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The Road to Nostalgia

“Party Rock Anthem” by the hip-hop group LMFAO® was the number one song in 2011 for 6 straight weeks.  At my age, I’m not supposed to know that but my favorite radio channel happens to be Sirius Hits 1®.  I can’t help it – I don’t really like “old things”, including songs.  But just because … Continued

Life is What You Make It

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Life is what you make it.” People are given different privileges, opportunities and resources and at times this may seem unfair. But rather than fixate on life’s injustices, successful people make the conscious decision to leverage what they do have and keep an eye open for new opportunities. This philosophy can … Continued

Increase Your Odds of Success

I was reading an interesting article about making your own luck. I found it compelling to read because I always thought that luck was a random thing. In the article the writer agreed that some events were uncontrollable such as a tornado blowing your house down and leaving your neighbor’s house intact.  But it was … Continued

The Ultimate Time to Recruit

Recruiting seems a little silly at this time. If there is one thing there is no shortage of is applicants. However, this is a crucial element that cannot be overlooked. All signs point to an improving economy and when the bubble bursts, employers will be scrambling for high quality candidates. Because there are so many … Continued

I Love Traffic! Who Knew?

I hail from Chicago, city of almost 3 million, with over 9 million in the Chicago Metropolitan area making it 3rd largest in the US. Along with people comes traffic – lots of it. Usually I leave the office a little later in order to avoid the “heaviest traffic” but it’s still always busy. As … Continued

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How Candidate Response Rates Rise with the Right Staffing Software

For some staffing firms, good candidate response rates resemble MLB batting averages. If a recruiter gets a 25% response rate from passive candidates, it’s presumed that person surpasses most of the competition. However, since 6% of recruiters consistently get response rates of 50% or better, there are clearly ways to use strategy and smarts to … Continued

8 Ways to Avoid Being Hacked

I have been involved in providing automated solutions for companies for years.  I have prepared detailed presentations and have spoken at events, repetitively warning clients and our staff how to avoid being hacked.  Yet, a couple of weeks ago I came seconds close to being a victim myself! What happened?  I was at a Chicago … Continued

Stop Wasting Time! Let Staffing Software Automation End These Tasks

How is your hiring time being spent? On simple and repetitive grunt work or on the important stuff: screening, interviewing, placing, and onboarding candidates? Routine staffing and recruiting duties don’t drive revenue or boost productivity. So why not automate them when you can? We can all agree that both front and back office operations have … Continued