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Look! A Purple Squirrel With Green Spots! Hire That Guy!
Have you ever seen a purple squirrel? We haven’t either, but chances are good that if you work in human resources, you’ve been asked to hire one. In a…
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You know your business best, so it seems intuitive to think that you should handle hiring activities on your own turf. But when it comes down to the nuts…
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Recent federal policy changes have shifted talent procurement approaches from a focus on best value to one of “lowest price, technically acceptable.”…
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The trucking industry breathed a collective sigh of relief when Congress voted to suspend stringent rest restrictions on drivers as part of January’s…
read moreHire Velocity Chairman, John West, Will Speak At April's TECH Talk, Presented by Tampa Bay Innovation Center
April's TECH Talk is the quarterly "Diary of an Entrepreneur" series. John West, chairman of Lion Investments and chairman/investing partner of Hire…
read moreIs Your Management Style Costing You Your Best Employees?
A CareerBuilder study from January of last year found that 37% of employees who expressed dissatisfaction with their bosses would be more likely to seek a…
read moreDiversity: The Heartbeat of Today’s Professionals
With the war for talent escalating in intensity, hiring strategies must cover not only the tried and true recruiting practices of the previous generation…
read moreRecruitment Industry and American Sniper Movie Parallels
In February of 1999, Chris Kyle joined the United States Navy and began a military career that would ultimately encompass four tours of duty in Iraq. Kyle…
read moreHow a Recruiting Firm Can Help Your Company
Recruiting firms have earned a reputation as one of the most efficient and cost-effective ways to manage hiring needs for both large and small companies.…
read moreThe War for Talent Intensifies: Who Will Come Out on Top?
January was the ninth consecutive month in which recruiting difficulty reached four-year highs, according to a study performed by The Society for Human…
read moreIs there a Dirty Little Secret Behind Falling Unemployment Rates?
Steadily climbing unemployment rates can have employees looking over their shoulders, wondering if they would be next in line for a pink slip. The…
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