Out of frustration, one day, I posed a question on Craigslist.  I asked, “Why are people so negative about using a Recruiter”?  Michael M sent me an email.  In it, he said, A recruiter or temp agency are people who can’t or don’t want to do the tasks but get paid for the people actually […]

Who Are They? * They work full-time, permanent jobs * They come with resumes * They have solid, verifiable work histories * They have proven management skills * They have proven technical & mechanical skills * They are educated.  They have Diplomas, Bachelors, and Masters degrees.  Some have graduated from the school of hard knocks! In Western […]

When I last saw Jose´, he had stopped in to my office to tell me he’d been hired on full-time and would be receiving a promotion. I was sad when a year later his employer (Enviro-Care) filed for bankruptcy. He just left my office. He came in announcing (without shame) that now that his unemployment […]

One significant difference about Gen Y, or what I’m calling “Generation Why,” is that they have grown up questioning their parents and everything they have been exposed to. Unlike generations before them, they’ve been pampered, nurtured, and scheduled

Despite the complexity of this test, I found some simple answers: Of the bimetal blades, the Lenox Gold is the fastest and longest lasting, followed closely by the standard Lenox blade. Third place goes to the Milwaukee Ax, which was well ahead of the rest of the blades.

I think that the recent (and on-going) economic catastrophe that we’re living through is kind of similar to an asteroid collision. It’s wiping out the dinosaurs … but the small creatures who survive it may now have the opportunity of a lifetime, and more.

I invite those out of work, lacking work, or unhappy with their current prospects of work––to at least understand that in these difficult, far from tasty-apple-pie times, the opportunities do exist elsewhere. That elsewhere is Buffalo, New York.

So here’s an article that talks about Rocco Termini, The Outsource Center, Dorian and Spencer Gaskin, ReUse Action, and even Sen. Mark J. Grisanti––and their contribution to the renovation of the Lafayette Hotel in downtown Buffalo.  Sure these folks all doing great things, but no mention of Kim Tatoian, Sarah Tomani, and Teddy Royal who […]

A Facilities Project Manager works for an Owner [Developer, Government, or Industry] who hires a Construction Project Manager who works for either a general capital improvement construction company OR a strict Construction Management company.

Here at Construction Personnel Group we get all kinds of people who walk through our door looking for work.   And we can honestly tell you that no person is just like another.   Each and every applicant has their own special talent to offer.   Today, for example, a man walked into our office […]

This is possibly a rhetorically redundant article, which some will wave off with an “of course that’s true’, or ‘obviously” but nevertheless, people probably thought the same thing about gravity before someone actually defined the law. Obviously there was a force that held people to the earth it didn’t take a genius to define that […]

I had a caller today ask me why he should take the time to come in to meet with our Recruiter for an interview. He’s in the middle of an unexpected job-search, sometimes sending out ten or fifteen resumes a day. He needs to be home to keep surfing the ads, receive calls, etc. In […]

A lot of guys come in to the office for our initial conversation with a CAN-DO! attitude. In other words they “can do” anything. They try to sell their skills for all jobs from turning flapjacks to raising the Empire State Building to flying a B52 Bomber and anything in between. They are ernest and […]

In the past two years in the Human Resources (HR) industry, I have observed this phenomena. When the economic wave was strong, people rode that wave with confidence and insouciance. But when that wave crashed and the economic scene no longer fueled it, people became worried about security.   This sounds terribly kindergarten level in […]

One of the basic truths that we all can agree on is that humans are intrinsically motivated by “whats in it for me?” You are, and so is your future employer. So write your objective statement from his perspective.