Stephanie Gaspary
Blog entries by Stephanie Gaspary 
Employers to Maintain Staff Levels in Third Quarter: CareerBuilder and USA TODAY Q3 2009 Job Forecast. Download Full Report.
July 1, 2009
CareerBuilder and USA TODAY released our Q3 2009 Job Forecast this morning. Most employers expect their staff levels to remain the same as recruiting patterns hold steady and job losses trend downward. Sixty-eight percent of employers don’t anticipate any change in their full-time, permanent headcount in Q3. Fifteen percent expect to increase staff levels. Ten percent expect a reduction in headcount, an improvement from the previous two quarters.
The study also looked at how employers are managing the economic downturn with cost containment measures:
- 8% have presented job offers with postponed start dates
- 10% have instituted mandatory furloughs
- 16% have implemented pay cuts
- 44% have instituted a hiring freeze
- 13% have altered their sick time or paid time off policies
- 43% have cut perks and benefits
DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT HERE.
- Categories: Economy
CareerBuilder SHRM 2009 Booth Presentations and Available Downloads
July 1, 2009
SHRM 2009 was packed with activities and distractions. How many of you spent a little too much time on Bourbon Street? No judgement here…
In case you missed the opportunitiy to attend one of CareerBuilder’s informational sessions, you can download the full presentation decks here. We’ll also be posting recordings of each presentation in the coming days.
The Ression’s Over – Now What? Presented by Jason Ferrara, VP Corporate Marketing
Unlocking Your Organization’s True Potential Through Its People Presented by Corey Epperly, VP Personified
Shared Apply: The Best Change You Haven’t Made Presented by Mike Dutter, Strategic Services Director
Recruitment Has Changed – Have You? Presented by Matt McCloskey, Director of Corporate Marketing
London Calling – Staffing Reactions Abroad Presented by Robert Stinsa, Director of Pan European Sales
Please let us know if you have any questions about the material presented here. And don’t forget to check back for the full presentation recordings.
- Categories: Employee Attraction, Employee Retention, Employer Advice, Events
Creating a Best Place to Work: Lessons from 2009’s 50 Best Small and Medium Companies to Work for in America
June 29, 2009
I just sat through a great session at SHRM 2009 given by Michael Burchell, Ed. D., vice president for Global Business Development, Great Place to Work® Institute. In addition to compiling the 50 Best Small and Medium Companies to Work for in America list, the Great Place to Work® Institute is also responsible for assembling the FORTUNE® 100 Best Companies list.
While talking about how a company becomes a best place to work is not a new topic to The Hiring Site, Burchell was able to share some enlightening tips.
- Categories: Awards, Building a Best Place to Work, Economy, Employee Attraction, Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Employer Advice, Events
NEW Video Post: CareerBuilder Booth Experience SHRM 2009
June 29, 2009
Want to see more video and highlights from SHRM? Click here to visit our virtual site for up-to-date conference news and info.
- Categories: Events
SHRM 2009 Day One: Sound Bites and Snack Bites
June 29, 2009
Day one of SHRM is a wrap! The day’s conference highlight was an opening keynote discussion with Jack Welch, who described HR professionals as his personal heroes. Among the business writer’s other notable soundbites, below are some of my personal favorites:
- HR should be as important as the CFO. How do you do this? Deliver.
- Jack Welch’s tough love advice for HR: Do not be a victim. Make change and impact.
- HR is important in good times but defines a company in bad times.
- The number one thing HR can do to elevate status: raise the bar by developing and training the team.
- Government involvement in corporate bonuses is stupid. Top talent will always follow the money.
- Get voice and communicate like hell. Let people know what’s going on every step of the way.
- See everyone as a teacher around you and take from the best.
- People buy into change because they understand it and know what’s in it for them.
- The only way to win is with creative thinkers and innovation. Act faster and smarter.
- Trust. Earn it everyday.
- There is no such thing as work/life balance, just work/life choices. Make the choices that you are passionate about.
Meanwhile, at the expo, CareerBuilder featured a Top Chef Reception featuring celebrity chefs Brian Malarkey, Casey Thompson and Richard Blais of Bravo TV’s hit reality show “Top Chef“. Check back in the coming days for the recipes for all the delicious treats they prepared.
Were you at the opening day of SHRM? What were your reactions? Anyone get spotted by our secret shopper for wearing your CareerBuilder beads? Don’t forget to check out our virtual SHRM experience site, where we’re constantly adding new video, or stop by and say hello.
- Categories: Events
SHRM 2009 Voluntourism Sponsored by CareerBuilder: Rebuilding New Orleans
June 28, 2009
It has been almost four years since Hurricane Katrina, and thanks to the dedication and hard work of residents and volunteers from all around the globe, downtown New Orleans is flourishing again. Despite this progress, though, there are many residential neighborhoods outside the downtown area still in the process of rebuilding. This year SHRM offered its attendees the opportunity to work on a service project helping those in need, sponsored by CareerBuilder.
Roughly 75 SHRM attendees, including 20 CareerBuilder employees, teamed up with Beacon of Hope, a non-profit organization founded by Denise Thornton, whose entire Lakeview neighborhood flooded after the levee at the 17th Street Canal breached in the aftermath of Katrina. Beacon of Hope’s mission is to coordinate and facilitate the infrastructural repairs needed to be done in order to make a neighborhood viable.
- Categories: Events, Philanthropy
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