header image 5

Entries from March 2008

Work-Life Balance Do You Have It?

March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

We work and live in Colorado and work life balance is something I believe Coloradans strive to attain. Moving forward this will be more important than ever before. The pressures driving that need are the changes in workforce demographics we are currently seeing and will continue to see. Overtime the workplace has become older, more […]

[Read more →]

Tags: At The Job

Talking Dollars Too Early

March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Talking money during the interview process is one of those lose; lose scenarios life likes to present. If you give the interviewer a number and it’s higher than what he or she had in mind you may price yourself out of the job, while if you lowball them on your current compensation it may cost […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Interview · Job Search

Signs You Should Quit Your Job and Move to Colorado

March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

When you don’t believe in what you’re doing or the product you represent.
When your boss hasn’t said anything that actually makes sense in…..
When you have no respect for management.
When you can’t remember the last thing you were able to accomplish.
When you feel like you’ve lost your Mojo.
When Monday starts to suck on Sunday afternoon.
When you’re […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Working With Fusion Staffing · Job Search

Search Firm vs. Staffing Agency

March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

 While both organizations are powered by human capital intelligence there are substantial differences between the two, and because of those differences a true search firm will provide a higher quality of candidate quickly and consistently. 
What differentiates one from the other is that the search firm delivers not only candidates but business intelligence as a product. As […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Working With Fusion Staffing

Re-Invent Yoursef

March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Whether you’re looking for a raise, a promotion or a new job not only do you have to do your job well, but you have to get other people to notice.
We all know the Colorado employment and staffing market is extremely competitive, so what you need to do is find a way to differentiate […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Interview · Job Search

Asking For A Raise?

March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

You started your job in Colorado less than a year ago and things have been going very well. You love living in Boulder but it’s a little pricey and suddenly you think to yourself “I love money and I want more; I think I’ll ask for a raise”.You figure you’ve been doing a great job […]

[Read more →]

Tags: At The Job

Quest For The Perfect Job

March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

You love living in Colorado but ask yourself if you’re really happy at work or if you’d really rather be doing something else for a living. Be honest; deep down don’t you know there’s something better out there for you. Even if you’re one of the lucky ones who like their work ask yourself a […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Working With Fusion Staffing · Job Search

Quest for the Dream Job

March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Would you really rather be doing something else for a living; be honest with yourself, deep down, don’t you have that feeling that there’s something better out there for you that would be more rewarding financially and otherwise?Be honest. We might tell our bosses that we love our work. We’ll even tell ourselves-sometimes we have […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Working With Fusion Staffing · Job Search

Love, Lust & Sex In The Office

March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

The working population in the state of Colorado rates as one of the “horniest” in the U.S. Being in the staffing industry both here in Colorado as well as in California provides my colleagues and me with a unique insight into the human condition so I can tell you this is true based on […]

[Read more →]

Tags: At The Job

Grammer Matters

March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Today we tend to communicate via the written word as much as we do verbally, and typically we’re in a hurry, quickly dashing off e-mails with typos and grammatical shortcuts. While you may (or may not) be able to get away with a slip during a verbal conversation, that’s definitely not the case with written […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Resume · At The Job