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October
3
2012

A dozen and one reasons to celebrate

Each year Yoh participates in HRO Today’s RPO Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction rankings. Because the rankings rely on direct input from buyers, they are one of the highest standards of buyer satisfaction for HR outsourcing services. Today I am proud …

June
25
2012

A Movieclips mea culpa and lesson learned

If you are a frequent reader of The Seamless Workforce, you know that each Monday we publish what we call a Movieclips Monday post. Using clips from popular, classic, and even not-so-well-known movies, we underscore key points for successfully managing …

March
7
2012

Engineering a solution for a shortage of technical skills

According to data from the American Community Survey collected by the Census Bureau, there were 1.8 million U.S.-born individuals with engineering degrees unemployed, out of the labor market, or not working as engineers in 2010. Yet just last month, U.S. …

February
3
2012

Under-used management tactics for overachieving employees

In last week’s recap of workforce news, we highlighted Josh Sanburn’s TIME.com article, “Why You Can Get Fired for Working Too Much.” The piece examines a difficult situation in which employees might find themselves caught between high-performance demands from their …

January
23
2012

Movieclips Monday: Assembling effective teams

Ever feel like you’re chained to your work or, worse yet, chained to your coworkers? And if you actually were, could you count on them? Who would be the best person to lead the team? I pondered these questions while …

January
13
2012

In case you missed it: Jan. 13

Last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 percent in December, down from 8.6 percent in November and the lowest unemployment rate since February 2009. An even stronger finish to the year …

October
14
2011

In case you missed it: Oct. 14

Without any ado, here is your biweekly recap of recent workforce management and employment news and events. NPR: Jobs Bill Defeated Despite Presidential Push It was just over a month ago that President Obama revealed his plan to create jobs …

July
20
2011

Workforce strategies and the changing employer/employee relationship

Employment and career journalist John Rossheim sat down with The Seamless Workforce to discuss the current status of the ever-evolving relationship between employers and employees, especially with the rising number of contingent workers joining the workforce. The “mega trend” Rossheim …

May
12
2011

Read about tech wage and job trends across the U.S.

A few weeks ago we asked Mike Manoske of TechJobStats.com to share with us the regional wage and job trends he is witnessing in the tech sector and to give his projections about how the industry and the economy will …

April
1
2011

April Fool’s!

This morning, I walked into my cube to find my desk covered in packing tape. All of my belongings, drawers, keyboard, computer monitor, etc., had been taped down. Two weeks ago, it was covered in Silly String. If you work …

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