MRI Network Franchise News

December 16, 2009 // Franchising.com // Philadelphia, PA -- While the national unemployment rate remains high at 10 percent, a November jobs report showed areas that have historically been precursors for future economic growth – an increase in temporary hiring, growth in the business services job sector, a rise in the number of permanent jobs, expansion of weekly hours worked and an increase in wages. As a result of this data, business leaders are beginning to focus on how they will ramp up hiring when the economic turnaround becomes a reality. Those companies that put a recruiting plan in place in advance of the recovery have a distinct opportunity to lead the pack, according to MRINetwork, one of the world's largest search and recruitment organizations...

June 25, 2009 // Franchising.com // Philadelphia, PA -- With the recruiting efforts of companies across the board slowed to a trickle, many business leaders are beginning to worry about how they will ramp up hiring quickly when the economic turnaround is a reality. Those companies that put a recruiting plan in place in advance have a distinct opportunity to lead the pack, according to MRINetwork, one of the world's largest search and recruitment organizations.

"If companies wait to develop a plan until hiring freezes are lifted or until budgets are increased, it will be too late to gain competitive advantage," says Tony McKinnon, president of MRINetwork. "During economic recoveries, organizations that quickly react historically pick up market share from competitors not quite as agile...

Even highly paid workers are looking for ways to cope, says MRINetwork

July 25, 2008 // Franchising.com // Philadelphia -- Companies willing to offer transportation subsidies, telecommuting options, and virtual office arrangements may have the best shot at attracting highly sought-after candidates to fill their open positions, according to MRINetwork, one of the world's largest search and recruitment organizations. Now that fuel prices are skyrocketing, employees who have long commutes are often more likely to consider a job change that offers either a shorter commute or other assistance in the way of subsidies or telecommuting.

"With no relief on gas prices projected anytime soon," says Michael Jalbert, president of MRINetwork, "the cost of commuting is starting to concern management and professional employees in the higher income brackets...

Most Americans take their work with them on vacation, says MRINetwork

July 08, 2008 // Franchising.com // Philadelphia -- An overwhelmingly large percentage of people in America work while on vacation, according to a recent survey conducted by MRINetwork, one of the world's largest search and recruitment organizations. Of the 647 survey participants, 36 percent said they worked occasionally during vacation time, while 49 percent admitted that they did so frequently. That leaves a mere 15 percent who vacation without working at all.

"Most U.S. employers expect salaried employees to work as many hours a week as it takes to keep their projects on schedule," says Michael Jalbert, president of MRINetwork. "Vacationers perform work-related tasks because of this expectation that they be available; or they worry about missing important information, or in some cases they simply enjoy staying involved...

Keeping good employees requires careful planning, says MRINetwork

June 17, 2008 // Franchising.com // Philadelphia -- HR executives observe that the two most challenging groups of workers to retain are those at the beginning and those at the end of their careers. Each group requires a unique set of strategies to get them to stay put, according to MRINetwork, the world's largest search and recruitment organization.

"Some HR managers refer to younger workers as 'hummingbirds," says Michael Jalbert, president of MRINetwork, "because they so often flit from job to job. At the other end of the spectrum are the 'golden agers," people whose years of experience and institutional knowledge are valuable assets to their companies...

Most job seekers stick to conventional resumes, reports MRINetwork

May 29, 2008 // Franchising.com // Philadelphia -- Despite the prominence of the Internet in job searching today, most people do not use videos to enhance their presence in this very visual medium, according to a survey conducted by MRINetwork, one of the world's largest search and recruitment organizations.

Survey results of more than 500 potential candidates reveal that only 4 percent have used a video resume in a job search. "It's too soon to say whether video resumes will take off," says Michael Jalbert, president of MRINetwork. "Right now we estimate there are probably less than 200 of them posted on various sites, but there are companies that are trying to develop business around this concept...

MRI Network® offers advice on re-recruiting key team members

September 21, 2007 // Franchising.com // Philadelphia -- Seasoned recruiters at MRINetwork know firsthand about the factors that influence candidates to accept one job over another, and they also know what kind of things send them out looking for new employment. Michael Jalbert, president of MRI Network, believes that bosses should think of retention as re-recruiting their work force. "This means applying the strategies and tools of external recruiting to your current employees," he says. "It means proactively reaching out to your top talent on a regular and ongoing basis."

Jalbert says that bosses should always assume that their best employees are getting calls and offers from their competitors...