Tough times are here, what to do now?

When the going gets tough the tough get going! We have all heard this at one time or another and for many of us it holds very true. We have long been a country of coming together and working with one another when times get lean. Unfortunately times are indeed tough. I have had numerous conversations with clients of mine that are worried about the current state of our economy and candidates that have also decided to stay put where they are and ended their respective new job search. What are we to do?

I find during these times that I simply have to work harder, increase my volume of new connections and reach out to older clients that have not been active for a while. Even the leanest companies are hiring at some type of level. Some are trimming the fat while others that perform contract work for outsourcing may actually benefit from a slow down of the larger companies. Bottom line: increase your output and you will see success.

I also try to bring a value add when pitching a new client company and try to have some type of strategic info on their current state while initially engaging with them. You really need to know how to help your clients and what will benefit them not only in the short term but also over a long period as well. If sales are down, introduce a candidate that may bring some new business to the table or ask some probing questions as to why they feel things have slowed down. If there is a problem, do your best to help them fix it.

No matter what business you call your own, it is imperative that you stay visible and open to the changes of your client base and adjust to their needs. I am hopeful that all of us will prosper in ’09 and working together will be the key. Are you willing to work a little harder? If you do, you will absolutely benefit in the long run.

About the Author

James Furness joined The SearchLogix Group in 2007 and came to us with 7 years of diverse recruitment experience from one of world’s largest recruitment firms. James attended the University of Massachusetts at Boston and has been an Atlanta native for the majority of his life. James has an excellent reputation of establishing long-term working relationships with both his clients and candidates. James’ primary areas of focus are as follows: Supply Chain/Logistics, Transportation, Manufacturing, Sales and Business Development, Distribution, Marketing, and Medical Devices. You can contact James at james [dot] furnesspr [at] searchlogixgroup [dot] com or 770-517-2660 x 15.

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Under the regulation of a molecular regulator, these designer proteins exhibit one of the two distinct mechanical behaviors – spring or shock absorber – which closely mimic the two extreme behaviors observed in naturally occurring elastomeric proteins.

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The following New Holland products were presented with AE50 awards:

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Suresh said that as a member of the faculty, Berners-Lee will focus his research efforts on the social and technical aspects of collaborative applications running on large-scale networks like the Web, and on the Semantic Web-an extension of the Web in which the semantics of information and services on the Web is captured. In addition to research activities in these areas and on other extensions to the World Wide Web, Berners-Lee also plans to develop, jointly with several other institutions around the world, new curricular material for Web Science, which will involve close interactions between computer science, the social sciences and technology application deployment.

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The new program will be a partnership with the University of Dayton in Ohio, and will add to six other master’s degrees offered at Chaminade.

Classes will teach management and leadership theory tailored to the engineering field, and be held at Chaminade’s Honolulu campus and via interactive video from the Ohio university.

Chaminade does not offer an undergraduate degree in engineering, so the courses are intended for practicing engineers.

The University of Hawaii at Manoa offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering.

On the Web at www.chaminade.edu.

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One explanation offered by Paul Kostek, IEEE-USA’s vice president of communications, is that there is a perceived decrease in engineering employment due to outsourcing and a slowing economy that is leading to a decrease in enrollment and engineering graduates.

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