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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Shakedown

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After the President of the United States muscled BP for $20 billion – with no legal grounds whatsoever – we can be certain that the independent third party he assigns to disperse these funds will know precisely who should get them. Representative Joe L. Barton of Texas accused Mr. Obama of an unconstitutional “shakedown” of…

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Visitors From Illinois

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Wind Farms in Indiana won’t offset lost oil production from the Gulf. We had dinner last week with visitors from Illinois. Very nice people. And like many residents from that area, they enthused that there’s a huge “wind farm” being built in northern Indiana. Isn’t that great? Personally, I think the American public is mislead…

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AAR Points Me To Jobs Potential In Metals

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Rail freight figures struggle forward.  Jobs alert: Metallic ores triple.  Metals are up.  (And, by the way,will Congress drive rail freight rates higher?) Time to check the rail reports: AAR Weekly Rail Traffic Report AAR continues to report mushy progress as rail freight struggles to recover.  Each category was up 4% – 5%, year over…

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Everything’s Higher With China

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China moved our markets last week, with bigger effects on the way. Chinese wages are moving significantly higher. Americans will see higher costs and, perhaps, more employment opportunities. Our markets ran up three per cent in a single day on Thursday, June 10. Strong news from China sent hedge funds scrambling, as the Chinese Communists…

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