Posted By: Jacques Couret Despite high unemployment, American and Atlanta employers still struggle to fill certain positions particularly in skilled trades, engineering and IT, ManpowerGroup reported Tuesday. In its seventh-annual Talent Shortage Survey, the human resources company said 49 percent of U.S. employers are experiencing difficulty filling critical positions in their organizations. This is slightly lower than [...]

We’ve all heard the admonition that people buy services, ideas, and products from people they know, like and or trust. At the same time we’ve also worked with intelligent, passionate and committed technical professionals who all too frequently becomes apoplectic when their client insists on doing things in ways that are counter to their recommendations. [...]

If you’re unemployed or have taken a job that is outside of your planned career path, you’re certainly not alone. Fortunately, employers understand this – but you need to be sure you are using that time wisely. Find out what employers really think about these bumps and detours and how to use them to your [...]

Posted By: CHRIS BRACKEN Unfortunately, we see Call Center companies the world over consistently making the same mistakes in their hiring processes. The reason is almost always the same:  a “we have always done it this way” mentality that exists in so many recruiting departments. Even in times of higher unemployment, competition for the best [...]

If you are currently employed, it would definitely be a risky proposition to accept a temporary position in replacement of your current full time position. An employer always has the option of terminating your employment regardless of whether you accept a temporary or a full time position. It is, however, more convenient to terminate a [...]

Compensation Market Value – How do you best go about determining your current compensation market value in the management consulting industry? As a general rule, in TODAY’s market, you are most likely currently within 15%(+/-) of your “market compensation.” We’re defining market compensation as that amount of money another consulting firm would be will to [...]