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From the Desktop
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Ron Blum
Sr. Vice President, Western Region
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This month, Ron discusses how social media devices have changed our behavior.
Last week I took my family on a long overdue vacation. It was a pristine week in the Sierra Nevada Mountains - completely disconnected from my “work family.” Since mobile coverage virtually blankets every corner of this country, I wanted to be sure to unplug and give my complete attention to my wife and kids… something they usually don’t get from me. To make sure this would happen, I placed my Smartphone, iPad and laptop in the hotel room safe and we went about our adventure. And after the initial withdrawal subsided, I actually found myself relaxing and enjoying myself… but there was much more to this story.
Before I left, I was doing some research for a client which made me realize how far into mobile the world has come. According to the CTIA, almost 300 million Americans are mobile subscribers, communicating courtesy of a quarter million+ cell towers, sending nearly two billion text messages annually. There’s literally no escape! Additionally, a survey recently released by Ruder Finn states that Americans are spending an average of 2.7 hours a day on the mobile Internet connecting socially, managing their personal finances, or even advocating on-the-spot on issues of concern. I knew that I was well within all of those statistics on my trip; I was a mobile subscriber, utilizing one of those cell towers poorly camouflaged as a pine tree trying NOT to send text messages or check my e-mail on the mobile Internet.
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TMP Worldwide’s David Jost Serves As Featured Panelist
David Jost (Regional Vice President, Florida Region) was a featured panelist for the January 13th, SFIMA (South Florida Interactive Marketing Association) event, “The Future of Recruitment & Retention.” David Jost, along with Tracey Lambalot from Office Depot and other recruitment industry professionals, shared their thoughts on recruitment and retention for 2011 and beyond and provided valuable insights for companies and candidates looking to successfully navigate the ever-evolving digital landscape.
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Melyssa Bernstein
Director of Client Strategy
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Melyssa Bernstein Serves As Panelist for Recruiting Trends Webinar
TMP Worldwide’s Melyssa Bernstein, Director of Client Strategy, participated as a panelist in Recruiting Trends’ best practice webinar, “The New Candidate – Insight into the New Role of Recruiting” on Tuesday, January 11th. Melyssa spoke to over 300 participants about the recession’s impact on recruiting. She provided insight on various recruitment strategies and relationship marketing programs implemented during the recession.
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TMP Government
New Pathways to Enter Government: Developing Students and Recent Grads Into Civil Servants
On December 27, 2010, during that quiet holiday period, a Presidential Executive Order called for sweeping changes in developing talent for the Federal government. The new Pathways Program, which the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will put into place over the course of the next year, will unify programs for interns, recent graduates and Presidential Management Fellows.
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Success Story
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Challenge
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. serves customers and members at more than 8,650 retail units under 55 different banners in 15 countries. Walmart employs more than two million associates worldwide.
Walmart came to TMP in need of a global plan to drive more qualified candidates to apply for various job openings at Walmart and to have the ability to track all paid media and organic traffic. They also wanted to show an overall decrease in the cost-per-landing and application.
Another goal of the organization was to increase awareness of Walmart careers on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. This would help to educate jobseekers and passive candidates alike about Walmart career opportunities and what it’s like to really work there. Additionally, Walmart was well aware that with the growing...
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Industry Update
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Finance Industry 2011 Employment Outlook
By: Kurt Dudycha, Vice President, Client Strategy
According to experts, the employment forecast for the Finance Industry appears to be on the rise in 2011.
“Budgets are done and companies are ready to hire,” says Jonathan Mazzocchi, partner and general manager, accounting and finance division, for Winter, Wyman & Co. “People are getting paid bonuses and getting promotions, or not getting them and jumping ship. It creates more hiring volatility, particularly for middle- and senior-management positions.”
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This Month in Recruitment
Making Headlines In Employment, Social Media And Advertising:
CodeEval is a new tool to help screen and test how well a candidate is able to write computer code.
The Next Web reports 7 ways to measure you influence online.
Practical Managers discuss the retention tactic of equal treatment.
Microsoft shares its’ views on privacy and the web.
The Next Web discusses future challenges of mobile barcodes.
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