About - Recruiter’s View

Sooner or later, everything in real life influences the jobs markets. So, our topics here range all over the place.

In our search to discover and share what’s really going on, we are particularly trying to answer the questions:

  • Where will jobs be created (and why?)
  • Where will jobs be destroyed (and why?)

This is my commentary on what I see and what I think it means.

People sometimes ask my opinion, because they assume a Recruiter’s activity can be a useful indicator.

And in fact, it’s true that I can pick up on changes in the business environment months ahead of the published numbers.

Understanding the implications of those changes is the trick. Daily conversations with business leaders give me the equivalent of perpetual survey results. And talking to candidates is the perfect reality check.

Ultimately, then, my evaluation is largely formed as an extension of what many, many others have been kind enough to share with me.

So, when you think I’ve got it wrong, I encourage you to tell me what you see from your side of the mountain.

We’re all trying to figure this out together.

Thanks for being a part of our effort!

-TD

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Slow Learner

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I’m missing out on the big Greenhouse Gas argument. As a carbon-based life form, I can’t quite grasp the premise. But I do admire the catchy slogans. I get that we’re all going to Save The Planet. We’ll abandon Fossil Fuels and use Green Energy. We’ll reduce Carbon Emissions by using Renewable Energy to end…

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What Do You Believe?

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When we lose meaning, we lose power.  Our values, our culture, even our language have been under attack for years.  This is not a difference of opinion.  It is an attack.  We have compromised until we can barely function.  Perhaps we could revisit the principles that sustained us for hundreds, even thousands of years?  We’ve…

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Dimon’s Dilemma

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Jamie Dimon has taken two conflicting positions.  Which ever way he resolves his situation, he’ll likely influence others to do the same. Jamie Dimon is the highly visible Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase.  Without question, he is leading the largest bank in the United States.  Banned In West Virginia  We mentioned JPMorgan…

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Pharmed Out

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Major pharmaceutical companies moved production overseas, long ago.  It’s an apparent cost savings during times of international harmony.  Some of these companies have also secured funding, endorsements, and easy regulation by coordinating with the U.S. government.  (Similar to the defense industry, this arrangement can get complicated.) How much can be farmed out, before there’s no…

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