Part of the reason I decided to join the world of staffing and recruiting was because I realized how important it is to invest in people. In a period of four years, I was promoted from a worker bee who managed no one to a regional director overseeing 55 employees. As I was promoted, I […]
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Everyone is your superior
“The eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I have no need of you,’ nor again the head to the feet, ‘I have no need of you.’ On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater […]
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Younger people are working less
Originally posted December 8, 2017. While the unemployment rate has continued to drop in recent years, the labor participation rate hasn’t grown much. We may assume that the main reason is that we have an aging population. That’s true, but that’s not the only factor. Actually, older Americans (those 55 and older) are more likely […]
Originally posted December 2, 2017. As both the House and Senate seem to be working toward a tax reform bill, there have been many criticisms about the bill. One of the many ridiculous and false claims is that it will destroy graduate education. This claim is made by an author of a Forbes article entitled: “The GOP […]
Spreadsheets and Overalls 