At the end of last month, I had the opportunity to travel to Chicago for the 2009 Top Echelon Network Fall Conference. The event was held on Friday, September 25, and Saturday, September 26, at the Sheraton Gateway Suites. As…

How many job orders do you have right now that you can’t seem to fill because hiring authorities want you to “send more candidates”? These days, hiring officials are focused on finding what they consider to be the perfect candidate…

A whopping total of 70 million Americans were born between the years 1946 and 1964. These 41- to 59-year olds make up what is known, of course, as the “Baby Boomer Generation.” Recruiters everywhere are waiting for the Baby Boomers…

As everyone knows, these are challenging and uncertain economic times. Consequently, they require creative and innovative hiring and staffing solutions. Sometimes, it’s difficult to determine who devised a particular solution in the first place—the members of the workforce or the…

The rules have changed. On the one hand, it’s not that surprising, given the changes in modern culture and our nation’s economy during the last 10 years. However, it’s a little disconcerting, as well. After all, there was some comfort…

If there’s one thing that people like more than solutions to their problems, it’s solutions immediately, as soon as their problems arise. Anybody who’s ever seen the action-adventure television show MacGyver knows that the title character, portrayed by Richard Dean…