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What Recent Grads Are Looking For

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Recent graduates have the right mentality and mindset for temporary employment, as many have admitted to having little staying power both professionally and geographically.

In a recent Adecco survey, only 3 percent said they’d expect to stay at any given job for more than five years. A third (33 percent) expect to stay for three years or less.

Like their expectations of relatively frequent job hopping, recent grads are equally open to relocating. Ninety-four percent said they would be willing to move to a new city for some reason. The top reasons for relocation are higher pay (73 percent), a job offer from their dream company (59 percent) or a job offer in their dream city (51 percent).

For more survey findings, click here to read a press release.

Time to Spring Clean Your Office Space

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On the heels of an Adecco survey that shows 57 percent of Americans admit they judge coworkers by how clean or dirty they keep their workspaces, Forbes provides these tips for streamlining your clutter:

  • Set a weekly appointment to clean - Create a reminder on your calendar for 15 minutes each week. Throw unnecessary items away, take any personal items home and sort loose paperwork.
  • Clear your floor - Gym bags, purses, shoes, etc. should be placed in a drawer or on a shelf. You can hang coats or umbrellas, but be careful not to over-clutter your walls.
  • Get rid of digital clutter - Organize your digital files and email as you would paper files in clearly labeled folders. Get rid of any unnecessary icons and transfer sticky note reminders to your calendar.

For more spring cleaning tips, read the full article here.

Adecco to Acquire Japan-based Staffing Firm

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Adecco Group, a temporary staffing firm with locations around the world, announced the acquisition of VSN Inc., a leading provider of professional staffing services in Japan, for an enterprise value of EUR 90 million.

Patrick De Maeseneire, CEO of the Adecco Group, said: “We are delighted that VSN Inc. has agreed to join the Adecco Group. This is a rare opportunity for us to expand our Japanese professional staffing business in the world’s second-largest staffing market and it is an excellent fit with our global strategic priorities. The move will instantly double the contribution of professional staffing to Adecco’s revenues in Japan and reinforces our strong position in an attractive structural growth market.”

Adecco Japan is currently the fourth-largest player in the Japanese HR market, behind local players, with a strong position in the office segment and leading profitability. VSN Inc. generated revenues of EUR 157 million in 2010 (fiscal year-end March 2011) and is focused mainly on the engineering segment. It is headquartered in Tokyo with branches in eight major cities with more than 200 full-time employees and around 2,200 associates currently on assignment at clients. Combining Adecco’s business in Japan with VSN Inc., will double the exposure to professional staffing, which represents 9 percent of Adecco’s total revenues in Japan, according to Adecco.

For more information on the transaction, view a press release by clicking here.

Plenty of Opportunities for Staffing Firms, Adecco Exec Says

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Tig Gilliam, head of Adecco SA’s North America Group, anticipates more temporary hiring in professional sectors from employers that are unwilling to take the chance on permanent employees and believes U.S. firms have reached maximum productivity levels, according to a recent Wall Street Journal interview. Even a minor uptick in demand, he says in the article, will lead to a hiring spurt.

Industries that will see the strongest growth include engineering, health care, IT and finance, he says.

“If you look at the [current] economic cycle in terms of the temporary reaction to the recovery, it’s better than average,” he says in the article. “If you look at it in terms of permanent job growth, it’s less than average. Companies have been able to get to levels of productivity with the staff they had that they didn’t expect, and they’re looking to rely more on flexible resources than permanent because they don’t want to go through the layoffs again.”

To learn more about Gilliam’s thoughts on opportunities for staffing firms, read the full article by clicking here.