Darrin Grella – Interview Guru

The market for recruiters experienced some interesting trends over the dip in the economy.  Were you aware that over 61% of recruiting companies / agencies have gone out of business?  I wonder what all of those recruiters are doing today.  The industry has taken a beating. I am a true believer that in the hard [...]

In a previous blog post Titled 5 Reasons Counter Offers Can Ruin You, I shared a tale of a friend of mine name Wendall.  It was back in November 2009 that Wendall consulted me about a great opportunity at hand.  He had been passively looking to make a career move (80% of people actually are [...]

Many of those who know me understand that I live a pretty fast-paced and action packed life.  I suppose that is the good way to put it.  The last couple of posts have been very personal for me.  I want to ensure to all of you loyalist that follow my blog understand a little about [...]

I subscribe to Success Magazine.  Believe me, I need it.  It is a great subscription but the easy part is that it comes with a CD for audio enjoyment. In this month’s CD it had an exclusive interview with Don Hutson, Speaker, Sales Trainer, Motivator and Author of the One Minute Entrepreneur.  One of Don’s main [...]

I am happy to report that things are picking up.  I tend to be weary of many reports and optimistic white papers. Recently released Careerbuilder.com survey suggested recruiting activity for positions in middle management are increasing.  The survey’s findings indicate that 20% of employers plan to add full-time employees in 2010, up from 14% in [...]

I received an email from a friend that pointed me to the video below. Do yourself a favor and watch the rate of unemployment in the United States since January 2007. You will be amazed at the impact across the States. If you can’t see the specific detail just know that the color black on [...]

Unemployment is almost becoming a swear word.  Nobody likes it.  It is a word that has been used too much by the media over the past year but frankly, it is still very real.  Especially for those that have a big “E” on their backs.  I did find the following article pretty interesting that is [...]

Which side are you on?  Picking on the younger generation for a minute…in Europe 40% of people between the ages of 16 – 24 are unemployed.  In the US, it is even worse.  Over 50% of people ages 16 – 24 are without a job.  So again I ask you…what side are you on? WHY? [...]

As an Executive Recruiter, I tend to pay close attention to business trending. I support from a recruiting perspective Interactive or Online Marketing positions. In our space there has been a hefty uptick in activity. Activity does not necessary mean a full blown gold rush of hiring however activity is much better than what has [...]

For years the Cleveland Browns have been my team.  I can remember (back in the 80′s) my Dad invited his brothers over our house to watch the games every Sunday.  Sunday wasn’t about church, it was about kickoff at 1:00PM!  This was the life.  My veins pumped orange and brown, my three brothers and I [...]