Despite the fact that housing prices are finally rising, recruiters are still having trouble filling positions that require relocation. Relocation always has the potential of being a hard sell. After all, you are trying to convince someone to uproot themselves…

While Washington struggles to come up with comprehensive immigration reform, the Senate has introduced a bill to help foreign professionals set up shop in the United States. The bipartisan Startup Act 3.0 would create 75,000 “entrepreneur visas” that would be…

For at least the past decade, Americans have been lamenting the loss of jobs to countries overseas. Everything from call centers to manufacturing operations have been shipped to countries with lower wages and fewer government regulations. Now it appears that…

One of the questions we get most often from recruiters looking to get into contract staffing is “What are the top industries for contract staffing?”  That’s why we analyze the contract placements that come through our back-office each year. According…

In this shaky economy and ever-changing employment landscape, sometimes traditional hiring methods just don’t suffice. Increasingly, recruiters are being viewed as strategic partners who are expected to provide solutions to staffing problems, not simply fill job orders. Are you in…

It seems like everyone from your accountant to your teenage daughter has a blog these days. But should you? Starting a blog may be the last thing you want to do.  After all, you have cold calls to make, interviews…