Labor Shortage Forces Companies to
Re-Evaluate Relocation Packages
According to a survey conducted by the Employee Relocation Council, companies have experienced more challenges in recruiting top talent in 2006 than in previous years. Of 150 companies from a variety of industries and sizes surveyed, 44.74% said that future relocation volume will increase next year. “With the labor shortage looming on the horizon, organizations are feeling the pressure to seek out the best talent from a shrinking labor pool.” Therefore, company retention strategies are becoming more prevalent. The most popular strategy is the relocation payback agreement, which mandates employees to stay at the company for a set period of time, or require them to payback relocation expenses incurred during their hiring process. 80% of companies in this survey institute a payback policy, 64.23% have a one year agreement.
“Recruiting and retaining top employees, some employees’ reluctance to move and companies’ financial constraints with relocation incentives all will be potential challenges with broad impacts on the economy and relocation,” said Margery Marshall, SCRP, Prudential Relocation president.
What does this mean for you, the MRI Account Executive? 2007 will be a year that companies may open the purse strings in order to get the right person for the position. They may require you to look outside the local market to find the person they need. It’s worth it to not settle for the number two candidate that’s local. This is why it’s impressive to let your clients know that you offer a full service, free of charge, relocation company as part of your service offering. You not only can find the top talent, but you can also relocate them using the FAS Relocation Network.
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The Value of the Account Executive
In today’s world, things like identity theft and phone scams are frightening for all of us. Unfortunately, your candidates might be experiencing this when they post their resumes on a major job board. According to a recent article featured in The Wall Street Journal titled “Who’s Reading Online Resumes?” the number of online job scams and identity theft are on the rise. Candidates are revealing personal information on their resumes, such as social security numbers, date of birth, address, and multiple contact numbers. According to the FBI, “these people are using the information to apply for fake credit cards and loans in the job hunter’s name. In another situation, they send a job hunter an email claiming to be a recruiter or company seeking personal details for pre-employment background check, and use the information for identify theft.”
Scam artists post fake job board ads, send emails to job hunters, and “phish” for any and all information they can use to obtain someone’s identity. It is recommended that no personal information be revealed on a job board resume, and correspondence only be conducted via email until the inquirer is recognized as authentic.
This is why you, the MRI Account Executive, are so valuable in the job hunter’s process. Candidates eliminate potential identity theft issues by avoiding posting their resume at all. We know many of you encourage candidates to not post their resume, and give you exclusivity in the search process, and here’s another reason why it’s important. Use these examples when speaking with a prospective candidate to deter them from posting their information on a job board or website.
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Ten Worst Allergy Towns
1.Lexington, Kentucky
2. Little Rock, Arkansas
3. Chattanooga, Tennessee
4. Louisville, Kentucky
5. Johnson City, Tennessee
6. Greenville, South Carolina
7. Richmond, Virginia
8. Charlotte, North Carolina
9. Jackson, Mississippi
10. Saint Louis, Missouri
*Sourced by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, The 2005 Spring Allergy Capital Ranking
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Top Ten Tips for Holiday Waistlines…
How many pounds does the average person gain during the holidays? It's ranging anywhere from five to ten pounds, depending on who you ask. Compound that with a poll conducted by Careerbuilder.com of 1,600 people in the workplace, claiming that 47% of people have gained weight since they began their jobs. “Today’s busy workers have trouble finding the time to cook healthy meals and exercise regularly, and their waistlines are suffering.” With both of those things against all of us, what can we do to perhaps minimize the added pounds this holiday season? A few tips for us all.

1. Keep a bottle of water at your desk—drink water instead of snacking.

2. Blacklist all vending machines and stay away from soda

3. Walk around the office instead of sitting all day.

4. Resurrect the lunchbox… bringing a healthy lunch to work instead of eating out can help minimize the calories. Plus.. it will help your wallet!

5. Try to be a picker eater—or pickier than usual. Don’t take the second helping of the pie… eat a few extra veggies instead.

6. Eat before going to a party, so that you can control what you eat before hand.

7. Don’t run on empty… don’t starve yourself to justify eating all night long.

8. Move those legs! Don’t eat and just let it all sit there… take a jog, go out for a brisk walk, go to the gym, or go shovel the driveway. Burn off those calories.

9. No one likes to be the sourpuss of the party, but drinking alcohol is a waste of calories. We are not suggesting to stop all together.. just drink in moderation.

10. Holiday dining is a time to enjoy friends and family. Savor that time, and eat slowly. Shoveling food into your stomach doesn’t give your stomach enough time to tell the brain you’re full and to stop eating. It takes 20 minutes for your brain to know your stomach is full.. Pace yourself and enjoy the time together with friends!