Here’s quick snapshot of news around the industry!
Around the Staffing Industry:
- Looking to change up your process? Try recruitment optimization rather than outsourcing. [ERE]
- 2013’s Top 10 business lessons. [Forbes]
- A quick review of 2013 workforce trends. [CareerBuilder]
- 27 states are seeing their lowest numbers in employment. [Gov Beat]
- Baltimore is now considering “ban the box” as a way to get more people to work. [Baltimore Sun]
- With money now flowing back in to the Navy, shipyard employment is growing. [U-T San Diego]
Talent Management:
- 3 tips for how to fix chaotic teams. [45 things]
- One IT company is taking talent management seriously by offering 90 minute lunches, paid gym memberships and a “no email” policy while on vacation. [Forbes]
Around the Government:
- Federal employees will see a bigger paycheck come January due to a 1% salary increase approved by President Obama. [Washington Post]
- Feds will work a full day on Christmas Eve this year due to the holiday falling on a Wednesday. This isn’t much different than what other presidents have followed since 1946. [Gov Exec]
- Military benefits are under review and veterans are not happy with the proposed cuts. [Washington Post]
- Benefits for the long term unemployed expire this Saturday. While the Senate plans to address this first thing in January, 1.3 million people are bracing themselves for the worst. [Washington Post]
Around the IT Industry:
- While some government agencies are focused on cutting costs, others are seeing growth in their cyber security departments. [Washington Post]
- Even though most employers are focus on hiring experience IT staff, other IT companies are hiring based on ability and personality and then providing the right training. Is this the key to solving underemployment and the skill shortage? [Information Week]
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