February 2, 2018 – Employers added 200,000 jobs last month as the U.S. unemployment rate remained at a 17 year low of 4.1 percent, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The January gain is the 88th consecutive month of job growth. The number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged at 6.7 million. Analysts had […]

Employees are ranking respect and fair treatment in the workplace among their top priorities in choosing where they work, according to a new report. Expectations for merit increases are also growing. Let’s take a closer look at the newly released data and see who’s in charge, and why, according to StevenDouglas president Matt Shore.   […]

As a business owner for over 34 years, I’ve often wondered what my corporate responsibility is to give back to the community. The truth is, I was brought up in an environment where giving time and money was an obligation of my religion. Growing up, I didn’t fully grasp the cause and effect of donations […]

In today’s competitive job market, simply offering someone a job hardly guarantees that the person will take it.  A company needs to inspire prospective candidates from the initial interaction all the way through the offer. This is necessary for all employers because candidates with high demand skillsets are typically deciding between competitive offers. It is […]

How companies are utilizing interim professionals to backfill open positions while permanent replacement searches take place. In some sectors, we are at the lowest unemployment levels our economy has seen in about 50 years. Deciphering the exact percentages for certain employment areas is difficult as the percentages the Bureau of Labor releases represent unemployment as measured […]

How do you hire exceptional talent for the long-term? It is not enough in today’s international business market to simply recruit executives with the right qualifications. What is essential to a successful hire is the selection of executives who are also a natural fit with the company’s values and culture. One of the major problems […]