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The World is Flat 3.0 – Tom Friedman Lectures on »
Tom Friedman, the author of The World is Flat elaborates on globalization at an MIT Lecture. He explains how globalization has moved from being controlled by countries from 1492 - 1800, by companies from 1800 - 2000, and by individuals from 2000 - present. The World is Flat 3.0 | MIT World
Twitter Updates for 2009-11-06 »
Tech companies savviest users of contingent labor-Manpower http://ow.ly/zUci # A California judge ruled temporary employees of Kelly must be compensated for time spent in job-placement interviews - http://ow.ly/zUcM # Google is hiring 200 recruiters http://bit.ly/ypOO0 and Microsoft cuts 800 more jobs http://tinyurl.com/ydqg75g # Adecco [...]
Fewer Openings, Longer Job Searches »
"Two labor-related reports this week offer no evidence that the recession Wall Street believes is over really is, at least so far as workers are concerned" - The Fordyce Letter The article states that the unemployment rate, 9.8 percent in September, is expected to rise. Read the Entire Article Here: Reports Say: Fewer Openings, Longer [...]
Measuring the Value of People »
The author of the Human Value of the Enterprise explores the idea of human capital as assets and how to measure this assets worth. Andrew suggested four basic measures – the first two dealing with the effectiveness of people, and the last two the HR department: Workforce statistics and ratios including financial implications - analytics [...]
Twitter Updates for 2009-11-01 »
Volt Consulting MSP to Provide Thought Leadership at CWS Summit 2009 | Reuters http://ow.ly/ym0V # Manpower Business Solutions to Align Key Outsourcing Service Offerings | Reuters http://ow.ly/ym1h # Temp to Temp 2.0 Whitepaper by AccruePartners http://ow.ly/ym21 Survey when economy recovers contingent workers will constitute 50% of [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-01 »
ADP Must Grow Three Major Markets for Continued Success - GLG News http://ow.ly/wsKB # Coming Storm: Spherion 2009 Emerging Workforce Study Reveals Ongoing Disconnects Between Employers and Workers | Reuters http://ow.ly/wsKO #
Services and Contingent Labor Procurement: »
What parties are responsible for acquiring the services of an MSP/VMS? "We see a mix of procurement, IT, and HR involved in establishing these new relationships. Procurement teams tend to be more involved in cost-savings focused initiatives while HR tends to take a more prominent role with compliance related initiatives." says Sean Chou, CTO [...]
Twitter Updates for 2009-10-26 »
ADP Must Grow Three Major Markets for Continued Success - GLG Newshttp://ow.ly/wsKB # Coming Storm: Spherion 2009 Emerging Workforce Study Reveals Ongoing Disconnects Between Employers and Workers | Reuters http://ow.ly/wsKO #
Young U.S. Job Seekers Hit Hard by Economy »
"Two years ago, the unemployment rate for 20 to 24 year olds with bachelor's degrees was just 2.2 percent. Now it is more than four times that at 9.3 percent." reports the CBS Evening News. Young Job Seekers Hit Hard by Economy - CBS Evening News - CBS News
Twitter Updates for 2009-10-25 »
United Nations Says Temps Bore the Brunt of Layoffs | workforce.com http://ow.ly/wnVJ #
