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Hudson RPO Among 2010 “Baker’s Dozen” Best in Client Satisfaction

CHICAGO, IL, August 4, 2010 – Hudson RPO has been ranked among HRO Today’s 2010 “Baker’s Dozen,” annually recognizing the industry’s leading recruitment process outsourcers worldwide.  HRO Today’s annual survey rates recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) providers on breadth of service, size of programs and quality of service. 
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Hudson Named to Inavero’s Best of Staffing™ List

March 11, 2010 - Hudson (HHGP) has been named to Inavero’s inaugural Best of Staffing™ list. Presented in partnership with CareerBuilder. Best of Staffing is the nation’s only client satisfaction award that recognizes exceptional client service in the staffing and recruiting industry.
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New Hudson RPO Website Offers Tools to Help Companies Assess and Improve Recruitment Process Effectiveness

CHICAGO, IL, February 17, 2010 – ”Today, virtually every business is faced with the challenge of how best to leverage their recruitment organization,” said Josh Sorkin, senior vice president of Hudson Enterprise Services. “The recession has been difficult for most human resource and recruiting operations…” Read Press Release

WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE – PREPARING FOR AN IT TALENT SQUEEZE

On October 9, 2009, Hudson’s Shannon Salter, IT Practice Manager for the Denver office, was quoted in an article that discussed the potential impact of the federal government’s mandate for the computerization of health care records. Shannon weighed in on several topics including IT salary differences among health and non-health organizations and the prolific pilfering of top IT talent from outside industries.  To read this story, register for free online access to Workforce Management Online at http://www.workforce.com/global/registration.php.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – FINANCE JOBS HINT AT RECOVERY IN ASIA

On September 1, 2009, The New York Times featured the article, ‘Finance Jobs Hint at Recovery in Asia’. Hudson Asia’s Managing Director, Mark Carriban, was quoted as an expert source providing information on how employers are handling their talent search in the Asia market and offered advice to job seekers. To read this story, please visit: NY Times.com Finance Jobs Hint at Recovery in Asia. 

PRECARIOUS ECONOMIC STATE BREEDS SALES PROFESSION UNREST

While both corporate recruiters and sales professionals are cautiously optimistic about the longer-term outlook for the sales industry as a whole, only six percent of sales pros say they plan to stay in their current position during the next six months, according to a study by Hudson and Monster.com released on February 25, 2009.  The survey results also reveal that more than half (57 percent) say they plan to actively seek a new position, and another third say they would consider a different one if it were the “right opportunity.” For more on the study, please click here.

BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL—SHORTAGE OF TOP TALENT WORSENS, DESPITE SOFT ECONOMY

On September 5, 2008 the Boston Business Journal discussed why recruiters are struggling with this problem right now, and Hudson’s Dennis Comeau gave his opinion about why this situation has occurred. Surprisingly, top talent is just as tough to find when the economy turns soft.

WOMEN LESS LIKELY TO ASPIRE TO TOP CORPORATE POSITIONS

Although the ratio of men to women in middle-level management is roughly even, fewer female middle managers aspire to reach the senior-most management positions in their companies. Click here for more on this March 2008 study conducted by Hudson.

WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON CAREER GOALS & ASPIRATIONS

It’s no secret that women are still a minority among the ranks of senior management. With U.S. companies soon to be facing a dramatic talent shortage, resulting from an aging workforce, years of low birth rates, low unemployment and other factors, it is more critical than ever for employers to retain female middle managers and advance their careers. For the three studies Hudson released in February 2008 on women in management, please click here.

IN THE GAME OF HIRING, FLEXIBLE EMPLOYERS WIN

Nearly a third (29 percent) of US workers now consider work-life balance and flexibility to be the most important factor in considering job offers, according to a Hudson survey released in February 2008.  Compensation still matters, of course, but it finished second (23 percent) behind lifestyle when workers were asked to name the primary reason they accepted their current positions. Click here for more on the survey.