From my staffing hat perspective 2004 was a better year then the prior three years. The economy had some positive job growth. Wages for contractors, consultants and temporaries stabilized with some even increasing. The number of clients requesting our BLK (http://www.jobsbl.com ) to fill direct hire jobs grew and our “Tier” program experienced another year [...]

My desk is covered today with an assortment of food items. Gift boxes of goodies coming from a variety of vendors from whom we at BLK (http://www.jobsbl.com) purchase products and services. It’s very nice to be thought of during this holiday season, and these small tokens of thanks are nice warm gestures. As I open [...]

The holidays are upon us, with excitement for all. Warm wishes, good cheer, a gift of thanks, toasts to the New Year and worker distractions championing productivity lows is all around us. We at BLK (http://www.jobsbl.com) are working very hard to overcome these distractions. I feel like a “scrooge”, no maybe I am a scrooge, [...]

U.S. non-farm payrolls grew by just 112,000 jobs in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said today, down from October’s 303,000 gain and far short of economists’ consensus forecast. This year, economists’ forecasts have been off by an average of 93,000 jobs per month, but who’s counting? October’s job boom was apparently a mirage, caused [...]