Hiring
Appreciating Your Interviewee
Bottom-Line Up Front: Most managers don’t prepare well for their interviewees… That’s why most managers suck at it make mediocre hiring decisions.
You’re a busy professional. You have a lot on your plate, your team is working overtime, and that ugly deadline is fast-approaching.
Finally, the recruiter calls you with an interviewee. They send over the [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Dynamic Senior Software Developer Available for Consulting
One of our preferred consultants is currently available for c#, php, python, ms sql or mysql contract work. A condensed version of his resume is shown, below. Contact me, Robert Merrill at 801-426-6120 x2 or merrilr@sostechnical.com for more information in connecting with this consultant:
Executive Preview
With more than 20 years of solid experience with [...]
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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 [...]
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Why Startups Need Recruiters
Occasionally, I will get a note from a startup or other early-stage company in response to my inquiry about recruiting for them that will say, in essence:
“Currently, we’re not using external recruiters, but as we get more established, it’s something we might look into…”
Which is secret code for:
“No.”
Which is secret code for either:
We don’t [...]
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Utah Unemployment Death-Grip Loosening?
Wow, what an amazing year this has been. The very tight unemployment rate seems to finally be seeing a little light with some well-known Utah companies laying off employees, other movement of employees from company to company still strong, and the relative salaries being paid seeming to stabilize instead of the spiraling out-of-control, even [...]
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How to Use LinkedIN
Jason Alba, who created the Jibber Jobber Career Toolset, recently wrote a book, “I’m on LinkedIN –Now What??“. Well, I just bought my copy and noticed you can get yours on Amazon… if you want.
Review pending… as soon as I consume and digest all of Jason’s delectable networking knowledge.
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