Bells & Whistles

Operation: Detroit

Author: Kyle Callahan
Posted: December 4, 2008
Category: Recruiting
Tags: detroit, detroit free press, michigan, Recruiting, Sourcing Strategy
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The workers in Michigan are some of the best trained, best educated, and most motivated workers in our nation. And though they’ve gone through trying times over the last decade, their eagerness to work hard and work well has never wavered. Despite their best efforts, Michigan workers in health care, engineering, logistics, retail, sales, service, and every other sector struggle to find a stable employer who knows how to take advantage of their skills and experience.

With so many of these talented professionals out of work or working below their capacities, there’s no better time to market your openings to this eager workforce than right now. And no better way to market to them than with RCI’s Operation: Detroit.

Qualified candidates in your industry are looking for the right employer, and the time to present your openings is now. Call (561) 277-1202 to get started, or see this webpage for more information.

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Trying To Do Our Part

Author: Kyle Callahan
Posted: November 24, 2008
Category: Recruitment Solutions
Tags: economy, hiring, lay offs, RCI, Recruiting
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TIME Magazine recently explained Why Unemployment Could Be Worse This Time:

Unlike other economists, [Thomas Lam, an economist who tracks the U.S. economy at the Singapore-based United Overseas Bank] looks beyond the total jobless number to something called employment flow, which tracks the numbers of people moving from the ranks of those receiving a regular paycheck to those who aren’t and vice versa. What Lam has found is disturbing. Currently, people out of work have just a 22% chance of landing a new job within the next month. That already makes this a worse market for job seekers than at any time during the downturns of the early 2000s or 1990s, which is as far back as Lam’s data goes. And remember, we haven’t got to [the projected 8% of unemployment] yet.

This is why, at RCI, we’re trying create opportunities for companies to directly target those workers who have been recently laid off. While it is true that more and more employers are in a hiring freeze, it is also true that hundreds and hundreds of companies are not. Regardless of the slow down in the economy, there is still work that needs to be done.

If you’re a healthcare employer who has openings in any area, take a look at our Virtual Job Fair: Healthcare. We’re working with regional newspapers and unemployment offices to present recruitment messages to the thousands of experienced and certified healthcare workers who’ve been effected by recent hospital closings in Birmingham, Galveston, Detroit, Oklahoma, and Southern California. These are workers who’ll most likely have to relocate to continue their careers. If you’re hiring, we can put your message in front of these candidates.

If you’re a retail employer, you might want to take advantage of the Retail Supplement we’re adding to the Employment Review outplacement magazine, which gets distribution at job fairs and unemployment agencies, and in the HR offices of the companies that are laying off.

If you’re hiring for C-level professionals, or financial professionals, or marketing, supply chain, engineering and ALL other top professionals, then take a look at our special bannered-section in the Wall Street Journal, which will promote your recruitment message to a pool of highly talented individuals who are exploring new career options for the first time in years.

There are multiple options for all of these packages, and they all include postings on our award-winning career site, BestJobsUSA.com, which we recently re-launched with a completely updated design.

And that’s not all we’ve got planned for this crisis. In the coming weeks, we’ll start promoting a special seminar to give job seekers the competitive edge they’ll need to find the right job in a down economy.

For information on any of these opportunities, call (561) 277-1202, or use this web-form to contact us today.

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Operation Galveston

Author: Kyle Callahan
Posted: November 17, 2008
Category: Recruiting, Sourcing Strategies
Tags: employment review, Healthcare, healthcare recruiting, Press Releases, Print Media, Sourcing Strategy
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The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX has been forced to lay off 3,800 qualified healthcare employees in the wake of Hurricane Ike. Most of the jobs will come from John Sealy Hospital, which is the island’s only hospital. Several of the campuses’ buildings were flooded by up to 8 feet of water, with the hospital’s kitchen, blood bank and radiology department taking the worst damage.

Unfortunately, the Galveston job market cannot handle this influx of healthcare employees, which means that most, if not all, of the 3,800 people included in the layoff will be forced to relocate. To assist in this time of great crisis, we’ve teamed up with The Houston Chronicle to publish recruitment messages from healthcare employers across the nation. If you have any opportunities for this highly trained and highly experienced pool of candidates, now is the time to tell them.

Visit our “Operation: Galveston” web-page for more information.

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Retail Candidates Bonanza

Author: Kyle Callahan
Posted: November 11, 2008
Category: News and Events
Tags: hiring, Media, Print Media, retail
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From the Wall Street Journal’s Retail Losses Sap a Jobs Safety Net:

“Roughly one of every 10 Americans is employed in the retail sector. But since November 2007, about a fourth of all jobs that have been lost — about 320,000 in all — have been in retail.

“That has helped push the country’s overall unemployment rate to 6.5% through October, a figure many economists expect to grow to 8% or higher. The unemployment figures don’t include about 209,000 retail workers whose full-time hours have been reduced to part-time, according to the Department of Labor.”

By any measure, the news is grim. But if you’re looking to hire experienced retail workers for the holiday season and beyond, then you’ve never had a bigger pool of trained and qualified workers to choose from. Hundreds of thousands of people are aching to respond to your recruitment message.

And there’s no better place for that message than in the Employment Review. With distrubition to job fairs, unemployment agencies, and the HR offices of the companies that are laying off, the Employment Review will put your message in the hands of these qualified workers at the very moment they’re hoping to read it.

To get started with the Employment Review, call (561) 277-1202 or visit the website for more information.

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Top 50 HR Blogs

Author: Kyle Callahan
Posted: November 10, 2008
Category: Tools and Resources
Tags: Blogs, Internet Media
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From Business Schools Directory’s People Persons: Top 50 HR Blogs:

“The field of Human Resources is an important one to any company. As the liaison between the employees and upper management, the HR department is often responsible for making sure hiring, communication, relations, motivation, and more are operating smoothly. As with any good manager or HR professional, you probably want to find out the latest trends, advice, and suggestions for ways to ensure your HR department is working as well as it can. The following blogs offer the wisdom that comes with experience, so take advantage of this opportunity to expand what you know.”

Click over to bschool.com to see the list.

Update: 11/11/08: Apparently, the “bschool.com” domain has been suspended for billing reasons. In the meantime, you can visit TopRecruitingBlogs.com.

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Obama Plans Could Shake Up Federal Workforce

Author: Kyle Callahan
Posted: November 6, 2008
Category: News and Events
Tags: No Tags
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From the Washington Post’s Obama Plans Could Shake Up Federal Workforce:

If President-elect Barack Obama makes good on his campaign promises, the federal government may be headed for a major shakeup, including the reassignment of many middle-managers, a sharp reduction in the number of outside contracts, and new performance standards for workers.

At the same time, however, the incoming president has promised a much broader domestic agenda of new and expanded federal programs, estimated to cost in excess of a half trillion dollars. Those programs include a costly economic stimulus package, universal health care coverage, and various ‘green’ initiatives.

For more information on how the federal workforce will be affected by Presdent-Elect, see his governing document, “Blueprint for Change.

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Mike Moore talks about a Healthcare opportunity

Author: Kyle Callahan
Posted: October 31, 2008
Category: Recruiting
Tags: healthcare recruiting, Recruiting
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Introducing Our Newest Team Member

Author: Gisele Matarese
Posted: October 28, 2008
Category: Business Matters
Tags: hiring, Press Releases, RCI
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We are pleased to announce that Traci A. Deveau, formerly the director of business development at Bernard Hodes Group, has joined us as our National Director of Business Development. Ms. Deveau will be responsible for generating new business and new client relationships nationally, increasing our presence in the marketplace.

As an 8-year veteran at Bernard Hodes, Ms. Deveau has developed a reputation for building relationships and recruitment alliances. She is known for her professional networking skills and obtaining key accounts including Universal Studios, Swank Audio Visuals, Scholastic Book Fairs and Jacobs Engineering. She was responsible for generating $1.5 million in new business in Central Florida alone.

Michael Moore, our founder and CEO said, “We are excited that Ms. Deveau has decided to come on board. Her reputation of enthusiasm and vitality is a clear indication that she will fit nicely in our firm. She has impressive experience in obtaining new business, growing revenue and her previous 14-years in human resources provide a great understanding of our client base.”

Ms. Deveau began her career at Bernard Hodes Group in 2000, increasing the company’s market share by 70% by year-end 2004. She quickly became the leading producer in the Southern Region for four straight quarters of 2005. By 2006 she increased media sales revenue to an excess of $2 million. “I feel this opportunity totally compliments my human resources background and industry experience. I’m looking forward to providing a new perspective to RCI while helping to expand the new business efforts nationally,” said Ms. Deveau.

From all of us at RCI, Ms. Deveau…welcome to the team.

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