Traditionally, each of us handles the end of year holidays in different ways, and it's always with less time and more money spent. Completing yet another year of economic uncertainty and, for many, hard times, is bringing even more stress than usual. Most of my AppleOne staffing offices tell me...

Traditionally, the end of year is the busiest shopping season of all. If you've been out of work all year, the looming holidays can be a depressing prospect. Common job seeker belief is that this is the slow hire period and the smart strategy is to put off looking until...

Several months ago, while in China, I took note of the particular consistency and pride of reference made by many Chinese... the USA is the largest developed nation and China is the largest developing nation. This is something that we've heard expressed here in the USA by economists, business...

Whenever I ask a job seeker what the top criteria are for the perfect job, I typically get a combination of career and lifestyle choices presented. Case in point: Last week, after a grueling session, I asked my under-30 trainer what her top five criteria for a job change she's...

Graduation season is here, and many new resumes are being dumped onto job sites and employment offices! Thousands are joining the millions of already existing folks looking for work - jobs and careers. What will make one person's search more successful than the other....What does the new kid on the...

Every day people ask me about the growing unemployment rate and what the future will bring. I wish I had a crystal ball so I could predict exactly how things will progress, but I can only make projections based on my daily observations and the enormous pressure of putting America...

Last night, I listened to Morgan Freeman say, on American Idol's "Idol Gives Back", "Literacy is the ladder out, but we must be fit enough to climb." That statement hit me strongly when I heard it and its impact is still pressing me.

Morgan was with Randy Jackson on...

As I completed my thoughts to paper on the consistency of the American spirit for assisting those in need, I had a sense of joy that we Americans have the 'Good Samaritan' built into our DNA, even as I continued to be sad for the plight of our Haitian neighbors....

There's a lot of discussion about where the American spirit is these days. Republicans and Democrats have positions on this, and Independents are often perceived to be the gauge. While this 'Independents as Thermometers' trend plays itself through, real Americans are actually doing what they always do. They are stepping...

By Janice Bryant Howroyd, CEO
Act-1 Group, AppleOne Staffing Solutions - Agile•1 Workforce Solutions

The deluge of pink slips that washed over the country in 2009 left much despair in its wake. Will the tide turn in 2010? Will business and the U.S. worker be able...