It’s beginning to look like a lot like Christmas, Staff in every store. And this year the outlook looks rosy for those looking for holiday work. According to the National Retail Federation, it is estimated that Retailers alone will hire 585,000 to 625,000 seasonal employees, and let’s not forget Hospitality, Tourism, Travel, Transportation and Manufacturing, […]
The Reason To Hire Temps
June 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This week I came across a great (and well-timed) article by Kevin Kruse that appeared in Forbes entitled “Temps: 3 Reasons to Hire Them Right Now“. It was well timed because for the last few weeks I’ve been out on the road talking up Hourly and trying to explain to the powers that be, the […]
Rise of the “Projeclications” or “Applijects”
May 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This week I was sent an interesting blog piece from the Harvard Business Review Network entitled “Projects Are the New Job Interviews” by Michael Schrage. In this piece Michael points to a growing trend among large businesses and corporations to “field test” potential job candidates, before they are awarded/offered the big full-time position. As we all have […]
The new part-timers: Miami Herald
September 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“The new part-timers,” by Cindy Krischer of the Miami Herald looks at the changing workforce–from full-time to part-time–and the pros/cons of this reality. “Today the face of the part-time worker is drastically different from what it was only a few years ago.” “When consumer demand picks up, companies will likely boost the hours of their […]
