Career Search South African Trip Series #1

Image of fog on the edge of a cliff

Do You Feel You Are in a Fog in Your Career Search? I began thinking of you when I was on top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, and took this photo. On most days, you could see the Cape Town skyline and the South Atlantic Ocean beyond. Not on that day in…

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CORRIDOR BUSINESS JOURNAL Is your business hiring hourly workers?

Are you having a difficult time recruiting hourly workers? There is good news for you.  Even in the Iowa City to Cedar Rapids corridor, there are people everywhere! Of course, some are already employed. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Table A-15 – Alternative measures of labor utilization, the most common Measure quoted…

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Talent Attraction Safari Series #2

Impalas near a danger sign

Does Your Company Have To Recruit Like The Herd? During my recent safari in the Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa, we came upon these Impalas feeding around a danger sign. Initially, I found it hilarious because they had no clue what the sign said. They were simply feeding inside the potential trap. Then I…

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Talent Attraction Safari Series

Giraffe in the sunset

Do You Feel Alone In Your Search for Qualified Candidates? Occasionally, it only takes a change of scenery to spark new ideas. Recently, during a Safari in Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa, I took this photo of a solitary giraffe. As a leading Talent Attraction Consultant, my process is to see things differently. Then…

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Talent Attraction Tuesday

Is Recruiting a Problem for Your Company? Let’s Try Something Different “Sometimes, I see things differently…” is the tagline that I have used for a long time. My feeling is that since I am lefthanded, I need to adapt – and have had to adapt my entire life. This ability to adapt benefits my Talent…

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