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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Crazy

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They made me see a psychiatrist yesterday. I honestly didn’t think I was acting any stranger than usual, but the people I was with said I should talk to him. So I did. We had an appointment in the evening, around seven o’clock. And we were there more or less on time. Everything was quiet….

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Shipping Shows International Trade Slowing

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Even though international trade is slowing, U.S. rail freight shows signs of recovery. (Just don’t try to sell coal for a living.) The Baltic Exchange Dry Index is running below its 200 day average. That matters to us, because this gauge tells us something about foreign trading activity. Right now, the activity is dropping off…

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NASA and National Security

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Obama has spoken: If we can put a man on the moon, who cares? Answer: The U.S. military and everyone in the world it protects. The shuttle Endeavour launched from the Kennedy Space Center at 4:14 this morning. It’s actually possible to see launches all the way down to Ft. Lauderdale, where we live. It’s…

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Climate Change Back

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Global warming strategies want us to burn our food for fuel. Will we have a long enough growing season if there’s global cooling? At last, we’ve found a way to block legislation on global warming: Three feet of snow. Washington D.C. is shut down, with another snow storm coming. This will give everyone time to…

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