When’s the last time that you updated your hiring process to make sure that it is aligned with today’s standards? The hiring marketplace has changed dramatically in the last year and a half. In today’s candidate-driven market, it is difficult to keep the attention of applicants until officially offering them a position. Why? The simple […]
The unemployment rate has fallen back to pre-crash levels, the economy continues to grow, and nearly every forward-looking “best jobs” list includes technology careers as a growth area. All good news for job-seekers, right? Yes…but. It’s no surprise that the old ways of looking for employment — searching want ads or expecting you’ll be rolled […]
The good news is that the US unemployment rate continues to fall, down to 5% for October 2015, according to the latest statistics. “The Federal Reserve considers a base unemployment rate of 5.0 to 5.2% as ‘full employment’ in the economy,” according to Mitchell Hartman of Marketplace. And still, that position you’ve been eyeing for […]
Even the most outgoing, extroverted professionals have a tough time managing their careers. But what if you’re an introvert? Do you have an even tougher time building the skills to get ahead, interact with colleagues who can help you progress, undertake a job search? And let’s drill down further — what if you’re an introvert […]
The US economy may not be booming for everyone, but it is definitely sprinting at a pretty good clip. With the June 2015 unemployment rate at 5.3%, the US has sustained 64 straight months of job growth, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and has created 12.8 million jobs in that time. And the […]