December 13, 2007
Vol 5 No 23

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Making Sure There Is Truth in Hiring

Recruiters and hiring managers who make empty promises leave employers open to costly lawsuits and risk to their reputation.

Read more about truth in hiring.

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Guiding the Smart, the Opinionated and the Hard to Please

	Recruiting tactics
	Wachovia to Recruiters: Let's Make a Deal Wachovia Securities, in a move to hang on to as many brokers as possible in its merger with A.G. Edwards & Sons, is attempting to woo independent recruiters with a lucrative offer to encourage them to stop picking off Edwards' reps and moving them to rival broker-dealers. Read more about retaining valued workers.

	Discussion
	Onboarding: Looking for 'Best Practices' In the Recruiting & Staffing Forum: A member writes: "I am currently working on a project to improve our onboarding process. Can anyone provide information on what your company does that is successful (or not)? Or have you had any great 'onboarding' experiences as a new hire?" Join the discussion.

Workforce Metrics

GLOBAL HIRING

Percentage of executives reporting anticipated changes in workforce size by region over the next six months, September 2007

	Increase	Decrease	No change
Asia/Pacific	47%	14%	39%
North America	42	17	39
Europe	38	22	39
Note: Survey of 2,687 executives worldwide.
Source: McKinsey & Co.

HARD TO FILL

Percentage of hiring managers reporting job level that is most challenging to fill, 2007

Senior management	6%
Manager/supervisor	17
Professional/technical	43
Administrative/clerical	12
Temporary/contractor	9
Other	13
Note: Survey of 1,035 hiring managers.
Source: Robert Half International

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