The debate over using social media for recruiting purposes has raged on for years now, as platforms become more invasive and the privacy of candidates become more exposed. For instance, Healthcare IT News explains that employers could've utilized Twitter for recruiting full-time, part-time or temporary workers at the recent SXSW festival. Headhunters could find people…

According to S&P Capital IQ's recent analysis of 437 large companies on the Standard & Poor's 500, some of the nation's biggest corporations are ramping up hiring, USA Today reports. Many people have either settled for jobs as a part-timer or a temporary worker, as companies have been hesitant to hire full-time due to the…

Sometimes a worker in HR administration may find him or herself tasked with firing hardworking employees as a result of downsizing. Although this can be difficult, it's important to maintain a professional and respectful demeanor, as handling the situation poorly may hurt future recruiting efforts, Laurie Kahn of Media Staffing Network told Radio Ink. Kahn…

The most recent quarterly Robert Half Legal Hiring Index found that 26 percent of lawyers surveyed plan to increase full-time staff during the second quarter of 2012. With only 4 percent expected reductions, the result was a 22 percent net increase in hiring activity. While this is down five points from the previous quarter, hiring…

According to the recent Manpower Employment Outlook survey, hiring for full-time, part-time and temporary workers in the U.S. is at its strongest pace since late 2008. Specifically, a seasonally adjusted net 10 percent of employers said they plan to add to their workforce in the second quarter of 2012 - up from 9 percent in…

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a report indicating that employers added 227,000 jobs in February, and that the unemployment rate has remained at 8.3 percent. However, Albert Lu, managing director and chief portfolio manager at WB Advisors, believes those stats to be "misleading," according to the Daily Caller. He added that…

The payrolling departments in many Silicon Valley, California, offices may be adding new employees into their systems in 2012, according to a recent report from West Valley Staffing Group. Researchers found that 91 percent of hiring managers in the area predict that they'll increase staff or keep their current employee base through the second quarter…

According to recent statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in February, while unemployment stayed steady at 8.3 percent. What's more, the average number of hours worked per week has shown growth in recent months. In December 2011, workers were averaging 33.8 hours - inching toward pre-recession levels of…

Union leaders for employees at Safeway and Giant supermarkets have been in talks with the grocers' representatives for the past two months in an attempt to iron out a new contract that both sides will agree on, the Gazette reports. Talks between Safeway, Giant and the Leaders of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union…

A recent Gallup poll found that 29 percent of adults in the workforce would move to another country to become a temporary worker. Gallup surveyed people in 119 countries, and found that adults in the workforce in sub-Saharan Africa demonstrated the greatest propensity for leaving (55 percent). Americans clocked in at 42 percent, Europeans 38…