On January 3rd, I skipped into the office ready to conquer the world. I was thrilled to be back in the rhythm of my normal routine after almost 2 weeks off. My business partner, Carmela, on the other hand admitted that she needed a couple days to ease into it. The question is – how to keep these [...]
Since I returned from working in Belgium a year ago, a few themes in the world of recruiting have emerged. One is the propensity of firms to select the temp to hire avenue, in lieu of straight permanent positions. Another theme is that firms are exercising caution in choosing the most ideal [...]
In a July 27th NY Times article entitled “In Job Hunting, the Pas de Deux of Seeker and Offerer,” a job seeker likened the search to “playing chess on a board I can’t see against people I don’t know.” I am quite confident that many of the consultants who have stepped [...]