Finding GREAT 1099 Contractors

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Aug 182008
 

It has been my distinct privilege for the past 3 years to manage a programthat relies heavily on outside contractors. I came to realize early onthat finding great 1099 contractors was a significantly different matterfrom recruiting employees. There are many challenges facing this taskthat may not come up in daily employee searches. Here’s just a few that I encounter: -How do you find trustworthy and reliable contractors with the specificskill sets you need? -When you’re [...]

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Have Career Fairs Lost their Value?

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Aug 142008
 

At JobsInTheUS, we are taking our web-based employment advertising resource from the net to the neighborhood. We’ve launched an initiative to host 4 career fairs in September- one each in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Alabama. In the spring, we’ll be hosting 7, including those 4 states, plus Mississippi, Louisiana, and Vermont. These fairs are growing, and we’re seeing participation from businesses from all sectors. It’s been our belief, since our site started in [...]

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Recruiters vs. HR professionals

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Aug 122008
 

Someone recently commented that this blog seemed to be aimed more at HR folks than staffing professionals, and as such, should have a different name. It was suggested that I use “HR Recruiting Front Lines” or something similar. This really got me thinking… I’d love your input on this matter: should recruiting be separated from HR? I was at first shocked, then disappointed, then confused at why “staffing professionals” feel they have the right to [...]

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Unemployment Rate Rising, Job Growth Slowing, and other Ponderings

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May 032008
 

First, for those of you who had sent me some inquiries over the last month, thanks for noticing that the blog had not been updated… at least that means that some people were checking in! As it turned out, I did not put up a single post in April, which is a shame, I think, considering the frequency and quality of events that happened last month. Ah well… no sense in looking back… As it [...]

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On the recruiting frtont lines in Augusta, ME

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Mar 112008
 

Wow. Some days really make you wonder about the future, and about the real employment adversity faced by many Americans. I spent the better part of the day on Monday, March 10th, at the August Civic Center exhibiting at the Augusta Job Expo. The company I work for was there promoting our service to job seekers, and providing tips and advice to job seekers. These bits of wisdom (okay, so humility may not be my [...]

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