Over the past 32 years of recruiting, candidates have shown the wonderful ability to surprise clients.  It almost seems they are trying to find April Fools jokes to play on companies where they are interviewing.   For instance, isn’t it amazing when they fail to edit or proof their resumes prior to forwarding them in…

There are always going to be naysayers and those who want us to believe the negative.  While we were almost beginning to believe that all manufacturing has left or is leaving the US, we are now seeing evidence of its return – or maybe some never left.  There is also a not so quiet addition…

Obviously companies do not intentionally, knowingly set out to find the wrong person to fill a job.  On the other hand, if they do not seriously create meaningful job descriptions, this is the path they are on.   Several months ago we discussed that every company has a Recruitment Strategy whether they are aware of…

How Can Business Benefit?   High unemployment has been with us for four years and economists say it will be with us into 2013.  The MainStream Management Monthly Newsletter #21 states “The employment outlook for 2013 offers little cause for New Year’s Eve celebration. Champagne bottles will have more fizz than the U.S. economy in…

Since 1981 as a 3rd party Recruiter (contingent and contract) and Recruiting Manager for a start up CLEC, I have seen our industry quickly evolve in our sourcing methods.  These are probably the greatest number of changes the recruitment industry has seen since its founding. Within the 3rd party recruitment industry, there have always been…