Leslie Stevens

Leslie Stevens writes for human capital and business publications. She was a senior manager in the staffing industry for more than 20 years and understands how talent acquisition contributes to the bottom line. She likes it when readers share their opinions, innovative ideas, and experiences about overcoming obstacles while fighting the global talent war.

Navy Eyes Recruiting Efficiencies

Leslie StevensJuly 2, 2008July 23, 2015

Talent acquisition leaders from private-sector companies aren’t the only ones trying to recruit more people with finite resources. The U.S. Navy … Read more

Troubled Goodwill Group Closes Unit

Leslie StevensJune 27, 2008July 23, 2015

Goodwill Group Inc. announced it would close an unprofitable day labor staffing unit on Wednesday, in an attempt to return the company to profitability, … Read more

Integrating Labor Market Data into Planning and Recruiting Strategies

Leslie StevensJune 17, 2008July 23, 2015

Workforce planning uses a blend of hard data, human intelligence, and management intuition to accurately forecast upcoming recruiting needs. While the … Read more

Rising Gas Prices Impact Recruiting and Retention

Leslie StevensJune 12, 2008July 23, 2015

Will flexible employers be the ultimate winners in the war for talent now that gas prices are in the stratosphere? Employers offering transportation … Read more

Hiring Future Water Carriers

Leslie StevensApril 7, 2008July 23, 2015

At Herman Miller, 1,300 of the company’s 6,000 employees are water carriers. The designation comes from American Indian tribal life, where the role … Read more

Increase Your Company’s Recruiting Staff Overnight

Leslie StevensApril 1, 2008July 23, 2015

At VistaPrint they don’t know the meaning of the term technology bust. VistaPrint reinvented the printing industry in 1995, by bringing printing and … Read more

You Oughta be in Pictures

Leslie StevensApril 1, 2008July 23, 2015

How many people do you know that are three feet six inches tall and don’t have an allergy to rubber? Casting director Miranda Rivers hired 5,000 … Read more

Seek First to Understand

Leslie StevensApril 1, 2008July 23, 2015

How much power does the U.S. President really have? In this election year, Dr. Gene Stanaland, president of GSE, Inc. and ERE Expo keynote conference … Read more

Have You Got the ERE Expo twitters?

Leslie StevensApril 1, 2008July 23, 2015

Are you a twitterholic? Twitter is a social networking site that connects family, friends, and co-workers and shares knowledge between them. Your questions … Read more

Shift Happens

Leslie StevensMarch 31, 2008July 23, 2015

A new acquisition, the slowing economy, increased competitive pressures, or plummeting sock prices. There’s a good chance your business felt the … Read more

Chimes Fallout Leaves VMS Clients with New Concerns

Leslie StevensJanuary 21, 2008July 23, 2015

The bankruptcy filing of Ensemble Chimes Global in Los Angeles on Jan. 9 leaves the users of staffing services through the company’s vendor … Read more

Ignorance was Bliss

Leslie StevensJanuary 10, 2008July 23, 2015

Gwen Brooks, director of Staffing and Records at Ohio University, has learned that there’s more than one way to eliminate process redundancy and … Read more

Mortgage Industry Job Losses Offer Recruiters More Candidates

Leslie StevensJanuary 8, 2008July 23, 2015

The mortgage industry suffered massive layoffs during 2007, leading the way in job reduction among all industries with more than 100,000 job cuts. While … Read more

Recruiting Efforts at Edward Jones Aim to Match Growing Customer Diversity

Leslie StevensJanuary 4, 2008July 23, 2015

Financial services firm Edward Jones has partnered with 100 Black Men of America, Inc. in a collaborative effort designed to raise awareness of the … Read more

2007 Job Cuts Lowest in Seven Years

Leslie StevensJanuary 3, 2008July 23, 2015

The 153,105 job losses sustained in the financial services sector in 2007 failed to spill over into the broader job market, according to a recent report … Read more

Size Matters in Executive Compensation

Leslie StevensDecember 28, 2007July 23, 2015

CEOs of larger public companies not only receive greater total compensation for their responsibilities, they have more “skin in the game” than … Read more

More Grads, But Cognitive Ability Declines

Leslie StevensDecember 19, 2007July 23, 2015

The good news: recruiters should see an increase in applicants with college degrees and high school diplomas; the bad news is that those applicants might … Read more

Pay for Pharmacy Professionals Still Climbing

Leslie StevensDecember 18, 2007July 23, 2015

Pharmacy professionals are still in high demand. The aging population and the growth in prescriptions are just part of what is fueling the need for … Read more

Employment Communications Firm Changes Name, Positioning

Leslie StevensDecember 17, 2007July 23, 2015

JWT, the specialized communications firm which partners with clients such as: Microsoft, Starbucks, Boeing, AT&T Wireless, Nissan, and Compaq, … Read more

Where People Are Looking for Jobs

Leslie StevensDecember 13, 2007July 23, 2015

Need to fill some open positions? Try spending more time networking and less time surfing the net for candidates. Actively working contacts, including … Read more