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Feb 20 2018

Nick Corcodilos and Ask The Headhunter

I’ve followed Nicks blog for more than a decade and admittedly he’s taught me some things over the years. If I am not mistaken, Mr. Corcodilos has more than double my experience in the recruiting industry. I’ve been so impressed with his insight that at one point I had as many as 14 blog posts […]

Dec 12 2017

Tips for marketing yourself on Craiglist

I work for a company called Squarefoot Tradesmen. We are located here in the WNY area and have been in business for almost 20 years. We are essentially headhunters for all things construction and skilled trades related. We find (Our goal is) permanent placement for entry-level folks all the way up to Project Managers. Along […]

Jun 01 2017

It is very difficult to have a meaningful life without meaningful work

In the end, it is impossible to have a great life unless it is a meaningful life. And it is very difficult to have a meaningful life without meaningful work. Perhaps, then you might gain that rare tranquility that comes from knowing that you’ve had a hand in creating something of intrinsic excellence that makes […]

Nov 13 2016

Surly Employees

I recently attended a breakfast seminar titled Leading Across Generations. It was hosted by Business First and presented by Andrew Terranova of Dale Carnegie. Andy opened by discussing a problem that so many organizations face in that many of their employees are disengaged. The percentages from a variety of studies that were sited ranged from 26% to 63%. […]

Jun 06 2016

On perseverance

I’ve interviewed thousands of people over the last 18 years. It’s become increasingly clear most folks fall into one of two camps: those who continually give up and those that persevere. I’m not sure who started the rumor that success can be had quickly, but for most of us it’s not true! Most of us have to […]

Apr 12 2016

A job to pay the rent, or one to make your brain smile?

For most of us, we begin our career focused on making enough money to pay the rent and put food in our bellies. If we’ve played our cards right, and made good decisions along the way, we will eventually find ourselves in a job that makes our brain smile.  The cruel reality is that 7 […]

Mar 20 2016

The Difference Between Democrats and Republicans

All I am asking is that we vote for the right reasons and stop fighting amongst ourselves. The real enemy is our government and the corporations that tell them what to do.

May 21 2015

Why are most of the skilled tradesmen in Buffalo white?

I’ve been doing this job since 1998 and have finally reached a point of frustration on a particular issue.  What’s the issue? Why does it appear that most of the skilled tradesmen in Western New York and Buffalo, are white? Of course I wouldn’t pose the question if I didn’t think that I already knew the […]

May 14 2015

Historian Says Don’t ‘Sanitize’ How Our Government Created Ghettos

Fifty years after the repeal of Jim Crow, many African-Americans still live in segregated ghettos in the country’s metropolitan areas. Richard Rothstein, a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute, has spent years studying the history of residential segregation in America. “We have a myth today that the ghettos in metropolitan areas around the country […]

Apr 17 2014

An unhappy job seeker

I get this email in response to an eblast that I sent out advertising a warehouse position that we were trying to fill: i want to let you know i have sent my resume to your company, i have extensive concrete, and building trade experience, as well as a degree in civil engineering, i called […]

Feb 02 2014

Will better habits make you more successful?

In his book, Rich Habits, author Tom Corley examines the lifestyle differences between the rich and poor and it’s pretty interesting. Some things seem like common sense, others a bit more surprising. Will better habits make you more successful? Probably not. But it could be a start  70% of wealthy eat less than 300 junk food […]

Jan 28 2014

A letter to the guy who screamed at us for offering a drywall job

A letter to the guy who called our office (twice) and screamed at us because we were offering a drywall job that paid $17 to $20 per hour.

Jan 27 2014

How I turned a job that paid next to nothing into a career that I love (you can totally do it too)

When I talk to someone who is unemployed and I bring up a ten dollar an hour opportunity it’s really hard for me to not get upset when it is dismissed as “not worth someone’s time” because I know from experience how much trouble that attitude has cost me. When I finished college I was […]

Dec 03 2013

Are Agencies The Problem?

Out of frustration one day, I posed a question on craigslist.  I asked, “Why are people so negative on 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 […]

Oct 14 2013

5200 Jobs

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 […]

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