While some employers have intentionally, and most likely illegally, shed their older workers in an effort to reduce costs, some companies are struggling to find experienced talent and are finding creative ways to find and retain it, according to a recent Washington Post article. Older…

The U.S.  Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) began accepting H-1B visa petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2013 captoday, April 2, 2012.  H-1B visas are commonly used in contract staffing to place foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise…

A recent article by Harvard Business Review focuses on how employers can retain their Generation X talent, but it appears that many workers from this generation may be better suited for contract assignments. According to the article, 70% of Gen Xers surveyed by…

Ever wonder what is meant by the term “contingent worker?”  If so, a recent blog post by Staffing Industry Analysts does a good job of defining it. According to the blog post, contingent worker is a term used to refer collectively to…

Do your clients know how to hire for attitude? According to Mark Murphy, author of Hiring for Attitude, employers’ inability to successfully assess candidates’ attitudes during the hiring process is the reason why so many fail so quickly.  In a recent Forbesinterview,…

Most people in recruitment expect that when the economy recovers from a recession, there will be a spike in the use of contractors.  But is contract staffing’s current growth just a knee-jerk reaction to the recession, or is it something…