Fred is making changes....

Two questions surfaced in regards to my review of the new ELFA job board and I thought they were worth blogging about.
First:
As a recruiter are you not worried that Lessors could move to this service instead of using recruiters like yourselves?
Honestly I think that a service like this is great for leasing for a number of reasons. It is a needed resource for those people who are out of work or find themselves in a situation where they may soon be. In the economy today where banks are swa… Continue

ELFA officially launched their new job board today in an email to the membership.
(see below)
Being a member recruiter I wasted no time in signing up for an account and posting some openings in Southern California that we are working on. (I have some excellent opportunities there)
The interface is simple and functional and I enjoyed the process. Although I was confused about how to take advantage of the code they listed that doubles the length of the ad and resume search the customer service was… Continue

This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics gave us a little bit better news than they have for the last few months. The workforce lost just 51,000 positions, 20,000 less than expected. Additionally, May and June's numbers were revised up 26,000 making July's net loss just 25,000 positions. Despite this, the unemployment rate did rise from 5.5 percent to 5.7 percent after being stable last month. Of course this is not the right direction, but we need to remember the historical context where ove… Continue

Marty Johnson asked some very good questions in his comments to me on my last Blog. I thought it would be worth expounding on the issues he raised in that I was headed in this direction anyway. I recommend that you take a quick look at Marty’s questions but to sum up:
1. Is everyone of retirement age actually going to retire? Are we seeing droves of people leaving the work force? (Answer: NO)
2. If there is a shortage or one coming why aren’t salaries “spiking” up? (His example was… Continue

On February 15th 2008 the first baby boomer received a Social Security check.
We all prepared for the year 2000 and the impact that computers were going to have on us all. Many people bought generators and stocked up on food and water, expecting the end of the world.
When nothing happened at midnight 2000 a strange dynamic settled in that bears a resemblance to something I noticed living 30 years in Florida. I call it Disaster Denial.
In Florida Hurricanes come almost every year. Everyone… Continue