We write a lot about top talent. That’s because everyone wants top talent. Who wants to hire average talent, right?  It’s not that top talent is elusive – it’s always out there. You just have to know where to find it – and with our extensive network of IT professionals – Agile does. The need to hire and retain top talent is nothing new; it’s not a result of the Great Recession.  But changes within IT organizations – due in part to the weakened economy…

It happened again. One of your top candidates for a job you're desperately trying to fill just called to inform you that he has decided to accept another offer.  You knew three offers were already on the table, but your clunky hiring process prevented you from making an offer sooner. Now, this highly qualified, highly skilled IT professional is going to work for a competitor.

This scenario is not unusual. In fact, it’s becoming the norm within the technology industry. Industry reports…

Top Echelon Contracting has reported in numerous blog posts that contract staffing has surged even as hiring across the board continues to lag. A recent forecast by staffing industry consulting firm G. Palmer & Associates predicts…

Top Echelon Contracting reported in a previous blog that employers are already looking to hire their temporary seasonal help for the holiday season.

According to a recent Society for Human Resource Management article titled "Staffing Up for Holidays Raises Compliance Issues," those employers need to remember that those temporary workers…

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Leading authors are writing about it; conferences are featuring it; and many are calling on corporations to report on it. The triple bottom line—people, profits and planet—has unofficially become a leading indicator. Rather than being measured solely on profitability, companies, and their customers, are increasingly adopting “the three pillars” to define business success.

The term “triple bottom line” was first used in 1989 by sustainability consultant John Elkington to define…

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what I have been talking about on Recruitmentdad.com. I am also really pleased

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