Staffing

Finding the perfect IT staffing firm can be a daunting task. Where to start? Who to talk to? What is fair pricing? These are all questions that may not have simple answers.

Over the past few weeks, while I wrote about job creation and career development, others were writing as well. I am at the 2011 TechServe Alliance Conference and Tradeshow in Phoenix this week, which leaves me with less time than usual to share my own views. Instead, I thought I’d share a few articles that […]

Last week’s post was about the business community and the government working together to create a climate conducive to job growth. That was the Business community with a big B. This week I want to address the lower case b, the men and women like me who run companies or are in management and in […]

VMS and MSP are acronyms that have changed the staffing industry landscape significantly over the past decade and, for better or worse, they are here to stay. I say “better or worse” because my own experiences have sometimes been mixed and I believe, based on anecdotal evidence and published industry analysis, that this is the […]

You may need your job but does your job need you? Does your boss need you? Does your company need you? During these challenging economic times, and really any time, it’s important that you can answer “yes” to all of these questions. Here’s how:

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Using a temporary staffing firm can provide companies with a competitive advantage. Here are the top 6 reasons companies use temporary employees.Flexibility: Staff fluctuations happen for a variety of reasons including special projects, seasonal periods, and economic cycles. Temporary employees can be deployed quickly to address these challenging times.Fill in: Sometimes regular employees are out […]

Jobs, jobs, jobs. It continues to be the hot topic with discussions on a variety of job related issues happening everywhere from the boardroom to the campaign trail to the dinner table. Two headlines caught my eye recently: