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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Recession? That’s The Plan – [Brief]

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This isn’t an economic cycle.  It’s an attack. But the U.S. doesn’t have to suffer a disaster.  An inspired victory sounds better to me.  The most common question I get… Do I think we’re going into a recession?   I’ll try to be concise.   (If you’re into this stuff, I have a longer, more…

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Recession? That’s The Plan

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This isn’t an economic cycle.  It’s an attack. But the U.S. doesn’t have to suffer a disaster.  An inspired victory sounds better to me.  The most common question I get… Do I think we’re going into a recession?   The Short Answer: Of Course  If we have two consecutive negative quarters of growth, then we’re…

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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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Miners Dig-In Against ESG

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West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore announced, last week, that he will bar ESG lenders from doing business with the state of West Virginia.  This is big.  In a brilliantly phrased letter dated November 22, 2021, West Virginia and 14 other states gave fair warning to ESG lenders…  “…we will be taking collective action in response…

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