The staffing, recruiting, and human capital management industry makes a vital contribution to the U.S. economy. Here are some facts and statistics that may surprise you.
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Appreciate the Little Things in Life
Recently I had the opportunity to take my mother to Estes Park, Colorado as a birthday gift – and we brought along my four-year-old son. My son handled the airport like a boss, pulling his little backpack behind him through all the checkpoints. He was full of excitement as the plane took off. A big smile from ear to ear, experiencing something that many of us have done over and over and don’t think twice about.
Continue reading »A Graduation Mindset
The spring brought with it the opportunity, as it does each year, to attend several close friends and family members’ commencement ceremonies. However I took a new goal into this season, which was to find a common thread in the speeches I heard.
Continue reading »Helpful Hints to Employers Who Are Hiring
As a sales professional in the recruiting industry, I have worked with hundreds, possibly thousands (I’ve lost count), of employers hiring for difficult to fill positions. The majority of the positions my company fills are for highly sought after employees. In the territories we work, there are more jobs available than there are people for those jobs, so the candidates are king! Here are some valuable hints to help you get the perfect employees on YOUR team…and not your competitors!
Continue reading »Watch Your Investments Grow!
You’re probably reading this because you think I am going to tell you how you can increase your monetary investments. I don’t want to disappoint, but I am not going to be talking about how to watch your money grow. There is another type of investment that I want to focus on today – your people.
Continue reading »Twitter 101 Part 2 – How Can Hashtags Help Me?
In my previous blog, I provided a quick overview regarding hashtags on Twitter (here’s a quick link in case you missed it: http://bit.ly/1lj1kKF). I had just finished describing hashtags as a large filing cabinet – when you open up your filing cabinet and use the search feature on Twitter to search #aureusjobs, every tweet that contains #aureusjobs will appear.
Continue reading »The Power of a Thank You
We live in a society where everything is go-go-go, always on the run, trying to move to the next thing, and get it checked off our list. I understand this (and I hope you do too) because I live in this hectic world and do the same thing the majority of the time. When we are going from task to task, do we ever stop and think about all the people that helped us get to that point?
Continue reading »Changing Seasons
Can you feel it yet? Have you taken the time to slow down for a moment and feel the warmth of the afternoon’s sun? Have you see the plants pushing up from the ground or the trees budding?
Continue reading »Succession Planning – It Takes a Village
Are you striving to be a successor or developing others to replace yourself? I had the fantastic opportunity to moderate a succession planning workshop. I learned so much that I’m compelled to share highlights from the 125+ years of experience from the expert panel.
Continue reading »Just Say No!
I’m a people pleaser. Now before those of you that know me start with your wisecracks, it’s actually true. I don’t ever want to let anyone down. When I say I’m going to do something, I follow through 99.9 percent of the time.
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