A recent Crain’s Detroit Business article titled “Economic clouds have a silver lining for staffing firms” provides some new statistics showing what Top Echelon Contracting has blogged about numerous times – that employers are hiring more contractors during the economic…

Ever have a candidate not answer the phone?  Or not return a voice mail?  Was that candidate under the age of 30?  If so, chances are good they’re part of the “Text-Message Generation.” In college football, coaches aren’t allowed to…

In my previous blog post, I discussed the fact that worker productivity in the country fell for the first time during the past 18 months.  That’s an indication that instead of hiring more employees, companies are attempting to squeeze every bit…

The recently enacted unemployment benefits extension bill signed by President Obama on July 22 may make it easier for some workers to take advantage of temporary/contract work. Before the bill was signed, accepting temporary/contract work could result in lower unemployment…

As hot as social media is these days, especially for recruiters who are looking to make placements through social media, email marketing is equally popular.  The reason is that email is just as effective as social media, if not more…

We recently blogged about a prevailing trend by employers to only hire the “perfect candidate” and the extreme ways they are weeding out “imperfect” candidates, such as not considering anyone currently unemployed and using credit checks more frequently. Given the…