“Companies are taking a lot longer to hire. If they hire someone, they want to be sure that person is right on target,” the International Business times quoted Faith Casler, founder of staffing and placement agency Faith Casler Associates Inc., as saying in a story about post-recession hiring decisions. “Before the recession, we would pick up the phone and get someone placed in a day or two. Now it can take four to eight weeks. We’ve had positions open for six months.” To read the article, click here.