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ManpowerGroup’s perspective on the BLS’ Employment Situation Report

Posted on August 9, 2011 | Leave a comment

Weak Demand for Companies’ Core Products and Services Contributes to Slow Jobs Growth

ManpowerGroup Warns Skills are at Risk of Becoming Antiquated as Job Seekers Face Long-term Structural Unemployment

… slow demand for products and services coupled with ongoing talent mismatches are continuing to hamper the labor market, as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed the overall July unemployment rate fell slightly to 9.1 percent and 117,000 private sector jobs were created during the month. “
 
Finding people with the right skills is extremely challenging, and employers are unwilling to compromise while demand remains sluggish,” said Jeffrey A. Joerres, ManpowerGroup Chairman and CEO.

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Manpower Employment Outlook Survey

Posted on June 14, 2011 | Leave a comment

Strong Job Market Expected for Iowa 

June 14, 2011 - Employers inIowa expect to hire at a healthy pace during the third quarter of 2011, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

 From July to September, 23% of the companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while 8% expect to reduce their payrolls. Another 66% expect to maintain their current staff levels and 3% are not certain of their hiring plans. This yields a Net Employment Outlook* of 15%.

 ”The Quarter 3 2011 survey results point toward improved hiring plans compared to Quarter 2 2011 when the Net Employment Outlook was 10%,” said Manpower spokesperson Sunny Ackerman. “Compared to one year ago when the Net Employment Outlook was 19%, employers are less confident about their staffing plans.”

For the coming quarter, job prospects appear best in Construction, Durable and Non-Durable Goods Manufacturing, Transportation & Utilities, Wholesale & Retail Trade, Information, Professional & Business Services, Leisure & Hospitality and Other Services. Employers in Financial Activities and Education & Health Services plan to reduce staffing levels, while hiring in Government is expected to remain unchanged.

Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Results for the United States

Of the more than 18,000 employers surveyed in the United States, 20% anticipate an increase in staff levels in their Quarter 3 2011 hiring plans, while 8% expect a decrease in payrolls, resulting in a Net Employment Outlook of +12%. When seasonally adjusted, the Net Employment Outlook becomes +8%. Sixty-nine percent of employers expect no change in their hiring plans. The remaining 3% of employers indicate they are undecided about their hiring intentions.

To view results for Metropolitan Statistical areas surveyed within Iowa, visit http://press.manpower.com.

The next Manpower Employment Outlook Survey will be released on September 13, 2011 to report hiring expectations for Quarter 4 2011.

About the Survey

The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey is conducted quarterly to measure employers’ intentions to increase or decrease the number of employees in their workforces during the next quarter. The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey’sUnited Statesresults are based on interviews with 18,000 employers located in the 50 states, theDistrict of ColumbiaandPuerto Rico, which includes the largest 100 Metropolitan Statistical Areas based on number of business establishments. The mix of industries within the survey follows the North American Industry Classification System Supersectors and is structured to be representative of theU.S.economy. 

The complete results of the national Manpower Employment Outlook Survey can be found in the Press Room of our website at http://press.manpower.com. There you will also find the results for the 100 Metropolitan Statistical Areas surveyed, the 50 states, theDistrict of ColumbiaandPuerto Rico. Questions can be directed to press@na.manpower.com.

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Manpower Employment Outlook Survey

Posted on March 8, 2011 | Leave a comment

Mild Job Market Expected for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA

March 8, 2011 - Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA employers expect to hire at a conservative pace during Quarter 2 2011, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. Among survey participants, the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA employment outlook is one of the weakest in the nation.

From April to June, 12% of the companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while 11% expects to cut staff. Another 76% expect to maintain their current staff levels and 1% are not certain of their hiring plans. This yields a Net Employment Outlook* of 1%.

“Employers are similarly confident about hiring plans for the second quarter of 2011 compared to Quarter 1 when the Net Employment Outlook was 2%,” said Manpower spokesperson Karen Miller. “Employers foresee weaker staffing plans compared with one year ago, when the Net Employment Outlook was 8%.

Summary of Results for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA

 

For the coming quarter, job prospects appear best in Non-Durable Goods Manufacturing, Transportation & Utilities, Information, Professional & Business Services, Leisure & Hospitality and Other Services. Employers in Construction, Durable Goods Manufacturing, Wholesale & Retail Trade, Education & Health Services and Government plan to reduce staffing levels, while Financial Activities employers report no change in hiring sentiment.

Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Results for the United  States 

Of the more than 18,000 employers surveyed in the United States, 16% anticipate an increase in staff levels in their Quarter 2 2011 hiring plans, while 6% expect a decrease in payrolls, resulting in a Net Employment Outlook of +10%. When seasonally adjusted, the Net Employment Outlook becomes +8%. Seventy-four percent of employers expect no change in their hiring plans. The remaining 4% of employers indicate they are undecided about their hiring intentions.

The next Manpower Employment Outlook Survey will be released on June 14, 2011 to report hiring expectations for Quarter 3 2011.

 About the Survey

Manpower Inc., an innovative workforce solutions company, releases the global Manpower Employment Outlook Survey quarterly to measure employers’ intentions to increase or decrease the number of employees in their workforce during the next quarter. The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey’s United States results are based on interviews with 18,000 employers located in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, which includes the largest 100 Metropolitan Statistical Areas based on number of business establishments. The mix of industries within the survey follows the North American Industry Classification System Supersectors and is structured to be representative of the U.S. economy.

The complete results of the national Manpower Employment Outlook Survey can be found in the Press Room of our website at http://press.manpower.com. There you will also find the results for the 100 Metropolitan Statistical Areas surveyed, the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Questions can be directed to press@na.manpower.com. 

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Posted on February 22, 2011 | 2 Comments

What is the “new normal?”

“The world is on the cusp of entering a new reality in which human potential itself will become the major agent of economic growth. Unleashing this spirit and potential will become the ultimate quest that we must seek to conquer, as the world enters the Human Age.”  Jeffrey A. Joerres, Chairman, CEO and President, Manpower Inc.

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Manpower Releases 2Q 2010 Employment Outlook Survey

Posted on March 9, 2010 | 1 Comment

Today, Manpower Inc. released the results of its 2nd Quarter 2010 Employment Outlook Survey.

For the Des Moines-West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area, hiring intentions are slightly better than they were in the first quarter of the year, and significantly stronger than they were at this time last year, as 17% of employers surveyed plan to add staff, while 9% plan to decrease staff levels.  No change in staffing is anticipated by 72%, and 2% of employers are unsure what direction their hiring activity will take.  In addition to the 2% increase in the net percentage over 1st Quarter, I also find it interesting that the overall percentage of employers who don’t know what they’re going to do seems to be decreasing.  Perhaps that’s at least indicative of a greater level of confidence in forecasting by hiring managers.

For the upcoming quarter, job prospects appear best in Durable Goods Manufacturing, Nondurable Goods Manufacturing, Transportation & Utilities, Information, Financial Activities, Professional & Business Services and Leisure & Hospitality.

Employers in Wholesale & Retail Trade, Education & Health Services and Government plan to reduce staffing levels, while hiring in Construction and Other Services is expected to remain unchanged.
Of the 18,000 U.S. employers surveyed, 16% expect to increase their staff levels during the second quarter, while 8% expect to reduce their payrolls. Seventy-three percent expect no change in hiring, and 3% are undecided about their Quarter 2 2010 hiring plans.  To see the full U.S. report – click here…
The next Manpower Employment Outlook Survey will be released on June 8, 2010 to report hiring expectations for Quarter 3 2010.

Summary of Results for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA
Increase
Staff Levels
Decrease
Staff Levels
Maintain
Staff Levels
Don’t Know
Net
Employment
Outlook
Q2 2010
(current)
17% 9% 72% 2% 8%
Q1 2010
(previous quarter)
13% 7% 75% 5% 6%
Q2 2009
(one year ago)
16% 15% 66% 3% 1%
*The Net Employment Outlook is derived by taking the percentage of employers anticipating an increase in hiring
activity and subtracting from this the percentage of employers expecting a decrease in hiring activity.

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Manpower Inc. Identifies Four Mega Trends

Posted on January 27, 2010 | Leave a comment

Manpower Inc. is a strategic partner of the 40th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, held in Davos, Switzerland this week. At the Forum, key Manpower Inc. executives are participating in discussions around a slate of topics ranging from global commonalities to gender parity to the future of employment to social networking.

In conjunction with the Forum, Manpower Inc. released information identifying four Mega Trends which are transforming and accelerating the world of work. They are:

  • The Talent Mismatch is deepening as the working age population declines and the nature of work changes. These significant shifts in talent supply are transforming the global labor market.
  • Individual Choice will be exercised by those with the skills that are most in demand, requiring companies to think differently about how jobs are defined and how they will attract and retain scarce talent.
  • Rising Customer Sophistication requires businesses to work in a new way, driven by innovation and delivering greater value and efficiency.
  • Technological Revolutions have the power to change where, when and how we work, enabling organizations to be more agile and innovative – if they know how to leverage it.

“In recent weeks, the status and significance of the rapidly expanding temporary workforce has been widely discussed – and woefully misunderstood,” said Jeff Joerres, Manpower Inc. Chairman and CEO. “Companies will increasingly look to temporary workers to gain the flexibility and agility required to appropriately and strategically adjust to consumer demand.  At the same time, individuals are increasingly exercising more choice when it comes to pursuing employment that meets their expectations and taps their motivations.”

“Business leaders around the world will need to ask themselves what the trends mean for their organizations and what they will do to respond to them, according to Manpower research.  Organizations need to carefully consider their people practices, a critical element to navigating the changing world of work.”

“As the economy rebounds, companies will need to prepare for a new normal, carefully adjusting their business strategy and evaluating their workforce,” said Joerres. “In the past, access to capital gave companies their edge; soon talent will become the competitive differentiator and companies will compete for talent as rigorously as individuals now compete for jobs. “

“Given these trends, the temporary workforce will lead the way as the world recovers and companies are forced to do more with less and meet consumers’ ever-rising expectations,” Joerres added. “To attract and retain these ‘workforce accelerators’ who offer highly specialized skills, smart companies will strive to create a workplace culture that is healthy, flexible and satisfying.”

To see an executive summary, click here…

Good stuff!  Take note America – things are changing before our very eyes.

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Manpower Wins Pink Magazine Award – Again (2009)

Posted on September 1, 2009 | 2 Comments

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Manpower has once again been recognized as one of PINK Magazine’s 2009 “Top Companies for Women,” and is the only employment services firm named to the list for the second consecutive year. PINK’s exclusive annual ranking recognizes organizations that make women’s advancement a part of everyday business, especially in demonstrating a commitment to placing women in top leadership positions and among top earners.

“All companies would do well to adopt the best practices demonstrated by firms like Manpower, who are committed to advancing women in the workplace,” said PINK CEO and founding editor Cynthia Good.

PINK received a record number of entries from America’s leading firms seeking recognition for 2009, with applicants required to complete a multi-step evaluation process. This involved providing responses to almost 100 questions and data points concerning women’s advancement, before the field was narrowed to 15 winners. Each organization was evaluated on several categories, including:

  • Power: The number of women in corporate executive roles, on the board of directors and with Profit & Loss responsibility.
  • Pipeline: Evidence of commitment at the highest levels to hiring, training,mentoring, promoting and retaining women.
  • Pay: Evidence of pay equity, including women who are among the topfive earners within the organization.

“I am proud of the accomplishments of our strong women leaders and their contributions to Manpower around the world,” said Manpower Inc. Chairman and CEO Jeff Joerres. “Our diverse global leaders set a pace and tone that energizes the organization. We recognize that an inclusive workforce creates diversity of thought, perspective, background and experience, generating the energy we need to help our clients win.”

Today, women make up almost 40 percent of the organization’s Executive Management Team and over 40 percent of country managers worldwide are women. Our talented women are a source of immense pride for the company. Earlier this year, Françoise Gri, President of Manpower France, was awarded with the Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur Medal in recognition of her achievements as a leading businesswoman. Gri has also been named to Fortune magazine’s “International Most Powerful Women in Business” list for five consecutive years. Barbara Beck, Manpower President of EMEA, has been previously named to PINK’s Top 15 Women in Business – “The Innovators” list.

The list of the Top Companies for Women 2009 is featured in the magazine’s August/September/October issue.

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Manpower Wins – Best Temporary Employment Service 2009

Posted on August 12, 2009 | Leave a comment

2009 BEST OF

First, we would like to thank all of you that voted for Manpower. We consider it an honor to have received this award and appreciate the recognition tremendously. Our goal in this business is to help people find meaningful work, while at the same time meeting the needs of our customers. Knowing how important the role of work is in the lives of those that walk through our doors everyday, is what motivates us to be the best. We thank you for recognizing our efforts, our passion, and our everyday commitment to you.  

Article from the Des Moines Business Record.

Best Temporary Employment Service

Manpower Inc.

Mike Lynch has found one silver lining in the nation’s economic struggle: “I don’t recall a time when I’ve had more meaningful, heartfelt conversations with people,” said the president of Manpower Inc.’s Central Iowa franchise. “Everybody is in the same boat, and whether the conversation is personal or about business, it gets to the depth of what’s good and bad.”

Lynch’s mother, Helen, opened the Manpower office here in 1953, and his father was one of the first customers. Lynch, with 27 years of experience in the business, said the past few months have been “a bizarre and interesting kind of a ride,” but foresees smoother sailing in the near future. At Manpower, “I think we’re going to see a gradual increase during the rest of the year,” he said.

The office handles temporary employment services as far north as Fort Dodge and as far south as Creston. “Technology and the professions are a growth area for us,” Lynch said. “Clerical and administrative support are kind of a specialty, and there’s a fairly robust light industrial division. We’re not highly involved in health care and the heavy industrial stuff.”

Revenues have been basically flat for the year, he said. “We’re seeing new customers every day,” he said, ‘but the flip side is that things are going out the back door as new business comes in the front door, as we see large layoffs from the larger companies in town.

“It’s the old saw – it’s all about relationships,” Lynch said. “As we have the opportunity to connect with people during hard times, my belief is that it will make better times that much richer for everybody.”

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Manpower Chief looks to Virtual Growth

Posted on June 1, 2009 | Leave a comment

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On Second Life, the virtual-reality website, Jeff Joerres is a barrel-chested bodybuilder with a mop of bright blonde hair.

In the flesh, the chief executive of Manpower is somewhat less muscle-bound and his hair is starting to thin. “What am I going to do, be a 90-year-old man?” he laughs. “It’s called Second Life for a reason.”

Aesthetic improvement is only one reason Mr Joerres is enthusiastic about Second Life. From his perspective at the top of one of the world’s biggest recruitment companies, Mr Joerres says that such virtual worlds and social networking websites are transforming the world of work. Increasingly, he says, “work will get done that way and people will find work that way”.

The economic downturn has accelerated this trend, Mr Joerres believes. He cites a new tie-up between Manpower and LinkedIn, the professional networking website, in which Manpower is offering career services to LinkedIn members – a collaboration prompted by a flood of requests to the networking website for career services in recent months.

Mr Joerres says he is becoming more optimistic about the employment scene in the US. Although he says the unemployment rate – a six-nine-month lagging indicator – will not recover until well into 2010, he sees signs the economy is becoming more stable.

At the start of the year, the Manpower chief said he would not be surprised if 2009 saw an average unemployment rate of 9 per cent , but now says that may have been too gloomy.

Mr Joerres is critical of how some companies slashed jobs during the downward cycle, a phenomenon he says they may pay for when growth returns. “There’s been a lot of blunt instruments out there, companies cutting 10 percent across the board. But what about cutting the right 10 percent?” he says.

“Companies that had the right type of workforce strategy had a better sense of what levers to pull when the downturn hit,” he observes. “But we’ve seen some really good companies panic and hit the trap door. That wasn’t necessarily wrong, but they now have a period to recover and if they don’t use this time carefully, they could find themselves losing market share, or spending more on training new staff.”

Manpower released a surprising global survey last week that underlined this conundrum: it showed that 30 percent of employers around the world are struggling to find the right people to fill jobs even though unemployment is at or near record levels in many countries.

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Manpower and Junior Achievement Team to Teach Youth Career Success Skills

Posted on February 17, 2009 | 2 Comments

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I am thrilled to be a part of this project on the local level here in Des Moines. There is truly nothing better than helping kids to focus on their future and prepare for a successful transition into the world of work.

Article:

Junior Achievement (JA) and Manpower Inc., a provider of employment services, announced the launch of a joint initiative to provide young people from around the world with work-readiness skills through a hands-on educational program. The program, JA Success Skills, aims to help students learn how to find, secure and keep a job, and provides them with tools designed to develop personal strategies for long-term career success.

“JA Success Skills will unite a generation of students in the common goal of further developing a prosperous, stable global marketplace,” said Sean C. Rush, president and CEO of JA Worldwide.

“Manpower is dedicated to preparing individuals of any age around the world to excel in the workplace,” said Jeff Joerres, chairman and CEO of Manpower Inc. “Our partnership with JA demonstrates our commitment to sharing our expertise with the workforce of the future.”

The program will kick off globally in March, and will be featured at the JA-YE Europe Skills for the Future Summit in Brussels, Belgium, April 1 to 2.

The summit will highlight skills such as expertise in entrepreneurship, financial literacy and work-readiness. Event attendees will include European Commission officials, business leaders and policy makers and JA and Manpower representatives. Volunteers from Manpower’s Brussels operation will deliver the “JA-in-a-Day” version of JA Success Skills in English to students attending the event, and Manpower representatives will present “Skills for Employability.”

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Manpower Calls for Greater Recognition of the Role of Women in the Post- Crisis Labor Market

Posted on January 28, 2009 | Leave a comment

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Manpower a world leader in the employment services industry and strategic partner of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, released a paper today titled, “The Underworked Solution: Women and the Talent Crunch.” The paper calls for the increased engagement of women in the global workforce as a key component of long-term economic growth and sustainable development.

“To ensure the best possible chance of success in the post-crisis world, employers and governments must look ahead to the challenges of tomorrow, and explore how to expand their workforces,” said Barbara Beck, Manpower Inc. President of EMEA, who is also a member of the Women’s Programme of the World Economic Forum. “The most effective companies have organized themselves to maximize the role of women in their top leadership.” Beck joins David Arkless, President – Global Corporate and Government Affairs, and Mara Swan, Executive Vice President – Global Strategy and Talent, on the Manpower Davos delegation.

“The role of women in the workforce has been on many corporate agendas for some time, and it has yet to be resolved,” said Jeff Joerres, Manpower Inc. Chairman and CEO. “One of our goals at Davos is to elevate the dialogue around the impact of positively addressing this under tapped talent pool.”

To download the paper click here.

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U.S. Jobs Recovery Months Away – According to Staffing Execs

Posted on January 15, 2009 | 1 Comment

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Any U.S. job market recovery is at least several months away, staffing industry executives say, citing comments from customers, weak consumer spending and evidence in the December jobs report that employers are cutting hours and overtime.

The economy shed 524,000 jobs outside the farm sector last month, fewer than expected, and the unemployment rate jumped to 7.2 percent, the highest since January 1993. Job losses in October and November were bigger than initially estimated.

‘When we look at where companies are, in the conversations they’re having, we anticipate continued job losses for at least a couple quarters,‘ said Jeff Joerres, chief executive of Manpower Inc (nyse: MAN – news – people ), one of the world’s largest staffing and outplacement firms.

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Ring-a-Ding Manpower turns 60!!

Posted on November 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

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Manpower celebrates six decades of helping companies and individuals win in the changing world of work. Manpower has achieved this distinction under the stewardship of just three chief executives – co-founder Elmer Winter, Mitchell Fromstein and Jeff Joerres, who has been CEO since 1999 and chairman since 2001. They have steered Manpower to its current position as a $21 billion global employment services corporation.

“The workplace has unequivocally changed over the years since we opened our doors in 1948, but our mission has always remained the same,” said Manpower Inc. Chairman and CEO Jeff Joerres. “Connecting people with meaningful work, while helping organizations find the talent they need is what we do. Manpower’s ability to navigate the constant shifts in the world of work gives us the agility required to be a resilient and reliable partner for our clients and candidates.”

Since the company’s inception in 1948, clients and candidates have depended on the Manpower group of companies to put the right people in the right job at the right time. As the global economic environment becomes ever more challenging, that service is as vital today as it ever was, Manpower has managed through extraordinary economic fluctuation and has consistently emerged a stronger company poised for growth.

Sixty years of accomplishment under such enduring leadership is a monumental achievement for any organization and it’s a genuine rarity among Fortune 500 companies (Manpower is no. 120 on Fortune’s 2008 U.S. list). Consider that the average multinational corporation lasts between 40 and 50 years. Even more remarkable is the company’s stable leadership; the median tenure of global CEOs in 2007 was just six years, according to Booz & Company.

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Freedom is not Free

Posted on November 11, 2008 | Leave a comment

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Thank you Iowa State University

Posted on September 23, 2008 | Leave a comment

I want to thank Iowa State University for inviting me out yesterday to talk to their students about the world of work. I always enjoy speaking to students and helping them understand what they will be facing when they graduate, and what the world of work is looking like and shaping up to be for them. Gen Y takes a lot of hits for many different reasons, but the more I speak with them and talk with them the more I agree with the McKinsey study that said “they have the potential to be the most productive workforce ever.”

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Fourth Quarter Employment Outlook for Iowa

Posted on September 9, 2008 | Leave a comment

Below is a link to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook survey for the state of Iowa. The survey covers the larger counties in the state and should give you a pretty good feel for what hiring will look like in the state for the next three months.

Click here for the full results for the state of Iowa.

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Manpower Global Employment Survey Results Third QTR 2008

Posted on September 9, 2008 | Leave a comment

Global Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Reveals Employers in 25 of 33 Countries and Territories Surveyed Set to Slow Hiring From Three Months Ago

Outlooks remain relatively stable in France and Germany while job prospects expected to weaken from three months ago in the U.S. and U.K.

To learn more about the survey and to get compiled and individual country information click here.

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Manpower Business Solutions Named a Top Provider of RPO Services

Posted on August 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

Manpower Business Solutions has been named to HRO Today magazine’s Baker’s Dozen, an annual recognition of the world’s top 13 Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) providers. The ranking is based on business results, extensive quantitative and qualitative surveys as well as client references.

“Our business is growing at a healthy pace because our clients — from North America to Asia — recognize that partnering with a global expert in recruitment and hiring gives them an edge in today’s fierce competition for talent, and improves productivity,” said Sheldon Schur, vice president and general manager of Manpower Business Solutions, a business line of Manpower Inc.

Manpower Business Solutions is responsible for the end-to-end recruitment process at a broad array of organizations throughout the world, including Cisco Systems and Visteon Corp. in the United States, CustomCall in Australia and the Hertfordshire County Council Recruitment Centre in the United Kingdom. Demand for RPO solutions is growing rapidly as employers seek ways to manage expenses and compete globally for talent, according to HRO Today magazine.

HRO Today considered each provider’s breadth of service, quality of service, size of RPO programs and client feedback to develop the Baker’s Dozen RPO providers list, now in its fifth year.

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Manpower Named One of PINK Magazine’s Top Companies for Women

Posted on August 5, 2008 | Leave a comment

Manpower announced today that it has been named one of PINK magazine’s 2008 “Top Companies for Women,” and is the only employment services firm named to the list. PINK’s exclusive annual ranking, issued for the second time this year, recognizes the prominent role of women at Manpower, particularly in top leadership roles.

“These companies are true leaders in the advancement of women,” says PINK’s founding editor, Cynthia Good. “They all realize that moving women to the top goes beyond issues like maternity leave and flextime. It’s also about giving women real authority to change the corporation and achieve their career dreams.”

“For six decades, Manpower has provided a platform for women to enter the workforce. The fact that many of our own leaders are women sets a pace and tone that energizes the organization,” said Manpower  Chairman and CEO Jeff Joerres. “It is the diversity of thought and diversity of experience that these women bring as strong leaders. And I am proud that Manpower is being globally recognized for doing good while doing well — it’s one of the secrets to our success.”

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Manpower Celebrates First Anniversary in Second Life

Posted on July 29, 2008 | Leave a comment

Manpower announces the worldwide celebration of the company’s one-year anniversary in Second Life. The celebration kicked-off with a multi-media convening of virtual world gurus on Manpower Island to reflect on the ways leading brands can attract a creative and diverse pool of talent and leverage virtual worlds to further real-world social responsibility programs.

Virtual worlds were initially viewed as a creative escape, but now many people are taking them more seriously. Avatars of prominent collaborators who participated in Manpower’s celebration included Philip Rosedale, Founder of Second Life, George Kell, Executive Director for the United Nations Global Compact, Lynda Applegate, Distinguished Professor at Harvard Business School, Rita King, Carnegie Council Fellow, among others.

Thousands have visited Manpower Island, and typical visitors average nine years of work experience, hail from more than 50 countries and speak more than 40 languages. The most frequent question asked by avatars visiting the Island is, “How can I get a job in the virtual world?”

As part of the month-long celebration, held on Manpower Island, the company has released several machinima videos and a special report on the Power of Collaboration, which highlights lessons learned in Second Life, and the potential for virtual world programs to further social responsibility efforts. The event replay / highlights, videos and report are available at http://www.manpower.com/SecondLife

Manpower Island was developed as a place where job seekers, employers and entrepreneurs can come together in an interactive forum to learn about and explore the World of Virtual Work. The island features a variety of virtual work resources, including an orientation trail to teach “newbies” how to move around, interact and teleport around Second Life; and a series of work-related stations offering advice on creating a virtual resume, preparing for both Real Life and Second Life job interviews, obtaining appropriate attire and finding a job in the virtual world. Manpower Island is staffed by full-time Manpower employees who maneuver avatars and welcome visitors to the Island, personally answering questions about Manpower and the World of Virtual Work.

Second Life (http://www.secondlife.com) is an online virtual community where residents live and work in a variety of 3D environments. An avatar is a person’s digital altar-ego; a machinima is a computer-generated three-dimensional film.

To join the Manpower Month long Second Life Party Click here.

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