Right off the top, no, I didn’t just swear. These two words are thrown around daily under a multitude of reasons; but how many people actually back it up or even mean it as much more than a catch phrase or cliché?  We all deal with people, either working with, or working for; and regardless of our job-identity; in one way or another we always defer to those two words in almost every close.  How do you guarantee satisfaction? Have you listened intently to the customer or to the supervisor and…

New Atlanta Job Board with Video Resumes
Job Seeking for the 21st Century
http://www.employmenthotspot.com/GetStarted.htm

How fun is your place of employment? Is it a place of ruin and despair ruled by a tyrant dictator that pretends he is running a great company? How about an oasis of entertainment and relaxation in which fluffy bunnies hop around and you ride from cubicle to cubicle on unicorns? Which would you rather have and how do you even measure this stuff? A lot of small businesses do…

I am a recruiter dealing with high level technical placements who are placed all over the world. It is difficult for me to put my finger on my best placement ever so I thought I'd mention a few memorable ones..

My client needed a tri-lingual (english, farsi and pashto) project accountant to work in Afghanistan who had to be chartered-of course!

A Spanish speaking construction Project Manager to build a military camp for the Spanish forces in…

Does your staffing software allow you to enter “66,” “67,” “68,” and even higher numbers for the age of your workers? Can your system handle “100″? It probably does, but you should double check anyways, for workers 65 and older are one of the fastest growing segments of the American…

Have you read Seth Gordon’s book- Linchpin? It’s a must read. http://www.sethgodin.com/sg/

There was much that got my attention.

I like to think what makes my business and me different is ME!!  Off course duh!! Any business is about you and me!!

And yet much around us wants us to conform and look the same, because pieces of paper, like a resume, pretty much makes us that way!! Indeed…

(With 2/3 of the workforce or about 60-70 million people actively looking or open to a new job opportunity, and just 3-4 million jobs advertised, creating a Career Investment Portfoilio may just be the wisest step to take...This Two Part article will spell out the state of the current employment economy and explain how to easily build a Career Investment Portfolio and benefit from it now and into the…

So we’ve all seen it.  A candidate goes 2 rounds of behavioral interviews, everyone loves them then they get into the actual role and fizzle.  Whether it’s a disconnect with overall fit or a overall lack of tangible skills for the position, it’s always an unfortunate position to be in.  The real question, is how can you ensure this happens less often or better yet prevent it altogether?

The answer might be as simple as testing their skills to make sure they fit the…

Your Network - personal, LinkedIn, professional, and degrees out from you.  It is about to make a company go public - LinkedIn, it has launched careers, and lent itself to the utmost results in tough searches.  The larger your network, the more valuable your reach.

I can't tell you how many times a referrel, or business contact has turned into the "Silver Bullet" that cracks open the hires and makes viable outcomes possible.  Your network is to be treated with care, given the…

[Author's Note: at no time during this series centering on Discrimination will I ever suggest or condone discrimination of anyone based on race, gender, nationality, religion, etc, etc.]

On February 7th, 2011, President Obama…

Recruiting business solution enhances sourcing capabilities on popular social networking sites via largest Twitter job board in the world

Oceanside, CA February 8, 2010 -- Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), the maker of SmartSearch®, an industry leading talent acquisition system and recruitment business solution, adds capabilities for its users to leverage…

I thought this news story was interesting enough to post about.

Maureen had one up the other day directly on this topic- this news will bear on that discussion.

The news is that the NLRB has waded into the debate about what employees may post on Facebook without fearing retaliation or…

I find managing a business really difficult. Seldom a week goes by that I don’t think I could have done something better. And of course as a leader, communicating the vision, communicating change, communicating expectations – these are subtle skills, which I don’t think any of us truly master.

However, developing these skills is fundamental to our success. Particularly now, where so many employees have so much choice, engaging people with the company’s goals is, in my view, perhaps…

IT and healthcare continue to dominate the top 25 jobs in this latest edition of the StaffingU Market Demand Report, with each taking five spots on the list.



The administrative sector should expect an improvement in demand within the coming weeks since the hiring of additional workers often follows the addition of office managers and supervisors (up 25.5% year-over-year).



Another bright spot, truck drivers, points to continued improvement in the market as these…

Well that went by rather quick no? One month already down for 2011. With January now officially in the books it is a good time for us to take a quick look at a few of the trends beginning to emerge this new year.

- Temp Staffing

Take a quick look at our…

Let’s take a moment to reflect on the amazing ways that recruiters can see success in their efforts. The telephone and internet have done some miraculous things for the field. For instance, recruiters can call potential candidates and learn about them. In the online world, you can generally do the same through written text and chats on social networking sites and email.…