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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Food and Energy

By Ted Dieck | Recruiter’s View - Economy - Employment Scene - Energy - Pick | March 20, 2011
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Look at it this way: If rising prices include an indication of demand, wouldn’t that also point to where jobs are being created? If you don’t need to eat and you don’t care to do anything, you’re in pretty good shape. Otherwise, the Producer Price Index is here to tell you what you already know:…

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BP Oil Spill – Some Advice

By Ted Dieck | Recruiter’s View - Energy - Political Commentary - Recent | July 1, 2010
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100,000 barrels a day ain’t no “spill.” I’m just sayin’… The language used in reports and responses to BP’s drilling disaster has been, umm, undisciplined. At first, I wondered if people were just positioning themselves, using words that reflected their interests. Eventually, I gave up on that logic. 

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Banks Too Big To Succeed?

By Ted Dieck | Recruiter’s View - Business Climate - China - Economy - Employment Scene - Energy - Financial Markets - Political Commentary - Recent | June 28, 2010
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In the name of Safety, Congress writes financial regulations that throttle the financial industry, slow the economy, and invite mischief of chilling proportions. Congress has slammed another 2,000 page behemoth through the system. Much like other recent legislation, perhaps the goal is to pass something now and change it later. TOOTHLESS BUT DANGEROUS The financial…

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