Sometimes I feel like talking about recruiting.  After all, it is my profession and I truly love what I do.  I like talking about trends, recruiting topics, and sometimes I just like to vent about what happened with candidates and managers.  That being said, there are only so many things you can talk about in recruiting.  Recently, my eyes have begun to…

My father is a dentist.  No one likes going to the dentist.  It usually costs a lot of money, and without a doubt, there are varying degrees of pain.  A toothache is awful and the thought of someone working on that tooth is like fingernails on a chalkboard.  Being unemployed is not fun.  It is not any different than getting a tooth pulled.   

One thing…

It was the middle of December, right before the Christmas break, when my wife and I went out for dinner with friends to celebrate a birthday.  Getting out of the house is a big event for both of us.  Having 2 young children keeps our lives pretty busy, and we were looking forward to having a night away from our day-to-day activities.

When we got to the…

One thing I have learned over the years is that TOMORROW will never be the same as TODAY.  What do I mean by this?  Just because everything is perfect in your world today, doesn't mean that everything can't change quickly.  You could be the top of your game with your company and your personal life, but chances are that circumstances will change!  Some of these…

January is a big month in the Thomson household.  It kind of sucks to tell you the truth, simply because we all have birthdays at the same time.  My wife, brother, sister-in-law and me all have our birthdays in January.  To make it even more complicated, my wife and I are both hitting the 4 -oh this year.  Yea, 40.  Laura's birthday is January 19th, and mine is the…

Are you a likable employee?  Are you a likable person?  Do you compliment others?  Do you genuinely care about others well being?  Are you someone else's confidant?  Do you encourage others to do their best?  When you smile, do you mean it?  

Simple questions.  Hard answers. I'm not talking about Facebook likable, but truly likable. If you…

It was 1997 and I was working at a staffing agency.  We were celebrating the year end and we were headed to the dog tracks in Selma, Texas on a chartered bus.  There was alcohol, and everybody was getting loud and crazy.  We had had a long year and two recruiters had just been promoted to account managers.  Everybody was giving the recently promoted high fives and…

Twitter.  I have to admit, I never thought I would be a big tweeter.  Until early in 2012, I didn't understand how it worked.  A bit embarrased to admit this, but I know I am not alone.  I had no idea what a hashtag was, and didn't know how to follow people or how to be followed.  Mentions?  Are you kidding me?  What did that…

In 1981, The Clash wrote a song called "Should I Stay or Should I Go".  The next year they released it, and it became their only #1 single.  On the single, Mick Jones sings "Should I stay or should I go?  If I stay there will be trouble.  An' if I stay there will be double." Do you ever feel this way about your job and where you work?  If so, you are not…