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I’m not into Realty TV. OK – I occasionally watch Long Island Medium, trying to figure out if Teresa Caputo can really connect with loved ones who have passed. I’ve watched an episode (or two) of Sister Wives trying to figure out WHAT really goes on in that family. I’ve never watched Honey Boo Boo and have never met anyone who does. This season – however – I broke down …

When my kids were in kindergarten, they came home from school with a homework assignment while they were learning how to count. On the 50th day of school they were told to bring in 50 ‘of something’. I remember counting out pennies, cheerios, gummy bears, toothpicks, and M&M’s. 50 was an important number, they learned. It is halfway to 100. There are 50 United States. Turning 50 usually means you …

Recruiters need time off, too. Our minds are spinning 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our network of candidates twists around and around in our brains like mini tornado’s – constantly strategizing how to best match our clients with those who have the best skills and personality. We love it. We’re like storm chasers. The more we have going on, the better we produce.

I recently took a …

Today the magic number is 27. Yesterday it was 22. Sometimes it dips to 10 or 12, but we don’t sleep well on those nights.

Twenty seven is the number of IT jobs we have today for which we are determined to find really great people. Our clients know we can do it and have trusted us to do it again. And again. Twenty seven times.

IT Recruiters are born …

Memorial Day commemorates those who sacrificed their lives for us. Today I wrote to a 14 year old boy who lives in Kansas City, MO., telling him how much I was thinking of his Dad. You see, Braydon Nichols’ father, Brian, lost his life when the Chinook helicopter he was flying in Afghanistan was shot down in August of 2011. ( http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/09/chinook.son.ireport/ ) I happened to be watching NBC National …

Let me tell you about my friend Curtis.  Curtis is an “Internet Marketing Specialist” who knows more about how to make things like ranking and placement and optimization improvements to your website than anyone I have ever met.  Sure, I’ve dropped acronyms like SEO around my non-technical friends, impressing them with my fictitious knowledge of what it really means and what it actually does.  I’ve spoken to my staff about …