September 2015

Knowledge and consistency prove critical to success Several times a week, after reviewing a client's pipeline report of opportunities believed to have an 80% probability of closing in the next 30 days, I have to tell the VP of sales quite the opposite: "Trust me when I tell you that you're not going to win the contract."

Agencies allow candidates to find their passion while providing jobs For those of us who love to criticize the staffing industry, it might come as a surprise to learn there are many things a staffing agency does right. Some of the benefits they provide allow young, "green" candidates to find their passion while earning a paycheck.

Ask any hiring manager and you will hear the war for talent is heating up. At the same time, however, there is an ironic gap: millions of newly minted college graduates complain they can't find work. What gives?

Hillary Rodham Clinton calls it the highest, hardest glass ceiling: the US presidency. As she readies herself to make that bid for the second time, women are fighting on many different fronts.