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What Do You Do When You Feel Overwhelmed? –A Ten Part Series– Part One byBob Marshall May 23, 2023 Part One David’s Dilemma The Call… David is a tenured recruiter.  He and I have known each other professionally for some time now.  In fact, I was David’s coach during the year that he billed over […]

Bob Marshall’s February 2023 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 3/10/23 The 6 February Articles… Start here… Nearly 78% of Employers Gave Pay Raises in Past 6 Months; Compensation Top of Mind Despite Recession Concerns Daily News, March 3, 2023 Despite economic downturn concerns, 77.9% of US employers gave pay raises in the past 6 months, according […]

Bob Marshall’s July 2022 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 8/5/22 The 6 July Articles… Start here… In the ‘Great Resignation,’ veterans can help DAV Magazine, July/August 2022 It’s no surprise that DAV has long advocated for veterans in the workplace.  We know the immense value they bring and encourage employers to engage with them. In the […]

Bob Marshall’s November 2021 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 12/3/21 The 6 November Articles… Start here… US Expansion will continue into Next Year despite Rising Prices, Supply Chain Bottlenecks Daily News, November 18, 2021 The US economic expansion will continue into next year though headwinds will remain, according to analysis of The Conference Board Leading Economic […]

Bob Marshall’s October 2021 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 11/5/21 The 5 October Articles… Start here… Adding Benefits Descriptions to Job Ads Can Increase Apply Rate by 22% Daily News, November 1, 2021 Adding descriptions of benefits in job ads can increase the apply rate by 22%, according to research by programmatic job advertising platform Appcast.  […]

Bob Marshall’s September 2021 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 10/8/21 The 5 September BLS Analysis Articles… Start here… Delta Variant Tempers ‘Blockbuster’ Economic Growth: University of California Los Angeles Forecast Daily News, September 29, 2021 Hopes for blockbuster economic growth in the US have been tempered by the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant, according to […]

Bob Marshall’s March 2021 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 4/2/21 The 9 March Articles… Start here… CIO Survey: 55% Plan to Increase Number of Full-Time IT Employees Daily News, March 31, 2021 More than half of CIOs, 55%, plan to increase their total number of full-time employees in IT this year, according to a survey from […]

Bob Marshall’s November 2020 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 12/4/20 The 3 November BLS Analysis Articles… Start here… Dick Morris:  America’s Gigantic Global Economic Victory Leading Economic Index Up, Still Indicates Moderate Growth in Last Part of Year Daily News, November 19, 2020 The Conference Board Leading Economic Index rose in October but still points to […]

Bob Marshall’s October 2020 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 11/6/20 The 4 October/November Articles… Start here… US Manufacturing Sector Expands in October, Good News for Employment Daily News, November 2, 2020 The US manufacturing sector expanded in October, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s “Manufacturing ISM Report on Business.”  There was good news in the […]

Bob Marshall’s September 2020 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 10/2/20 The 4 September Articles… Start here… More Than Half of US Firms Plan to Raise Wages in Q4 Daily News, September 23, 2020 Just more than half, 52%, of US hiring decision-makers expect wages to increase in the fourth quarter compared to 2019, according to survey […]