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December 29, 20142014 has been a solid year for job seekers. The U.S. economy grew at a 4.6 percent rate in the second quarter and job growth averaged more than 200,000 a month, up significantly from last year. Q2 was the nation’s strongest quarter since 2011 based on gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services [...]
Read MoreDecember 29, 2014
New Year’s resolutions come in all shapes and sizes: There’s the good: Find a better job in my field. The bad: Eat more saturated fat….
Read MoreDecember 29, 2014Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to find a new job, either getting away from your current position or finally getting back into the workforce? You don’t have to go it alone--to help marshal your resources and cast a wide net for yourself, it will truly help if you make use of a staffing [...]
Read MoreDecember 26, 2014
The best jobs in St. Louis Southwest, MO are right here. Having worked as a temporary employee himself, Owner/Strategic-Partner Brian Thomas understands first-hand how rewarding…
Read MoreDecember 23, 2014
Are you a “generic” employee? Of course not! You have unique skills, experience and personality traits that will make you an indispensable part of the…
Read MoreDecember 22, 2014As the New Year begins, hiring in the U.S. continues its upward trend and job openings are at a near-record high. In 2015, monthly job gains are forecast to reach 250,000 a month or approximately 3 million for the year.California’s economy, like that of the nation, continues to improve. Unemployment is trending down and housing, [...]
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December 19, 2014Friends are great – and good bosses are great, too. But what happens when they become one and the same?It’s nice - and even career important - to be friendly with your boss, but you may want to limit making friends with those outside your professional reporting structure. In other words, there’s a line between [...]
Read MoreDecember 16, 2014
Unemployment is creeping lower. Recruiting is getting harder by the day. But if the right candidates aren’t beating a path to your door these days,…
Read MoreDecember 15, 2014As the new year approaches, you want to approach it with everything in place in terms of policies for your employees. And this is the perfect time to implement any new policies or changes to current ones--set everything up so that when 2015 comes around, employees will know your expectations right away.Computer SecurityUnfortunately, in an [...]
Read MoreDecember 10, 2014
The best jobs in Birmingham South, AL are right here. John Chandler, Owner/Strategic-Partner for PrideStaff’s Birmingham South office, dedicates himself to building a trusting, open…
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