Frank's Corner

Frank Risalvato and Spyder

There’s no point in working hard as a recruiter, unless you practice what you preach as a recruiting trainer ought to do.

I believe in rewarding yourself for your hard work. This weekend my son (17) and I went Supercar Racing at Concord, N.C. raceway.

We got to play with and race several supercars including a Ferrari Spyder, Lambo Gallardo, and a 5.4l v8 Mercedes AMG. Read the rest of this post »

At our searchfirm, www.iresinc.com we’ve experienced a surge of temporary hiring demand since November, 2009.

This article illustrates the surge of temporary hiring, and how it is not always leading to full time positions.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Use-of-temps-may-no-longer-apf-2453922630.html?x=0

This chart visually telegraphs the depth and extent of the current unemployment situation better than any other I have seen.

http://tinyurl.com/yby44hw Click to View

Here’s a great tip for all 2010 college-bound students now receiving their early registration replies.
What do you do if you are fortunate enough to receive an admission/acceptance letter from your top choice college? What’s the very next thing you should immediately do? Read the rest of this post »

I normally don’t mix politics with business – But I could not resist this one video. At least it will make you smile – whether you are Democrat or Republican.

Sweating Aerobics with Nancy Pelosi

A warm Merry Christmas, Seasons Greetings, and yes … Happy Holidays to all of you visiting searchwizardry.

Here’ s a family photo taken just last month at the Ballantyne Resort in South Charlotte.

Red Rock Resort - Las Vegas

Another Vegas conference presentation … my favorite place to conference!

I just returned from spending three days at the brand new Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas attending the 2009 National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS) annual conference.  CLICK FOR MORE GREAT PICTURES … Read the rest of this post »

Call it Email Rage. We’ve all been on the receiving end of fiery emails typed up using bold lettering, colorful fonts and sometimes, all capitalized lettering. Since this type of writing/typing is considered to be the electronic version of “shouting” its not surprising someone finally got fired for sending emails formatted in this manner. The complete article is here http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/148175 on the Yahoo blog.

The Smoky Mountains between my feet!

Ahh. The cool, dry high-elevation air is a welcome relief from the simmering heat of Charlotte in the summer. 98 Degrees in Charlotte when we left. 78 degrees here! Here we are at our vacation cabin located at 3,600 ft. elevation facing the outer Southern edge of Smoky Mountain National Park in Maggie Valley, N.C. Continue for more pictures and story … Read the rest of this post »

A Bronx college graduate has sued her college for failing to inform her that her degree would be useless in finding a job. The  Full Article
can be found on MSN. I know thousands of students must be secretively applauding this daring
move. Read the rest of this post »