latest version of every gadget out there, I try to maintain a general understanding of what’s new and how it works. After all, I’m a blogger, so knowing my way around new technology probably comes in handy.
- Categories: Branding, Employee Attraction, Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Social Media
Leading candidates on again, are we? Not cool.
August 6, 2008
In last week’s post, I talked about CareerBuilder.com’s survey of lies job seekers tell on their resumes or in interviews, which generated some thoughtful and interesting – if not always completely relevant – commentary.
One comment that stood out from the rest was from reader Michele, who wrote, “How about when the company lies? I have been on many interviews when the interviewer lies to make the position sound more rewarding and the company in great financial condition.” Well, Michele, I’m glad you brought that up – for two reasons.
- Categories: Employee Attraction, Employee Engagement, Employer Advice
The Talent Life Cycle: How Can Hospitals Redefine their Recruiting?
August 5, 2008
You know as well as anyone that recruiting and retaining quality employees can sometimes be a challenge. This is a particularly critical issue for health care leaders, with work force shortages piling up in multiple hospital departments.
HealthLeaders Media recently hosted a roundtable panel of experts, including Brent Rasmussen, CareerBuilder’s Chief Operating Officer, to talk more in depth about current workplace shortages in the health care industry, as well as the need to focus on the entire talent life cycle of employees to recruit and retain them, rather than just getting them in the door – and then abandoning all efforts to actually keep them.
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