www.execunet.com – August 30, 2007 – Despite recent volatility in the financial markets, the executive search industry has maintained a positive outlook for the employment market. With summer coming to a close, ExecuNet’s Recruiter Confidence Index (RCI) cooled in August, however, a majority of recruiters are expecting a double-digit increase in assignments received from clients during the next three months. [...]

For those who are unaware, I have a podcast series called “The Big Idea” on Kennedy’s Recruiting Trends website. In the latest episode, I discuss the need for high-profile companies to have a damage control program and use Monster as a case study (on what not to do). Check it out and let me know what you think? Thanks! Related [...]

Pardon me a moment as I break my arm patting myself on the back. “The HR Capitalist is proud to announce the first installation of the HR Blog Power Rankings! Rankings below reflect blog entries from July 30th to August 29th across 103 HR-related blogs.” I ranked #15! SWEET! See for yourself… Thanks HR Capitalist! (My check is in the [...]

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Wow! Did you know you could go to jail for hiring day laborers? (Well, okay, so maybe you did.) But did you know the legal loopholes around that fact? I did not until I read the following article below. Check it out… The paint is peeling off your front door. There are leaves to rake in the yard. And you [...]

Lately there has been much discussion of the impending doom to be caused from an Impending Labor Shortage- Why? Is it because there is some truth behind it? Some defined element of reality or just another wave of hysteria that makes for good reading. Let’s calm down for a moment and look at a few concepts. In 2006 baby boomers [...]

When I read this, I could not help but think that this presented some really good strategies on how to get your boss to send you to SourceCon2007. (Smile) Will I see you there? -Snip-snip- Industry conferences are fun. Ok fine, they are a flippin blast man! They are the highlight of many peoples entire year. You go and meet [...]

If you have an interest in workforce planning, this data may be of interest to you. In this animated population pyramid one can watch population change in China unfold over a 100 year period – between 1950 and 2050. For the period 1950 to 1995 the pyramid is based on population estimates of the UN Population Division; the data for [...]