Most of us have heard the saying: “Do you want the best out there, or the best of the unemployed?” Traditionally, contract assignments were filled from the ranks of the unemployed while they continued to look for full-time positions. In fact, the word “consultant” was often seen as code for “unemployed.” However, over the past…
Placing an unqualified candidate may be much more significant than expected. According to a new CareerBuilder survey on the cost of a bad hire, 69 percent of employers reported that bad hires lowered their company’s productivity, affected worker morale and even resulted in legal issues. Forty-one percent of companies estimate that a bad hire costs…
Problem: It is a familiar problem facing companies throughout the mid-Atlantic region and throughout the United States. While the challenging economic climate puts a spotlight on the cost efficiencies within organizations, work still must get done. In-house teams are working at capacity, and while new projects are being created, organizations are unable to staff them…
Problem Candidates with niche and emerging skills within the Marketing, Web and IT occupations are difficult to find. In fact, the need for top talent in these areas forces companies to look beyond active job seekers, toward passive candidates, who are currently employed. The majority of Mid-Atlantic metros sit near or slightly below the national…
If I am doing my job well, I spend a lot of time in the car travelling to see clients, meeting with consultants, and attending industry events. My station of choice (yes, I still listen to the good, old-fashioned radio) is NPR. As with all mainstream and new media, daily, if not hourly, reporting has…
Since 2010, Profiles’ job order requests for User Experience, Web and Interactive Designers, Front End and Mobile Application Developers, Information Architects, SEO / SEM, E-Commerce, and Social Media Professionals have increased by 65%. In addition, Digital Talent placement has doubled from 2010 to 2011. Digital Talent have the leverage in the marketplace, and the laws…
In the middle of its week-long festival, bringing together thousands of digital designers, developers, and social entrepreneurs, DC WEEK held a core conference at the Artisphere in Rosslyn, VA. The sessions were broken into several topics of interest: Mobile, Development, Design, and Social Media. Joined by another cohort at Profiles, Marie Gordon, we immersed ourselves…
Despite an unemployment rate of 9% [PM1] (http://www.bls.gov), it’s quickly becoming a candidate-driven market again in the Creative niche. During the peak of the recession, many stellar Creatives settled for positions that were less than ideal, and they are now beginning to be able to pick and choose again when deciding where they will commit to…
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