- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 229
The good changes that result when your organization has natural born managers in place...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 228
How to get more from your employees, while cementing their ties to your firm even further...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 227
How you can simultaneously trim staff, increase production and find job fits for your best employees so that they’re more likely to stay with your firm when the economy rebounds...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 226
More people have resigned in recent months than were laid-off. This is a sign of growing confidence because people obviously they believe they can land another job.
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 224
In The Great Depression the unemployment rate went from 2% to 10.8% in one year. Then the next year it went to 16.8% and then hovered above 20% for four years. Then...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 223
Unfortunately the stimulus bill isn’t working as promised. They say we have created 150,000 jobs but for $787 billion that’s $5 million a job. And...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 220
The reason so many people do silly things on interview is because they don't have much practice. Here are 50 of the most commonly asked interviewing questions.
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 219
In a downturn, the amount of resumes from C-Players massively increases while the amount of resumes from A-Players probably remains the same.
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 211
Maximizing LinkedIn: This Could Be the Only Candidate ID Tool You'll Ever Need! Next Webinar in the IACPR Teletopics Series
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 207
How can you capitalize on Linkedin's 13 million users and the growth upcoming? First...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 205
If you're finding recruiting more difficult you're not alone.
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 204
Recruiter Life Magazine, a leading publication for the recruiting industry, is profiling 75 of the leading recruiters in the United States and they are starting with Yours Truly!
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 202
Make sure your company implements this and you’ll be playing the percentages with proven on-boarding techniques used by the best Fortune 500 companies.
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 201
This Issue's Featured Executive Search: An International Company based in London is seeking a US Controller at their main US office...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 200
Please read the letter and know that Joseph Michaels International has made a donation to this fine cause on your behalf. Thank you for making our progress possible.
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 199
Funny thing about being an Executive Recruiter. For the first few years you're in business no one wants to talk to you. After 20 years everybody wants to be your friend.
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 198
How many executives do you know that you could call up, and just tell the executive assistant your name and, "It's important," and the CEO would take your call?
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 197
Now before you go laughing me into oblivion, let me remind you about some of the young companies The Network! has previously discussed...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 196
Somebody said that it couldn't be done... Barry Bonds Bonds vs. Babe Ruth? continued...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 191
The best way to become good at small talk is not to talk small at all...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 190
"You'll find me difficult to offend" is one of my favorite sayings. But we are all human, and I felt I just had to respond to this recent email...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 189
I am forever asking my audiences to take inventory of their skills, asking if there was anything they learned that could dramatically change their lives...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 188
Inside this issue: A Message from Joe Pelayo, Steve Wozniak ~ Words to live by, Networking Events, Job Market Update, and A heart-warming story...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 187
John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 186
Here then is my new marketing strategy. I get you promoted and then you retain me to find your replacement...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 185
Joe Pelayo radio interview... The best places to work in the Bay Area... The Bay Area Job Market... A blessing from Joel Osteen... Martin Luther King's speech...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 184
Our purpose is to support and encourage unemployed people in their search for employment. Recruiters and hiring managers access our group to find candidates to fill employment opportunities.
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 183
As you know, for the most part, I am a devout optimist and I almost always look for the good in all people and in all things. However...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 182
We top recruiters are a competitive bunch. We sold out of the first 500 books then I bought 2,000 more. "Get 'em while their hot!" as they say...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 181
My company has been acquired. The new company has assured us they will make no immediate changes, but they are headquartered in Chicago...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 179
With the kids back in school and the economy warming perhaps it’s a good time to re-up your networking...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 178
I just finished reading a great book, "It's not About the Bike" by Lance Armstrong. Have you read it? I'm telling you, the kid writes as well as rides!
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 177
Were it not for Dennis, there would be no Joseph Michaels. This is the story of how he talked me out of quitting the recruiting business...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 176
Okay, so you know how you might show up at your client’s office bearing gifts when you go out to visit? If not, well, you at least buy them lunch, right?
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 175
I want to encourage more businesses to consider donating their used technology. Since you can get a tax break, it's a really good deal...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 174
I only want to associate with people who look for the good in the world. Call me Pollyanna if you want to but it’s better than being Polly-down-trodden...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 173
If you haven't read Impending Crisis by Roger Herman, Tom Olivio and Joyce Gioia, and aren't using the wisdom found in the book, please STOP right now and read!
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 172
Your ability to develop a network of supportive friends and associates can supercharge your life; Joe Pelayo shows you how to do it quickly and easily.
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 171
I'm pleased to announce I have finally taken your collective advice, wrestled Old Man Procrastination to the ground, and completed my book!
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 170
At a networking event recently I asked what people were doing about SPAM. My question on the topic gained momentum and I literally overheard this...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 152
There's always good news if you're looking for it. In a recent ranking of the World’s Worst Unemployment Rates, the United States is not even in the top 50...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 151
Few things in life are better than great employees and few things are worse than bad ones. Here are two creative ways to avoid regretful hires...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 150
I too believe often the most successful job hunt starts with re-energizing your networking efforts...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 149
The U.S. economy entered its 10th postwar recession in March 2001, a panel of economists declared in November...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 148
One day there was a knock at Vic's door. Armed guards informed him that the Dictator didn't like his column and wanted him to stop writing, or....
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 147
All of the economic indicators seem to be picking up, especially the most important one, the Ring Report...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 146
I received the below note recently from this fellow who said he was concerned for my well-being. I thought the whole thing was entertaining enough to share...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 145
Even though things are improving, it can still be very tough out there for those looking for a job in the current market...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 144
I'm about as ready for a new year as I have ever been. A couple of months back someone asked me, "How is the job market, Joe, is it as bad as everyone is saying?"
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 142
A number of years ago, I went to see a potential client in Silicon Valley. He looked younger than I had expected he would. He was the ...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 141
Missed it by a day. My wife, mom, dad, sister and I were all scheduled to fly to Spain for vacation on September 12th with a stopover in New York...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 140
OK, so you got laid off and you need a job. You can’t believe you got caught flat-footed but it happens to the best of us. Take a break if you want, then get ready to work...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 139
The fisherman...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 138
Here's an updated list of Positions Available and Talent for Hire. But first, here are the results of our recent survey and, have a look at some of the people...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 137
Although I help people change jobs for a living I thought it interesting that the individual that has had the greatest impact on me is a guy who spent his entire career...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 136
OK, so I got a little down last month with the waning economy and all, but the truth is as Joe Walsh so eloquently put, "Life's been good to me so far."...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 135
When I was a boy, my father took me to see the Golden State Warriors. My first basketball game stands out in my mind like the smooth grooves on a record...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 134
The Golfer...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 133
I read about a PG&E executive, recruited and then laid off from a dotcom that went bankrupt, who said, "If I had known it would turn out like this I would have conserved my energy".
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 132
Wanna listen in on my real-life recruiting call from a venture-backed-dotcom CFO refugee last week? "Hi Joe, I'm calling because I heard you have a CFO job..."
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 131
Is your hiring process fast enough? Companies Are Losing Top Talent Because of Slow Decisions. Get the qualified candidates before your competitors do!
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 130
The war for talent is over. Talent won. Last week I attended the National Association of Personnel Services annual conference, a/k/a The Annual Headhunter convention, and talked to recruiters from all over the country...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 129
A press release from the American Compensation Association (ACA), says average salary increases to remain in 4% range. Thank God we're not average, huh?
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 128
Ouch! You lost a perfectly good candidate to another company. How could it happen? Your company has innovative products, a slew of happy customers and a fun, casual work environment...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 127
You (the coach) must be nice to your 'A' students because they become your Nobel Prize winners. You must be nice to your 'B' students because...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 12
With trends toward diversity in the workplace and business becoming more competitive, companies look to hire executives who can manage any situation gracefully...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 11
This issue of "The Network" includes a review of "The Best Websites for Accountants" and an article on "Getting the Most From Your Spreadsheet"...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 10
Speaking of the Giants, I hope you'll enjoy this issue's article by former San Franciso Giants Controller, Larry Dodd...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 9
We cannot afford to be lulled into a false security as a result of how technology has played a part in our profession...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 8
With the job market being as competitive as it is, today’s worker cannot afford to limit themselves when assessing their skills and their job search...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 7
A question I'm frequently asked is "How's the job market?" I speak to 50 financial executives every day. Here is my common sense outlook on this economy thing...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 6
Featured Network! interview with Churchill Club president and Deloitt & Touche, LLP partner Scott Angel, CPA...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 5
The total number of people working for temporary employment agencies has jumped 240% in the last ten years...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 4
Over 400 recruiters from around the country convened in Atlanta for the National Association of Personnel Services Annual Conference...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 3
The San Francisco Business Times ranked us #40 in their annual list of the 100 fastest growing privately held companies in the Bay Area...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 2
The IMA, formerly The National Association of Accountants (NAA), is one of the best networking forums we know of...
- "The Network!" Newsletter Issue # 1
Joseph Michaels president, Joe Pelayo, addresses the East Bay Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants at their April technical meeting...
