Resume Writing Tips

March 19, 2010

One of the best ways to move this blog up the search results list is to include key words like” Brangelina”, “JLO”, “Brett Favre” or “Tiger” in the text.  March Madness, or Jesse James, would help today as they are at the top of the internet buzz list.  Or I could stoop to throw in [...]

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Does It Feel Warm In Here?

March 12, 2010

Back in September, 2009 we started seeing an up-tick in new search assignments. Not a huge number, but enough to brighten our days. Many of the new assignments were for controller-level people for V.C. funded companies looking to build a finance organization. We had not seen many of these search assignment since Q1 in 2008. [...]

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Win In A Seller’s Job Market

January 28, 2010

My last posting discussed my job market forecast for 2010.  Once again I was swamped with responses – – – thanks Mom, for reading!  But, the beauty of blogging is believing you have something valuable to say, and that someone else will think so as well.  But, I digress.  Let’s start with a premise that [...]

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Two Trends For 2010

January 15, 2010

A major part of a recruiter’s success is knowing what’s going on in the job market and getting in front of trends in the local market.  Since we talk to hundreds of people every week we get an opportunity to ask them what they think about business trends in the Valley and how they are [...]

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Year End Economic Forecast

December 22, 2009

Since my last posting we have been in contact with over 200 senior financial executives to get their thoughts on the economic climate for 2010.  This wasn’t a scientific survey, as we contacted people we knew and have done business with over the past two to three years.  So, it’s not a random sample of [...]

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Number Crunching

December 2, 2009

Please forgive me for posting this number crunching blog, but I cannot help it!  I spent about fifteen years in accounting before getting in the placement business, and always seem to be the person in this business that takes on the “number” tasks.  Hopefully, some of you reading this also appreciate knowing the facts and [...]

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Temporary Work

November 17, 2009

This past week I’ve spoken to several people who have been doing contract/temp assignments for at least a couple of years.  I asked them why they worked contract instead of regular fulltime, and what they liked and disliked about contract work.  Their responses are very similar to the ones I’ve heard over my twenty plus [...]

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A Reason For Optimism

November 9, 2009

With our national unemployment rate at 10.2 percent and the broader measure of unemployed and under-employed’s at 17 percent, it’s not easy being optimistic about the future.  Throw-in global warming, a continuing global banking crisis, two wars (with just USA involvement) and the collapse of both the Niners and Raiders and having a positive outlook [...]

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Year End Planning

September 16, 2009

Now that summer is over and vacations are becoming a faint memory, it’s time to buckle down and finish 2009 strong.  For those out there who have filed two extensions for their 2008 income tax returns, you have about a month to complete and file them.  But that’s personal stuff.  Here’s what’s ahead on the [...]

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Generation Y – The Millennials

August 31, 2009

We just ran across an issue that, I believe, could become a significant source of friction between management and Generation Y (Millennial’s) employees: Using an employer’s electronic equipment for personal business.  When an employer provides a laptop, work station, iPhone, BlackBerry, anything with internet access, or communications ability, are employees at risk for losing their [...]

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