International Leasing & Asset Finance Network

Fred St Laurent's Blog (7)

As a recruiter are you not worried that lessors could move to this service instead of using recruiters like yourselves ?

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

Added by Fred St Laurent on September 29, 2008 at 4:34pm — No Comments

ELFA officially launched their new job board today in an email to the membership. (see below) Being …

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

Added by Fred St Laurent on September 26, 2008 at 5:15pm — No Comments

An Analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Report

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

Added by Fred St Laurent on August 1, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Will Boomers Really Have to Retire, or Be Able to in this Economy?

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

Added by Fred St Laurent on July 17, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Baby Boomers Begin to Retire at 330 an Hour in 2008

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

Added by Fred St Laurent on July 15, 2008 at 4:00am — 2 Comments

Vacation comes to a close...Back to work!

The final day of vacation is melancholy at best. Last visit to the pool; to the beach or the one site we haven’t seen yet. Packing, cleaning, setting my mind and the minds of my family toward home. Personally I can’t wait to get back to my desk in many ways. Still my three children are young enough to draw me into a shell search on the beach or an hour or two sifting through puzzle pieces of the NYC skyline that we MUST finish before we toss it back into the box. I have managed to be effective… Continue

Added by Fred St Laurent on July 11, 2008 at 6:00am — No Comments

Happy Independence Day!

I love to come into the office when no one is here because it is like an empty church. Quiet. During the week there is a buzz of energy, people calling out, dialing 80- 100 times a day, excitement, and I thrive in that environment; Today though, the peacefulness here is soothing. I have few “to do” items and then I am off to enjoy the holiday with friends and family. One of the items "to do" is getting this blog started: For almost 20 years I have emailed newsletters to leasing professionals,… Continue

Added by Fred St Laurent on July 4, 2008 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Latest Blog Posts

Monthly Archives

2008

September (2)
August (1)
July (4)

Welcome to
the Lease Blog

Sign Up
or Sign In

Badges | Report an Issue | Privacy | Terms of Service