Category: US News

Your February 2015 First Friday Preview from Jon Burkhart

How is Your Team’s New Year So Far? In 2013, Forbes.com research indicated just 8% of people achieve their New Year’s Resolutions.  For many of us, January saw the start and finish of a few resolutions.  While we often hear…

The War For Talent Is Heating Up

The War For Talent is Heating Up  2014 was the strongest year for job gains in the US since 1999, and job openings data shows that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) skills are in high demand among employers. Unemployment…

More Good Economic News

December 2014 was another good month.  US unemployment figures edged down in December from 5.8% to 5.6%, and US Manufacturing ended the year strong with an increase in activity.  With continued growth in consumer sales and production demands along with…

Are You the Best, Above the Rest?

As predicted, we are officially seeing the impact of hiring challenges in this very competitive hiring climate.  Especially, in the accounting and finance world, the current demand for top talent far exceeds the supply of qualified applicants available. Hiring authorities…