A hearing was held last week in Massachusetts to request updates on a bill that would force all staffing agencies in the state to conduct operations under the same registration requirements. The bill was filed by state Representative Linda Dorcena Forry of Dorchester and Senator John Hart of South Boston. "The very design on the…

One of the biggest perks of hiring an Employer of Record is the ability to streamline operations. Smaller companies see the biggest benefit of this, since administrative work such as managing employee paperwork and staying up-to-date on employment laws takes up time that could be spent on core business operations. The Wall Street Journal explains…

Telephone interviews of 500 executives in the marketing and advertising industry revealed a positive hiring trend for the sector, according to Direct Marketing News. Los Angeles-based staffing firm The Creative Group conducted the survey in April for its Hiring Index for Marketing and Advertising Professionals. The results showed that 22 percent of employers plan to…

An Employer of Record service handles most - if not all - legal obligations for a company that takes on temporary help. Such responsibilities include background screening, on-boarding and payroll processing, and allow the company to shift its focus onto core business needs. Once placed, a temporary worker typically has a probationary period that lasts…

As the job climate continues to waver, potential applicants should do extensive research about the companies they apply to in order to determine if there is room for growth, or if the business is suffering. "Be aware of events that have happened or how successful [the company] is or isn't," Bill Driscoll, president of Robert…

Optimism that the economy was on the upswing and hiring freezes would cease had many unemployed workers encouraged about their job hunt. However, over the last two months, Americans are once again seeing a stalled job market. "The last month or two, it's gotten very slow," Susan DeGroat, a former billing manager, tells CNN Money.…

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, temporary employment was 12.5 percent higher in March, year-over-year. Statistics revealed that the staffing industry added 29,000 workers in March of 2011, and temporary staffing firms have added about 500,000 workers to industry payrolls since August 2009. The wavering economy has transformed the way staffing agencies conduct…

A survey conducted by NOCOJobList - an employment list for Northern Colorado job seekers - found that networking was the most effective way to land a position, according to the Northern Colorado Business Report. The poll solicited more than 2,000 professionals in the Boulder and Fort Collins, Colorado, area. In total, 29.6 percent of respondents…

Despite the news that May marked the slowest pace for job creation in the past eight months, many companies continue to invest in their human resource departments. A report by HR solutions firm Bersin and Associates called The HR Factbook 2011: Executive Summary, pointed to an increase in companies' HR services funding. "The increased spending…

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 68 percent of hiring in 2010 was contract-based, DailyFinance reports. This statistic may indicate the increased importance of autonomy among Millennials - those born after 1981 - who feel that working independently is an important part of their career strategy. A national survey conducted by outsourcing firm Elance…