(The information contained in this blog will be more relevant to Tech staffing firms.)

"Anyone can find workers online; it's not rocket science so why should I have to pay for it."

Those words were said to me recently by an entrepreneur I was talking to about tech startups that are trying to 'disrupt' the staffing industry.

For anyone who hasn't heard about disruptive technology, it…

A good friend of mine was laid off of his job of 10 years and is searching for new employment. He has a complete LinkedIn profile with contact info and resume (thanks to me) and is on Monster and CareerBuilder.

He got a call last week from a local recruiter at a niche staffing firm. On the phone the recruiter told him he had a ‘couple’ of jobs for him, and they arranged to meet. My friend has an interim job so he had to arrange time off to meet this…

I recently had the unpleasant task of sorting through over 250 applicants who had applied to a job posting. Grant you, I did say the position was entry-level, so I knew that I'd get a lot of 'kids' who haven't had much experience job hunting. But I was still surprised at how poorly most of these candidates handled sending an email and their resume. So this blog is dedicated to the young and ignorant, and…