See Batman the Dark Knight FREE TODAY

Local tech company Bungee Labs is hosting a FREE showing of Batman the Dark Knight this afternoon at 4:00pm. (I interviewed @ReverendTed from Bungee last Friday on the Couchcast)
We believe Utah is home to many amazing companies…and we want to get to
know more of you.
Bring your family or friends and join us this Tuesday, [...]

4 Factors Creating Utah Workforce Funk

There’s no question something interesting is happening with Utah’s professional/technical workforce right now, and I think there are no less than four competing factors at play any business-owner should be paying very close attention to:

Real and Wage Inflation
Intense Competition for Talent
Corporate cost-cutting
High Energy/Commute Costs

The hardest part to pin-down is that the economic indicators show a [...]

Job Trends: Moonlight, Part-Time Desired by Candidates

It’s likely a result of the current economy, but we have noticed a very high percentage of people coming to us and looking for part-time or extra work on graveyards/evenings/weekends.
These are generally very talented individuals who like their current job/employer, but are looking for additional work to take on.
Likewise, these same people are usually willing [...]

Wanted: Real, CREATIVE ways to cut commute costs. NOW.

I saw an email from Yahoo’s Hot Jobs career center just now and clicked hoping for some great advice on cutting my commute costs.
Well, lets just say what I read was, um, more of the same:

Take the bus
Carpool
Ride your bike
Telecommute

With oil predicted to hit $150/barrell in a month, and prices at the pump currently over [...]

Four-Day Workweek Gaining US Popularity?

Photo by Yandle. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0.
The Green Autoblog reports that the US workforce may be switching to a four-work-day week in response to higher gas prices and pressure to be smarter about requiring commutes. They point to this reuters article explaining how the four-day week is becoming a benefit in otherwise cash-strapped [...]

Developing a Network of Passive Seekers

I saw this plate the other day…
A few days ago, I wrote about how hard it is for good, employed job seekers to search for new work while retaining anonymity.
But what if a candidate is not really “looking”, but also wouldn’t pass up the right opportunity if it, well, fell in their lap…?
Sometimes the difference [...]

Tiffany Fallon Was Fired Because She’s Millenial

The Donald made a big mistake last night firing Tiffany Fallon and not Omarosa (links to video), but I don’t blame him. Everybody’s doing it.
[NOTE: I really have no idea if Tiffany Fallon, the first Celebrity Apprentice contestant to be fired (last night) by The Donald officially fits in the age category of "Millenials" or [...]

Favorite Books of Utah Business Leaders

Connect Magazine recently put out their 2007 Reader’s Choice Awards. For many of the 25 people featured, they each listed an answer to the question:
“Which book has had the greatest impact on your leadership style”
I thought a compilation of their answers might be interesting: When page loads completely, the links below will take you to [...]

What’s It Like Working for SOS Staffing…

I was asked a question from someone who found me on LinkedIn about what it’s like working for SOS Staffing, my parent company. Here’s most of my reply, as I thought it would be valuable. Note also, that this blog and all its content are solely my own opinions, and may at any time [...]

Laid Off and Blogging About It

I’ve spoken about Robert Florida’s awesome book, “Rise of the Creative Class” before. In essence, the take-away for me is that companies do a great job of making widgets that are cheap and efficient, but companies do a horrible job of taking care of people.
One thing sure to accelerate the flight of talented people away [...]