Dear Barbara: It’s getting more difficult than ever to surface top talent. Often I surface a qualified candidate who is currently not working, but our … Read more
October Hiring Surge Adds 271,000 Jobs
In a dramatic reversal from the mediocre employment growth of the last two months, the U.S. jobs market all but boomed in October, adding 271,000 jobs. … Read more
Is A Hiring Slowdown Underway?
Is a hiring slowdown underway in the U.S.? Economists say no, but with ADP reporting a fourth consecutive month of sub-200k job growth. the question is one … Read more
ADP Report: Private Employers Added 182k New Jobs
ADP says U.S. employers added 182,000 new private sector workers in October, the fourth consecutive month of sub-200k job growth. The ADP National … Read more
The Unemployed May Be Better Off Not Taking Just Any Job
Here’s an unexpected discovery: women who sat out periods of unemployment fared better at job hunting than did those who took a low-level job while … Read more
It’s Important to Maximize Diversity in a Start-Up Culture
It is an unfortunate fact of professional life that the corporate world remains a stronghold of white, well-educated, and reasonably affluent males. In a … Read more
More and More Employers Are Asking: Is That College Degree Really Necessary?
The recent stories about Ernst & Young de-emphasizing college performance as a hiring criterion, and the even-more-important case of CapGemini now … Read more
CareerBuilder Hiring Forecast: Big Finish to Year
Job growth may have slowed in August and September, and staffing’s outlook is less robust than it has been, but CareerBuilder says this fourth … Read more
Slowing Temp Agency Hiring Predicted to Slow Even More
Temp worker growth is forecast to slow significantly in this last quarter of 2015, after aggressively growing since 2010. The Palmer Forecast predicts temp … Read more
Anemic September Job Growth Raises Worries Over Economy’s Future
The government delivered unexpected job news this morning, reporting that September posted a surprisingly small 142,000 increase in U.S. employment. The … Read more