Recruiting Solutions

IGS Recruiting Solutions | September 20, 2016

A new report from the Association of Government Accountants and Kearney & Company finds that recruitment, retention and resources are challenges for the IG community.“It was a story this year of opportunities and challenges,” said David Zavada, partner with Kearney & Company, and the survey director. “The challenges that keep coming up year after year are mandated audits that inhibit their ability to really address the most significant risks within an agency, staffing c...

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Circa | June 10, 2022

Circa, a software solutions provider focused on increasing diversity in recruiting, announced an agreement to partner with ThisWay Global to maximize IBM’s App Connect Enterprise to help organizations enhance their diversity recruitment strategies. ThisWay is one of the 12 startups in North America to be selected in the Google Startup Accelerator Program, which took place in September 2021. We wouldn't have been able to participate in this cutting-ed...

HR Dive | January 13, 2020

Creativity was the most in-demand soft skill for applicants last year, and it has retained its place heading into 2020, according to a Jan. 9 LinkedIn Learning report. "Organizations need people who can creatively approach problems and tasks across all business roles, from software engineering to HR," the company said. Persuasion, collaboration, adaptability and emotional intelligence rounded out the top five. LinkedIn noted that emotional intelligence — defined as the ability to...

HR Dive | January 14, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has limited joint employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in final regulations published Jan. 12. The rule, slated to be published in the Federal Register Jan. 16, spells out the circumstances under which more than one business can be held liable for FLSA violations. It largely adopts the "four-factor balancing test" from DOL's proposed version of the rule while also clarifying that an employee's "economic dependence&...