The holiday season is quickly approaching, and that can only mean one thing . . . the Top Echelon offices are going to be closed! Well, it means more than that, of course, but for the purposes of this article,…

It is standard operating procedure for many, if not most, employers to check the criminal backgrounds of their new direct-hires. But as contractors increasingly are filling vital roles in organizations that require them to have access to sensitive information, it…

A while back, we published a blog post about the importance of recruiters getting off the computer and back on the telephone.  (“Recruiters, Get Off the Keyboard and Get on the Keypad!”) Bob Millman of AutoPro Technical Recruiting adopted a…

A recent Human Resource Executive Online article illustrates how employers could find themselves between a rock and a hard place when determining whether or not to drop health insurance for their employees in light of looming healthcare reform. The article…

Attention to detail is always important in the recruiting profession, and that’s especially the case in this kind of economic environment (i.e., slow and stingy clients and scarce job orders).  Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC, one of the top-producing…

When negotiating a contract candidate’s pay rate, it may feel like you are between a rock and a hard place. After all, both the client and the candidate are your customers. You have to make your client happy if you…