Let me answer that question really quickly. No. It may happen if you are a doctor or if you are with a small company and have a specific trade. Other than that, I can’t think of another profession where you could be a permanent employee with the same company your entire career. Let’s think about it. The big blue (IBM) had pension plans and some people…

Candidates come in all shapes and sizes. There are passive candidates who are looking for the right opportunity.  There are candidates that have lost their job and been out of work for a while. There are candidates who have recently left their role for one reason or another and are looking for their next opportunity. There are college graduates who are seeking their…

This past weekend my wife and I went to Oxford, MS to watch the Texas/ Ole Miss game.  It was more like a David vs. Goliath scenario, yet 100,000 fans from Texas and Mississippi attended.  Miles of tents with elaborate spreads of food and drinks covered every inch of the tailgating area, better known as the Grove.  Truly, it didn’t matter to me who won or…

This weekend was like any other weekend for a guy with 2 young children. If you have small kids, or have had them, then you know exactly what I am talking about. The one small caveat is that now that school is in session and football is in full- swing, hanging out on the patio with friends and family replaces the swimming pool.

We aren’t to the soccer game stage because my son is only 1 ½, and my 4 ½ year old daughter’s activity of choice is dance which happens on Thursdays…

The other day I was watching Breaking Bad, which I believe is one of the smartest and best acted shows on television. The premise of the show is that Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher, contracts cancer and begins cooking methamphetamines to help with the cost of his treatment. After his cancer goes into remission, however, he continues to put…