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Hiring Managers’ New Year’s Resolutions
The Big Day is behind us. Now on to the next chapter: New Year’s. Most of us probably have some personal and career-oriented New Year’s Resolutions we’re considering: get fit, take a class/get some technical certification, eat better, go to more networking events. If...
All I Want for Christmas is a Great 2018
Chances are good that you want your career/job situation to be the greatest it can be. With Christmas and the season of giving gifts upon us, it’s understandable if you’re hoping that this coming year will give you all you hope for and desire. And it can, so long as...
Finding Those Elusive Creatures: Top Talent
Non-news flash: the best talent is incredibly hard to find today. With the unemployment rate at its lowest in 17 years, most people who want to work more than likely have found it This low unemployment rate means that employers are willing to look the other way in...
Looking for Work During the Holidays: Why it Works
It’s the holidays! Time for great food; enjoying the red, green, yellow, blue, and white lights; listening to noels as well as goofy old-fashioned holiday songs (which still make you a tad weepy in a good way because they remind you of your grandmother); watching...
Why – Oh, Why! – is Organizational Change So Hard?
If you work in HR or in some management or leadership capacity at your company and if you’ve ever been part of a committee charged with some form of “organizational change management” at your firm, we don’t have to tell you plain fraught such a task can be. Few of us...
4 Reasons Why You’re Unhappy at Work
It’s unfortunate but it happens to all of us at least once in our working lives: we really dislike our job. As in, we really, really, REALLY dislike it! Hate is not a too-forceful description of how we feel about our job. In fact, if at least one of the following four...
Busting Freelancer Myths
Do you think freelancers/independent contractors are good just for “quick fix” projects? You may want to think again because these types of professionals can be a great way to take advantage of their skills without committing to them full time. What’s more, it’s not...
Are You Really Overqualified or is it Age Discrimination?
You’re 43. You’ve been laid off or you’ve decided to look for another position. You start networking and even applying for opportunities you find interesting. You get a few interviews (but it feels as if they are fewer in number than they were when you last looked for...
Why Working in Staffing is a GREAT Career
Arguably some of the best kept secrets when it comes to careers are working as a recruiter, manager and/or sales professional in the staffing industry. If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve worked with us either as a temporary associate or client so you know what...