November Jobs Report 2022 The results of the November Job Reports couldn't be better! I have read and heard many comments from those "in the know," that November would be the month that would start to show the Job Market applying the brakes, but that has not been the...
Do companies hire during the holiday season? This is a question I get from clients repeatedly, and my answer is YES! The holiday season is a very busy time for hiring new employees. It is the end of the fourth quarter, and companies want to hit the ground running in...
October Jobs Report 2022 This October, hiring numbers exceeded expectations set forth by Wall Street economists. One item to note in particular is that the following three sectors continue adding jobs at a robust pace for several consecutive months: ...
The High Season of Hiring One of the U.S. economic indicators was reported this morning... first-time jobless claims, which unexpectedly dropped to a 3-week low. Recently, the media has exaggerated the slowdown in the job market. While the media is portraying a...
Stay Confident, and Know What Causes Your Confidence to Plunge The fear that can come from losing a job is real and, for a time, devastating. It ranks as one of the Top 10 Stresses in Life for a reason. To exacerbate matters, just applying online for jobs can make it...
Be Proactive, and You Might Be Able to Put Yourself in a Better Position With our economy in a recession, hiring freezes are becoming common, and at worst, layoffs will become expected. Even in a healthy economy, not all businesses are winners. Sometimes, even at...
Heeelllo Hybrid. Have you heard it on your Zoom calls? Is it happening in Hangouts? If you are a professional with a pulse, you have probably heard the term being thrown around in the past 18 months, perhaps accompanied by words and phrases like "productivity," "the...
Should I Stay or Should I Go? This is a question serious jobseekers are asking themselves these days. Should I stay in my current situation, or should I go? In our Industry, we seem to have a surplus of resumes early in the week, but by Thursday and Friday, resume...
Cleaning Up Your Online Presence When you are the owner of a business, someone in the career transition industry, or a person in an upper management position, it’s essential to maintain an appropriate image online. Creating a healthy online presence is paramount to...
Remember one thing as you hit the job market: There is no such thing as a perfect candidate for any job. However, professional liabilities are real and if ignored, these potential hurdles to getting hired can potentially derail your candidacy. ECP has a team of Career...
