Work with clients to make sure contingents hit the ground running
It may have taken my staffing firm two months to respond to my application, but it was worth the wait. They brought me in for an interview. I arrived in my best attire, ready to sell myself to the representative interviewing me. But it wasn’t […]
It’s a common misconception that if you want a good job then you need to go to college and get a degree. But in this economy where we’re getting a surplus of new graduates and a limited number of jobs, it’s not that simple. […]
As my college years were winding down, the thought of finding a job I would want long-term was daunting. Choosing a permanent lifestyle is easier said than done. I’d always fantasized having a glamorous future as a marketing marvel for a well-known […]
I have never settled for the status quo. That attitude has helped me to work from home with a legitimate business.
We all have different expectations of the same situations. When it comes to matters of business, however, it is best to set out the expectations of […]
As an accounting manager and the default HR department for a small, family-owned business, I worked with staffing firms from the employer side many times.
Now, I’m on the other side of the coin, finding myself unemployed after my company was acquired and my department eliminated. Because I […]
My experience as a temporary worker has been deeply personal. Beneath the kaleidoscopic matrix of the economy, the job market, global trends and exponential technological advance- ments, the basis of working as a temp is built on one’s life choices and circumstances.
I have worked as […]
Flexible: A dictionary will define it as capable of being bent, usually without breaking. I would say that’s exactly what consultants need to be in order to excel at this job. As a former Olympic wrestler and a consultant for 25 years, that’s not difficult for me. That’s what I do daily when consulting […]
I have found working as a temp to be a bit of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, I have definitely appreciated being employed and have enjoyed the variety of businesses where I have been placed. On the other hand, I have found that temping very rarely leads to traditional, full-time employment and […]
I didn’t choose the traditional path after graduating from high school. My goal is to work in the music industry. With the way the music industry has evolved in the past decade, it is very difficult to find a self-sustaining job even with a four-year degree. Nowadays, it is all about who you know. […]
While there are pros and cons to any type of work arrangement, consulting has provided a platform for me to experience new and exciting career opportunities. It also has provided an environment that promotes the development of meaningful professional relationships across a wide subset of clientele. Here are […]
