Here Is What We Think Is Important.
In the July 2018 Employment Report, economist Bruce Steinberg looks at metrics surrounding the manufacturing industry. As is common knowledge, manufacturing’s share in Gross Domestic Product continues to decline. Employers are navigating the costs of hiring new labor versus investing in automation. Growth in output per job… Read more »
Staffing World, the annual convention and expo hosted by ASA, is coming up October 16-18th. This year’s Staffing World will be held in Mee Derby’s backyard – the Washington, DC metro area! Staffing World is the largest, most comprehensive convention and expo in the staffing, recruiting, and workforce… Read more »
Mee Derby President Robin Mee and Executive Director Kim Whiteley enjoyed two days in Put-In-Bay at the 2018 OSSA Conference last week. OSSA, The Ohio Staffing and Search Association, is the state chapter of the American Staffing Association (ASA) and an affiliate of the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS).… Read more »
Is the “gig economy” as booming as it seems? It depends how we define contingent work and temporary help workers. After a 12 year hiatus, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has revived its Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements report. Economist Bruce Steinberg addresses this in his June 2018… Read more »
Creating pay equity means confronting our subconscious biases. Even employers and recruiters who are women may notice that they have internalized the pay gap, and must take extra measures to ensure that candidates of all genders are compensated equally. Check out this relatable post on the topic by Mee Derby… Read more »
When short-term interest rates rise above long-term interest rates, economists call it an “inverted yield curve”, and it’s said to be an accurate indicator of an oncoming recession. A few weeks ago, the yield gap narrowed to only .5%. In the past, this has directly preceded a recession,… Read more »
Mee Derby Founder and President Robin Mee and Michele McCauley, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Apex Systems, will present at the next VACE Conference. VACE stands for Virginia Association of Colleges and Employers, an organization that facilitates relationships between colleges and employers in Virginia and neighboring areas.… Read more »
Equal Pay Day was last Tuesday, April 10th, and as recruiting professionals, we are invested in the future of work and in helping create a world where the gender pay gap is a thing of the past. To get there, we all need to understand the challenges we face in… Read more »
In the March 2018 edition of the US Employment Situation, economist Bruce Steinberg examines changes in wages and salaries in recent years. “… the expansion of the economy — GDP continues to increase — is likely driven by productivity increases despite the overall labor shortages. Although wages and… Read more »
Five of Mee Derby’s executive recruiters traveled to Miami for this year’s Executive Forum, a three day conference that’s an annual hub of North America’s staffing industry. For some on our team, it was their first year attending Executive Forum – for others, it was the 27th year. Yet each… Read more »
