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Dr. Lee Meadows (Guest blogger) “Business is all about having the right people, doing the right job!” ~Garrison Thomas Meadows (#13, Long stick Mid-fielder for the Western Michigan University Lacrosse Team) Strategic decisions to hire or not hire, select or not select and place or not to place a person are just as important as the decision to buy or sell a company. Though we elevate the status of the merger/acquisition or the downsize/sell off decision because of its profound

Madhuri Deshpande The millennials have arrived and, with them, comes new attitudes shaping where and how we work. This is clearly a unique time for workforce generational diversity as we witness three generations of workforces growing and learning and shaping the future of work. The Baby Boomers are driving decisions, Generation X’ers are driving innovation and, now, the Millennials are shaping the nature of work and the workplace. Sometimes it is harmonious and other times d

Swatee Kulkarni Technology skills leap to the forefront in the global job market for employers and employees Technology.  For the majority of workers today, from baby boomers to the millennials, technology has been at the forefront for the way we work, where we work, and how we work. In this new millennium, it is now why we work. In fact, it also plays a big role in how we live. Recently, three related major research and analyst publications have emerged depicting a new era o

By Madhuri Deshpande TalentMatch – A new age for matchmaking In 1964, the play, Fiddler on the Roof, had its debut performance, with the signature song being “Matchmaker, Matchmaker, make me a match; Look through your book, and make me the perfect match . . .” Fast forward 50 years and the Matchmaker is still a major player in bringing people together. In this case, recruiters matching talent with businesses that need new skills for new, emerging opportunities.  The stakes ar

By: Swatee Kulkarni What business leaders want and what technology managers deliver Have you heard about the CFO who described the financial report he wants in detail to the IT leaders at his organization and then the IT developers delivered exactly what he wanted? No? You’re not alone; I haven’t heard that either! In today’s technology world, there is an exponentially growing problem of the gap that exists between what business leaders want and what is actually delivered by

By Swatee Kulkarni Have you ever wondered how staffing companies impact economic development? Here’s 3 ways: Connecting jobseekers and employers to spur growth As we look at the last few years, with perfect hindsight, we see that the State of Michigan experienced one of nation’s biggest economic comebacks.  The number of open jobs sky-rocketed, the companies in different sectors started hiring in droves and the number of college / university students graduating with job-in-ha