The nation’s unemployment rate rose from 8.1% to 8.5% in March. Since the recession began in December 2007, 5.1 million jobs have been lost, with … Read more
Q4 2008 State of the Executive Search Industry
The Association of Executive Search Consultants says industry revenues grew a mere 3% annually in 2008, compared to 22% in 2007. In its “Q4 2008 … Read more
The Bottom-Line 7 Laws On Survival In Our Business
Having just read the umpteenth article about how to survive in a tough economy, I am finally going to write my “two cents†worth. What follows applies … Read more
Confidence in the Executive Employment Market
Assignments are slowing, hiring plans are on hold, and confidence is plunging. That is the evidence from the latest ExecuNet survey of 164 executive … Read more
10 Reasons Why I Really, Really Love Recessions!
I love recessions. I practically drool every day I hear more bad news. Recessions provide unique opportunities to achieve goals unobtainable during … Read more
Nuclear Winter and Surviving This Recession
Stumbled upon a fascinating chart that chronicles the history of government policy during past recessions. The graphs are broken down into the past five … Read more
Product Sales and 2009
You can tell a lot about attitudes and the future by the specifics of what people are and are not buying. For example, to say “consumer sales” … Read more
Strategies for Selling IT Staffing in a Down Economy, Part 2
In yesterday’s article, I explored effectively selling IT staffing in a poor economy. Today I will stress a little more how no business pain equals … Read more
Strategies for Selling IT Staffing in a Down Economy, Part 1
Effectively selling IT staffing in a good economy is never easy. It’s highly competitive, requirements change on a moment’s notice, candidate … Read more
Declining Demand Prompts Manpower to Withdraw Profit Forecast
Another dismal forecast, and this one has nothing to do with the heavy, wet weather blanketing much of the country. The forecast is from Manpower, which … Read more