News Articles

Below are articles that may be of interest to you.  We keep this updated as best we can.  If an article appears out of date, it might be; however, the issue itself may still be current and kept available for your reference.

Top Ten Interview No No's
MRINetwork
July 18, 2006

Some interview questions can get you into trouble; others can destroy the success of the interview. You need to be aware of the topics that can easily qualify you for a discrimination lawsuit. Poorly phrased questions may result in weak answers or even scare away a candidate.

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Tips for Successfully Onboarding New Employees
MRINetwork
May 11, 2006

Although effective onboarding is an investment in employee retention, morale and productivity, many companies still leave new employees to feel their way through their first few months on the job. Successful onboarding:

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MRINetwork's Growth Plans Continue Apace
recruitermagazine.co.uk
Tuesday - 19 April 2006
by Brian Gorman

Most companies claim to be growing, but few can compete with MRINetwork for the scale and aggression of expansion. 

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MRI Press Release
Hiring of Mid-Managers/Professionals Expected to Escalate During First Half of 2006
Tuesday January 24, 9:00 am ET
Companies Anticipate Difficulty in Finding Skilled Candidates

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Reflecting overall confidence in the U.S. economy, businesses are planning to increase hiring significantly over the next six months, according to the 57th hiring survey released by MRINetwork, one of the world's largest search and recruitment organizations. The study, which is conducted twice a year, was comprised of personal interviews with 460 executives responsible for the hiring of middle management and professional staff in their companies.

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Who's Hiring Now?
CNBC Commentary from MRINetwork President and CEO Bill Olsen
November 2005

Recent studies by MRINetwork and by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics have uncovered some interesting information about today's market trends.  Bill Olson, President and CEO of MRINetwork, recently appeared on CNBC to talk about candidate shortages, the hottest hiring markets, and much more.

(Courtesy of CNBC)

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Search Firm Sees Growing Candidate Revolt Against 24/7 Access
Demands By Employers
Common Courtesy Lines No Longer Exist
Monday February 7, 2005 10:05 am ET

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Management Recruiters International, Inc. (MRI), the world's largest search and recruitment organization, has observed a growing level of discomfort on the part of candidates and employees with positions that demand any-time, any-place accessibility and control by employers through technologies such as handheld email devices, spyware or Wi-Fi.

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Tapping the Potential of Temporary Workers
When Time And Money Are Tight, Entrepreneurs Have A Wealth of Reasons For Turning To Placement Agencies

ENTREPRENEUR'S BYLINE
By Valerie Freeman
April 24, 2004

On a lean budget, you can't afford to recruit, train, and offer costly benefits to full-time employees who may or may not work out, and whom you might feel obliged to retain if business slowed -- or let go, thus opening yourself to legal hassles. Fortunately, however, you have a solution: Retain a temporary worker. The advantages are embedded in the way the business of bringing on a temp usually works, which is that the placement agency retained by the employer recruits and trains the worker, and also handles and covers the cost of administrative factors, such as benefits, payroll, and worker's compensation.

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MRI News Release
Demand For Mid-managers And Professionals Continues To Rise
February 7, 2003

(Cleveland, Ohio) – Executives, mid-to-upper level managers, professionals and sales and marketing people can anticipate increased demand for their services during the first half of 2003, according to the latest hiring survey conducted by Management Recruiters International, Inc. (MRI), the world’s largest search and recruitment organization. MRI is a subsidiary of staffing and outsourcing leader CDI Corp. (NYSE:CDI).

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Jobless Rate Slides
Rate dips to 5.7%, payrolls grow at fastest rate in two years,
but analysts express caution.
February 7, 2003: 11:41 AM EST

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The U.S. unemployment rate dropped and employers added 143,000 jobs to payrolls -- the biggest number in more than two years -- the government said Friday, better news for the labor market than economists expected.

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Job Sites Produce Few Actual Hires
Frustrated Job-Seekers Disenchanted With Online Services
By Kris Maher and Rachel Emma Silverman
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Jan. 2, 2002

It is hard to get a job in a recessionary environment, no matter what means are used. But some job seekers say they are becoming particularly disenchanted with big online job sites.

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