In a recent blog post, I addressed the fact that there are currently three million job openings in the country right now, at a time when the unemployment rate is above 9%. This fact underscores the gap that currently exists between the skills that companies are seeking and the skills that people actually possess.

At Top Echelon, we like to keep our finger on the pulse of what’s going on with recruiters, especially in terms of how well they’re doing on their desk.  That’s why we conduct polls of recruiters every week and also send out email surveys on a regular basis. The second

Is the economy recovering?  Is it not?  Are we in a recession?  Are we not? Does it matter?  The bottom line is that companies aren’t exactly setting the world on fire when it comes to hiring. Now, there are many factors at work here, but there’s one factor in particular

There is perhaps nothing more valuable to a recruiter than their time.  What they do with that time directly affects how many placements they make and how much they bill.  Spend time doing the wrong things, and… well, we know how that ends. With that in mind, we conducted a

Now, more than ever, we find ourselves in a global economy.  What happens all the way across the globe can have a definite impact on what happens in this country. But what about recruiters?  How “international” are their recruiting desks?  We decided to find out with our weekly poll question. Of